Keep Your Child Healthy
Outdoor Industry News for the week of February 7th, 2010
Camp fire
Watch this video by Healthy Child's new video drives the point home: Chronic childhood illnesses like asthma and autism are linked to the 80,000 chemicals in cosmetics and household cleaners that have never been checked for safety.
A few events are taking place
- The American Camp Association is hosting a gathering of Camp professionals in Denver February 16-19, 2010. To register for this National Conference follow this link.
- Mountain Khakis is presenting MOG Outdoor gear sale and COPMOBA Bike Swap in Grand Junction, Colorado April 10th, 2010. The public is welcome to attend. To have a booth contact Jen Taylor and visit the MOGoutdoorfest website.
News Flash:
Environmental Literacy included in Obama's new Education Budget: Historic First
We just logged a major victory for No Child Left Inside Act, perhaps our most significant. President Obama’s budget that was released yesterday includes environmental literacy in the U.S. Department of Education budget for the very first time. We now have the Obama administration officially on our side, and better yet, in their budget. President Obama and Secretary Duncan have made innovation and student achievement a major platform of the Obama Administration and as a result have included environmental literacy in a new program.
What does it mean? In the short term, it means that we can expect President Obama’s education bill (Elementary and Secondary Education Act, formerly known as No Child Left Behind) to include language from the No Child Left Inside Act, which will help force the hand of CongressHeidi Ahrens
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