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On April 20th, the Young Professionals' Board (YPB) of the Bright Promises Foundation will host a special showing of the Tony Award-winning Musical, Billy Elliott, and an after-show party at the Wit Hotel to benefit the Foundation. Click here for more information.
The YPB is comprised of people who are interested in furthering the work and promoting the mission of the Foundation by lending their time and professional knowledge. YPB member Lisa Mayotte said, " I felt joining the YPB would be a great, fun and rewarding way to make a difference to this community and its children." Fellow YPB member Heather Felchle said she joined to "actually make a difference and give children the best future possible."
For more information about the YPB, please contact Lauren Krieg at lauren.krieg@brightpromises.org.
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According to Voices for Illinois Children, nearly half the children in Illinois are either obese or at risk for becoming obese. The rate of obesity is greater for children from low-income families and African American and Latino children are at greater risk than other groups. Recent studies have shown that obesity in children has doubled over the past three decades.
The Surgeon General has warned that without change, the rates of preventable disease and death caused by obesity could soon overtake those caused by cigarette smoking. It has been predicted that today’s children will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents because of poor lifestyle habits, marking the first decline in life expectancy in the modern era.
