Danialle Karmanos' Work It Out Extends Yoga Outreach Partnerships With Schools, Youth Organizations
University Prep, Boys & Girls Club Kids Learn to Make Healthy Choices Through DKWIO Program
DETROIT, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Danialle Karmanos' Work It Out (DKWIO), a
dynamic 501(c)(3) not-for-profit program dedicated to the physical, mental and
spiritual wellness of children, today announced that it has extended its yoga
outreach programs. Building on its highly successful fall sessions with kids
from Boys & Girls Club and University Preparatory Science and Math Academy
(UPSM), DKWIO will provide professional yoga instruction and nutrition
information-as well as mediation and relaxation training-to more than 150
children over the remainder of the school year.
"DKWIO continues to break ground in equipping kids to make healthy
choices," said DKWIO Founder and Executive Director Danialle Karmanos. "Our
holistic, yoga-based approach gives children the resources they need to fight
childhood obesity, to reduce anxiety and to live a healthy life. I'm thrilled
that we are continuing to partner with the kids, families and leaders of Boys
& Girls Club and University Prep."
Fall Sessions Deliver Results
From September to December of 2008, DKWIO volunteers provided professional
yoga instruction to more than 50 students from University Prep. Through
DKWIO's unique one-hour formula--mediation, demonstration, yoga activity,
recap and relaxation--kids enjoyed proven, guided and professional sessions
that augmented their toolsets for making healthy life choices.
"Healthy students learn--and behave--better," said Margaret Trimer-
Hartley, superintendent of UPSM in Detroit. "Partnering with DKWIO has helped
UPSM Middle School reinforce fitness, nutrition and focus. There's nothing
cooler than watching our fidgety middle-school students get still and quiet
during their weekly DKWIO yoga sessions. The program has put us well on our
way to building a culture around healthy habits."
Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan (Fauver-Martin Club) kids also
benefited from the fall program. Through the 10-week program, DKWIO volunteers
helped 10-15 kids per week build a foundation for lifelong health through
professional yoga instruction and nutrition information.
"DKWIO has helped get our kids away from the TV and video game world and
actively engaged in life," said Jeanette Kwiatowski, Fauver-Martin Club
Director. "Our kids love the program, and I look forward to continuing our
partnership with DKWIO throughout the remainder of the school-year and
beyond."
About Danialle Karmanos' Work It Out
Founded in 2005, Danialle Karmanos' Work It Out (DKWIO) provides
children--particularly at-risk children-and their families the tools,
information and resources they need to make healthy choices. Through its
uniquely yoga-based approach and collaborative philosophy, DKWIO exponentially
increases the power of kids and families to foster and maintain health in
mind, in body and in spirit.
Press Contact
Tracey Secco, Director of Operations, Danialle Karmanos' Work It Out, 313-
227-7946, tracey.secco@dkwio.org.
