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Five Young Women and One Mother/Daughter Team Joined Julie Foudy during their Winner's Trip to ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World® and Serve as Youth Leaders at the Special Olympics Florida Summer Games SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In conjunction with the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy (JFSLA), the grand prize winners of the 2012 JFSLA Choose to Matter Contest: Kate Walner & Hannah Wells (JFSLA CA); Shannon Moran (JFLSA IL);...

Teens may say 'I Know Everything' but parents still play critical role ARLINGTON, Va., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In recognition of Global Youth Traffic Safety Month (TM), The Century Council, an independent national not-for-profit funded by distillers dedicated to fighting drunk driving and underage drinking, launched IKnowEverything nationally today. Developed to prepare teens to be safe when they get behind the wheel, IKnowEverything is an integrated effort that...

Program encourages kids to "say 'YES' to a healthy lifestyle and 'NO' to underage drinking" NEEDHAM, Mass., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today Aly Raisman encouraged 840 students at her alma mater, Pollard Middle School to "say 'YES' to a healthy lifestyle and 'NO' to underage drinking" as ambassador for The Century Council's Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don't Mix program. Though Raisman is best known for her leadership and success as captain of the US Gymnastics...

Four Young Women and One Mother/Daughter Team to Join Julie Foudy on Trip to ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World® and Earn Role as Youth Leader at the Special Olympics Florida Summer Games SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, in conjunction with National Women's History Month--Julie Foudy and the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy (JFSLA) are proud to introduce the grand prize winners of the 2012 JFSLA Choose to Matter Contest: Kate...

Congressional Stop DUI Caucus in Attendance as Traffic Safety Professionals Received First Annual Kevin E. Quinlan Awards for Excellence in Traffic Safety WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, The Century Council announced its 2012 Leadership Awards, recognizing the following Members of Congress for their strong leadership on drunk driving and underage drinking: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) Rep....

Ask, Listen, Learn encourages kids to "say 'YES' to a healthy lifestyle and 'NO' to underage drinking" WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three-time Olympic medalist and U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team Captain Aly Raisman and her parents, Lynn and Rick Raisman, joined The Century Council and its Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don't Mix program to encourage parents and kids to have active discussions about the dangers of underage drinking. In addition to promoting...

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Girls changing the world one leadership project at a time. Since 2006 Julie Foudy, the former Captain of the USA Women's Soccer Team, has been teaching girls to be leaders not only on the field, but in life through The Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy (JFSLA). Today, Foudy announced the second annual JFSLA Choose to Matter Contest--empowering young women to confidently choose to make a difference in the lives and...

Program encourages kids to "say 'YES' to a healthy lifestyle and 'NO' to underage drinking" WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research from Harvard Medical School's Dr. John Ratey shows that for a person's brain to function at its peak; the body needs to move. Dr. Ratey is not alone, as a growing pool of research has also shown a correlation between exercise and academics, including better performance on standardized test scores and higher GPAs. Today, World...

9 out of 10 Teens are Not Drunk Driving WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by The Century Council: Educating students about the dangerous consequences of drunk driving and underage drinking is paying off. A new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of 1991 to 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (YRBS) revealed that drinking and driving among high school students has declined 54% over the past two...

Program encourages kids to "say 'YES' to a healthy lifestyle and 'NO' to underage drinking" PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Olympic Sprinter Tyson Gay encouraged students at Abigail Vare School to "say 'YES' to a healthy lifestyle and 'NO' to underage drinking." As an ambassador for The Century Council's Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don't Mix program, Gay reminded students of the importance of making healthy decisions to reach their goals....