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Latest News from the Salesian
Boys and Girls Club
It’s Official:
Salesian Boys & Girls Club Members Participate In Breaking Guinness
World Record for Jumping Jacks
East Boston, MA – They jumped…and jumped...and jumped – nonstop for
two consecutive minutes. In doing so, members of The Salesian Boys &
Girls Club of East Boston have officially broken the Guinness World
Record for Star Jumps (Jumping Jacks). The news comes after months
of anticipation since the record-breaking attempt occurred last
spring as part of a nationwide effort by Boys & Girls Clubs of
America (BGCA) to have the most people doing Star Jumps in multiple
venues simultaneously for two minutes.
The Salesian Boys & Girls Club of East Boston contributed 28 jumpers
to the official multi-venue total of 20,425. BGCA embarked on this
initiative with its Clubs across the country and on U.S. military
bases overseas through the organization’s Triple Play program. This
program, supported by founding sponsor Coca-Cola and the WellPoint
Foundation, encourages kids to eat a balanced diet, become more
physically active and increase their ability to engage in healthy
relationships.
“Young people living healthy, active lifestyles puts them on a
pathway to a great future,” said Fr. John Nazzaro, SDB, Executive
Director of The Salesian Boys & Girls Club of East Boston. “We are
proud that our members faced the jumping jack challenge and came out
record breakers!”
The Triple Play program’s sponsors are equally proud. “The WellPoint
Foundation is proud to support the Triple Play program, and we
applaud all the Boys & Girls Club members who jumped their way to a
new world record earlier this year,” said Lance Chrisman, executive
director of the WellPoint Foundation. “By taking part in this event
you’ve inspired all of us to reach for new heights and to make
healthy, active lifestyles a part of our daily lives.
Congratulations on not just breaking, but shattering the previous
record!”
Quinton Martin, vice president of community marketing for Coca-Cola,
added, “Coca-Cola is happy to continue our support of the Triple
Play program in partnership with the WellPoint Foundation. The
research points to success – Triple Play is getting kids to exercise
more, eat a variety of foods and feel better about themselves. As
part of our Live Positively philosophy, Coca-Cola is committed to
promoting programs that help everyone live active, healthy
lifestyles.”
At Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s national conference this past
May, First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a video message
congratulating BGCA on the two-minute record-breaking attempt.
Perhaps she was inspired by the effort as she’s leading an effort
this month on a one-minute version. The Salesian Boys & Girls Club
of East Boston , BGCA, Coca-Cola and the WellPoint Foundation wish
her much luck!
What’s next? BGCA is exploring another healthy lifestyles world
record to break in 2012. For more information about how you can
involve your children in programs like Triple Play, please contact
The Salesian Boys & Girls Club of East Boston at (617) 567-0863.
The Salesian Boys & Girls Club of East Boston has been serving the
youth of East Boston and surrounding communities of Revere and
Winthrop since 1945. The club has an after-school program during the
school year and a day camp during the summer. Our clubhouse was
built in 1965 to house the gymnasium, cafeteria, and several
classrooms for Savio High School (now closed), as well as to provide
a place for the neighborhood youth to recreate. We are located at
150 Byron Street in East Boston (Savio Hall) which is just off the
corner with Bennington Street. The #120 Bus stops right at our
corner which is midway between the Orient Heights and Wood Island
stations of the "Blue Line."
About Triple Play
Triple Play: A Game Plan for the Mind, Body and Soul was launched in
2005 by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) in collaboration with
the Department of Health and Human Services with support from The
Coca-Cola Company to encourage kids to eat a balanced diet, become
more physically active and increase their ability to engage in
healthy relationships. A two-year study of more than 2,000 children
ages 9-14 showed that Triple Play succeeded in getting them to
exercise more, eat healthier foods and feel better about themselves.
The study found that Triple Play kids increased to 90 percent of the
federally recommended amount of daily exercise, which is 60 minutes
a day for children, while their peers outside the program decreased
to 78 percent. To date, Triple Play has helped more than one million
kids learn the importance of physical activity and proper nutrition.
In 2011, the WellPoint Foundation joined BGCA and Coca-Cola as a
Triple Play sponsor. Learn more about the program at www.bgca.org/tripleplay.
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