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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Honorary Chairman
Council Members:
Jake Steinfeld
Chairman
Peter Vidmar
Vice Chairman
Debbie Allen
Robert Balk
Lindsay Davenport
Lisa Fernandez
Julie Foudy
Tony Hawk
Reggie Jackson
Michelle Kwan
Jack LaLanne
Lisa Leslie
Misty May-Treanor
Daron Rahlves
Jerry Rice
Serena Williams
John Wooden
Board of Directors:
Austin Beutner
Chairman
Gene Sykes
Treasurer
Ron Beard
Warren Bryant
Steve Bornstein
Ann Meyers Drysdale
André Farr
George Fellows
Rusty Gregory
Walter Haas
Tim Leiweke
Michael Lynton
Frank Marshall
Jamie McCourt
Wayne Powers
Bonnie Reiss
Marti Remmell
Jake Winebaum
Kenny Rogers
Executive Director
For Immediate Release
Contact: Kenny Rogers: 310-692-0162 (Cell)
June 12, 2008
Kenny@CalGovCouncil.org
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Eighteen L.A. Area Schools Named Finalists in Fitness Competition
75 schools state-wide to be considered for three $100,000 grand prizes
Los Angeles, Calif. – Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of the Governor’s Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports, announced today that eighteen Los Angeles area schools and 75
schools state-wide have been named finalists in the Council’s 2008 Governor’s
Challenge Competition. Each of the school finalists is under consideration for one of
the competition’s three grand prizes - brand new fitness centers valued at $100,000.
Additionally, one Bay Area school will be named a Regional Award winner and receive
$5,000 for new physical activity equipment. Grand Prize and Regional Award winners
will be announced at a special ceremony at the Capitol in September. The eighteen Los
Angeles Area school finalists are:
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Bradoaks Elementary in Monrovia
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CHIME Middle Charter in Chatsworth
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Daniel Webster Elementary in Pasadena
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Elizabeth Learning Center in Cudahy
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Emerson Parkside Academy Charter