KooDooZ® Hosting Alara Advocacy Foundation Inc. Challenges

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) SANTA MONICA, CA  - October 6, 2010 - Sponsored by the Alara Advocacy Foundation, youth are being challenged to improve both their personal and community health.   "Our business model is to partner with non-profits and social enterprises in order to integrate cause-content in the form of challenges," said Lee Fox, KooDooZ Founder and Chief Innovation Officer.  "Kids can leverage www.KooDooZ.com to turn these community challenges into achievements, raise money and earn credit towards the President's Volunteer Service Award for the time they dedicate to a cause."   KooDooZ employs the "SMARTER" approach to humanitarian goal setting -- SMARTER is a mnemonic for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant (also realistic), Timely (also time-bound), Evaluated and Rewarded (also reflected upon).  Sponsored Alara Adovacy Foundation challenges include: #1.  “Safety - Walk to School”

Kids of all abilities should not be driven to school for the month of October.  Why?

• THE CHALLENGE:  Today, less than 15% of children walk or ride their bicycles to school, down from nearly harlf of all children in 1969
• THE CHALLENGE:  As much as 21% of morning traffic is generated by parents driving their children to school
• THE CHALLENGE:  Combined emissions from numerous private vehicles can add up to the single greatest cause of pollution in many U.S. cities

#2.  “Wellness - Boredom Buster Box”

Recycle old household board games and objects into creative new outlets for kids with congenital heart defects.  Why?  

• THE CHALLENGE:  Nearly 1 out of every 100 children born has a congenital heart defect and spends a portion of their childhood in the hospital
• THE CHALLENGE:  Heart defects are among the most common birth defects and are the leading cause of birth-related deaths
• THE CHALLENGE:  Congenital heart-defect risk goes up with severity of maternal obesity

#3.  “Family - Preparedness Kit”

Create an emergency kit, taking into consideration the needs of all family members, including pets

• THE CHALLENGE:  Half of all Americans are unprepared for disasters of any kind, including natural hazards, terrorism, technological hazards, etc.
• THE CHALLENGE:  Disasters disrupt hundreds of thousands of lives every year.  Each disaster has lasting effects, both to people and property
• THE CHALLENGE:  Every citizen is part of a national emergency management system and needs to better understand their individual roles

“The mission of the Alara Advocacy Foundation is to eradicate barriers to sustained self-sufficiency,” said Rosanita Ratcliff, executive director of the Alara Advocacy Foundation. “These challenges help youth redefine their lives with less emphasis on materialism and more on how they can make a difference."

To learn how to turn the Alara Advocacy Foundation challenges into a community achievement visit: http://www.koodooz.com/Challenges.aspx.

 

About KooDooZ® Corporation:

KooDooZ ("Kü - Düz") is a "cause-based" social networking site designed to cultivate youth social entrepreneurs by “challenging” them to achieve specific philanthropic goals. In partnership with nonprofits, educators and profit-for-purpose organizations, each challenge is authored with easy-to-follow methodologies and anticipated times to complete. By sharing these challenges with friends and family, kids can virally garner support for the causes they care about most and earn credit towards the President’s Volunteer Service Award for those tasks that meet volunteerism, community service and service learning standards. For more information, visit www.KooDooZ.com

About Alara Advocacy Foundation:

The mission of the Alara Advocacy Foundation is to eradicate barriers to sustained self-sufficiency for people with disabilities, older adults and those from historically disadvantaged backgrounds. The Foundation provides a variety of programs and services and now provides fiscal sponsorship to community projects that fit within the scope of our mission. The Alara Advocacy Foundation is a proud sponsor of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. For more information, visit www.alarahelp.org  

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