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Lifetime Service Tribute to Kirk Steudle

Last month brought the 2018 Governor’s Fitness Awards. A day when we recognize the amazing efforts across Michigan of people, organizations, and communities. We were delighted to present a Lifetime Service Tribute to Kirk L. Steudle, Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation,  for his dedication to improving Michigan’s transportation infrastructure for all users. Starting his […]

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Regional Training Registration Open

The Michigan Fitness Foundation Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program is excited to announce this year’s SRTS regional trainings.   These trainings will consist of hands-on sessions designed to help a community build or sustain a SRTS project. Each training will have a guest presenter sharing best practices and success stories from some of Michigan’s

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The Michigan School Wellness Award

The Michigan School Wellness Award aims to encourage schools statewide to create healthy school environments by establishing School Health Teams, completing the Healthy School Action Tools (HSAT) and implementing sustainable policy and environmental changes. The deadline to receive completed applications is midnight EST April 18, 2018. Find the application here, along with more information about the award. The

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Help Us Welcome Adam

We welcomed Adam Jenks to our team as the Program Coordinator this November. Adam comes to SRTS with experience in public education, working with students in youth engagement and empowerment programming. Before coming aboard, Adam worked as a social studies teacher at Battle Creek Central High School, serving as the lead advisor to the BCC

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Fall Fire Up Your Feet Challenge

This year’s Fall Fire Up Your Feet Challenge is taking off. The 20 schools in Michigan who have been actively tracking physical activity have been joined by 21 newly registered schools. This highlights that there is still time to register and join the challenge to track physical activity. To be eligible to earn prizes, schools

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