1. FIELD DAY FOR A HEALTHIER OWENSBORO
BY LYNDSEY HOBELMANN, HANNAH PAYNE, CAITLIN SULLIVAN, AND LILY HARVEY

2. Project Summary
We plan on having a field day at Panther Creek Park to raise awareness about childhood obesity
GOAL: Decrease childhood obesity
FUNDING REQUESTED: $350

3. IDENTIFIED NEED
Out of all of the youth of Kentucky in 2010, ages 10-17, 37% were obese or overweight. (Wrona, Ronald, nd).
Childhood obesity automatically predisposes children to many health problems (Department of Health and Human Services, 2013).

4. IDENTIFIED NEED
Trust for America’s Heath. (2016). F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future [accessed 28 March 2016]. Retrieved from

5. IDENTIFIED NEED
Trust for America’s Heath. (2016). F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future [accessed 28 March 2016]. Retrieved from

6. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
We plan on having a field day at Panther Creek Park to raise awareness about childhood obesity
We want to have different games and activities like:
Soccer
Relay Races
Volleyball
Basketball

7. Objectives Have a field day for 200 children
Have 100 children sign a pledge saying that they will try to live heathier lives.

8. TARGET AUDIENCE AND PARTNERS
We want to target children in elementary school in the 4th-6th grade.
We are partnering with the Boys and Girl’s Club to donate any money made to them and for them to provide supplies for our activities.

9. HOW IT HELPS
Pledges, like the one we will ask children sign, are proven to be more effective when signed at a younger age (Schemo, 2001).
By raising awareness to decrease childhood obesity we would in turn be decreasing their chances of being obese adults (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015).
Healthy eating and physical activity decrease the risk of childhood obesity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ).

10. TIMELINE and RESPONSIBILITIES
March-
Visit schools to spread the word
Planning
April-
Set up the event
Gather supplies
Clean up after event
The students in the LSA would be responsible for helping with set-up, visiting the schools, running the activities at the event, and helping clean up the event

11. OBSTACLES & SOLUTIONS Not enough kids show up Weather issues
The cap of 200 children is gone over
We can visit schools and capture an audience for at least minimum attendance
We can reschedule the event or have it indoors
We have sign up sheets with if they would like to attend and if they would like to purchase a T-shirt on them.

12. FUNDING We are requesting $350.
We want to sell T-shirts at $8 each, for a profit of about $5 per shirt.
We are being funded by the Women’s Guild

13. CONCLUSION
We plan on having a field day at Panther Creek Park to raise awareness about childhood obesity
GOAL: Decrease childhood obesity
FUNDING REQUESTED: $350

14. DOCUMENTATION
Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015). Childhood Obesity Facts. [accessed 16 March 2016].  Retrieved from
Wonra, Ronald. Green River Regional Health Council. (2010). Green River regional Health Council Health Report Card. [accessed 16 March 2016].  Retrieved from
Schemo, Diana. (2001). Virginity Pledges By Teenagers Can Be Highly Effective, Fedral Study Finds. The New York Times. [accessed 28 March 2016]. Retrieved from highly-effective-federal-study-finds.html.

15. QUESTIONS