Life Time Foundation, the charitable arm of Life Time, has announced nineteen grant recipients from its Get Kids Moving initiative, a program launched in November 2021 to spark exercise and healthy movement in the US nation’s youth.
“We are determined and prepared to face the rising challenge that is the lack of exercise in America’s youth head-on, and affect change for kids living overly sedentary lifestyles,” said Marnie Wells, Executive Director of the Life Time Foundation.
“The dynamic group of deserving organizations receiving these grants will ensure that more than 27,000 kids across the nation – of varying ages and from many walks of life – will be positively impacted and inspired to move.”
Upon announcing Get Kids Moving!, the Life Time Foundation received funding applications from more than 60 school districts, school sites and community organizations. The selected beneficiaries are:
- America SCORES New York – New York City, US$15,000
- American Senior High School – Miami, US$15,000
- Austin Independent School District – Austin, Tex., US$100,000
- Chicago Public Schools – Chicago, US$68,979.50
- City Parks Foundation – New York City, US$20,500
- Edward E. Sadlowski Elementary School – Chicago, US$7,000
- Family Life Academy Charter Schools – New York City, US$15,000
- Funston Elementary School – Chicago, US$14,605
- Girls on the Run Minnesota – Minneapolis, US$15,000
- Lake County School District – Leadville, Colo., US$150,000
- The Loppet Foundation – Minneapolis, US$15,000
- Maryland State Youth Soccer Association – Baltimore, US$15,000
- McClintock High School – Tempe, Ariz., US$15,000
- Minneapolis Public Schools – Minneapolis, US$59,184
- Medgar Evers Fine and Performing Arts School – Chicago, US$15,000
- Native Strength Revolution – Phoenix, Minneapolis and San Bernardino County, Calif., US$15,000
- Netball America Inc. – Atlanta, US$15,000
- Rancho Elementary School – Novato, Calif., US$13,070
- Saint Paul Public Schools – Saint Paul, Minn., US$20,000
Funding for Get Kids Moving comes from Life Time and athletes via the Life Time Foundation Team – a group of 184 individual cyclists, runners and triathletes taking part in six of Life Time’s events. The athletes committed to fundraise between US$1,500 and US$3,000 in exchange for complimentary entry and bypassing event lotteries. The six events in 2022 are:
- UNBOUND Gravel 200-mile race, June 4
- The Lutsen 99er race, June 24
- The New York City Triathlon international distance, July 24
- The Leadville Trail 100-mile MTB race, Aug. 13
- The Leadville Trail 100-mile Run race, Aug. 20
- Big Sugar Gravel 100-mile race, Oct. 22
