Teens
Apolo Anton Onho says 'Good Morning, America!'
Apolo Anton Ohno was on Good Morning America today! Check out the video below!
Apolo's wrapping up his five-city Ask, Listen, Learn tour tomorrow in Seattle! Apolo's excited about it, and so are we! Stay tuned for updates!
Apolo Anton Ohno rocks Chicago!
Apolo Anton Ohno is nearing the final leg of his Ask Listen Learn tour – today, he visited Chicago’s Smyth Elementary School. Despite a very early start and a couple media interviews, Apolo brought his energy and enthusiasm to a group of young kids eager to interact with the eight-time Olympic champion.
Watch video of the event below – the cacophony of excited screams at Apolo’s appearance is priceless.
The next and final step for Apolo is Seattle, this Friday. We’re excited about this event, and so is Apolo. We look forward to seeing a great hometown welcome for Apolo!
Apolo Anton Ohno reaches Los Angeles!
Apolo Anton Ohno visited El Rodeo Middle School yesterday to spread the message of Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix.
The kids of El Rodeo Middle School loved seeing Apolo, and enthusiastically played the Ask Listen Learn interactive activities, learning about the dangers of underage drinking as they did so. They also heard an inspiring message from Apolo Anton Ohno, who urged them to stay focused in order to succeed, and to always feel comfortable with themselves.
Los Angeles is the third stop in Apolo’s tour. So far, he has visited Denver and New York. Today, Apolo Anton Ohno will be bringing our message to students in Chicago, at Smyth Elementary School. From there, Apolo will be wrapping up his tour in his native Seattle on Friday!
Apolo Anton Ohno reaches Denver!
Today, Apolo Anton Ohno brought The Century Council's Ask Listen Learn program to Denver, Colorado, as part of our work motivating kids to say 'YES' to a healthy lifestyle and 'NO' to underage drinking.
The response to the program has been enormous. Every stop we've been on so far, kids and teachers both have been excited not only to see Apolo Anton Ohno, but to try out the program and learn more about the website! Check it out yourself at http://www.asklistenlearn.com.
Check out some pictures from the event below! The next stop for the tour is Los Angeles - from there, we're off to Chicago before we finish up the tour in Apolo's hometown of Seattle. Stay tuned for further updates!
Check out video of the event, courtesy of KDVR Fox 31 - Denver!
2010 Snowboarding Grand Prix - Awesome!
The Century Council has returned from the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix full of smiles. Over the weekend, we promoted our newly revamped Ask, Listen, Learn Program and watched Olympic athletes, and Century Council SuperStars, Louie Vito and Gretchen Bleiler compete on the Half Pipe for spots on the US Snowboarding Team. We are happy to report the great interest in our program and success of our SuperStars.
We had hundreds of parents sign their children up as A.L.L. Stars. In response to our program and initiative, we were told by both parents and kids that the program was “awesome.” Kids were excited to hear about our SuperStars and parents were equally thrilled with our partnerships and the message to “say ‘YES’ to a healthy lifestyle and ‘NO’ to underage drinking.”
The Century Council will next take their Ask, Listen, Learn program to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Games. We’ll have a presence at the Sypder/U.S. Ski Team House near the Whistler Medals Plaza. Kids will be encouraged to play our new interactive activity and parents will be able to gather information on how to start the conversation about the dangers of underage drinking with their kids. We hope to see you in Vancouver!
"An Open Letter to My Son on His 16th Birthday"
This post was reprinted with permission from the author, Lori Landau, originally published at New Jersey Mom's blog.
A few days ago you took me for a drive in our car. Just before you backed out of the garage, you spent a moment adjusting the seat and the mirrors so that it fit you. As you fiddled with the seat control, you probably weren't thinking about the fact that the ride ahead would require an adjustment for me too.
For sixteen years now, I have been the one in the driver's seat. I have wracked up hundreds of thousands of miles driving you to music lessons and football, marching band and school. I have driven you to friend's houses and museums, restaurants and recreation. I have always made sure you were strapped in, prepared for whatever we were doing. I have done whatever I could to keep you safe.
Now that you've gotten your permit, you (apparently) are now ready to assume that responsibility for yourself, to literally and figuratively take a new step in navigating your own life. And I want you to know a few things before you take the wheel.
When you were a child, I often asked you to consider "what happens next," before you made decisions. We practiced that thought process over and over and over and over in countless scenarios. I purposely taught you to think ahead so that the voice in your own head would take over for me. It was my plan that when you were making big decisions, you would have your own internal ability to reason things through responsibly.