Okay, things are coming together. Thanks to Jackie McKinney at KidPower who sent me an email that got me moving again on this event, we have a great venue: Harriet Tubman Elementary School (3101 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010) in the Columbia Heights neighborhood in DC.
The format of the event will be as follows:
- Kids Panel: (20 mins) kids in attendance will share their thoughts about health, nutrition and fitness, what’s important and why, etc. (Kids can then choose to participate in a special health and fitness activity organized by KidPower.)
- Experts Panel: (40 minutes) 3-5 experts from government and non-profit organizations leading in this arena will each present about their organization for 5 minutes. Invited panelists are from USDA’s Food & Nutrition Service, Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture, and Montgomery County’s Division of Food & Nutrition Services. This will be followed by a moderated discussion about the key issues and challenges in this arena.
- Participatory/Unconference Session: (60 minutes) Attendees will identify four sessions, each aimed to solve a different problem raised during the panel. Attendees will break into discussion groups to brainstorm solutions. Each group will report back and present their ideas to the whole group.
)A big shout- out to the fabulous Wayne Moses Burke, expert in using OpenSpace/unconference methodology to drive action, for helping me think this through.)
I will spend a good portion of today reaching out directly to relevant individuals and organizations this week via email, social media and phone calls to drum up interest for, participation in, and registration for this event.
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