COMING UP NEXT ON KDIS 1110AMTHE PLAYGROUND
Sunday, January 11, 2009
6:30am-7:00am
Healthy Family. Healthy Lives.
Lanre Idewu, B.S., C.P.T.
Celebrity Fitness Trainer
FIT4LA.COM
Lanre speaks with us about how we can become a healthy family in 2009 by becoming closer and taking walks with your family! Whether your life's adventures are mountain climbing and kayaking, typing away at the computer and sitting in business meetings, or fighting traffic and folding the laundry - you should be ready to tackle the demands of your lifestyle with lots of energy , great health and an overall sense of well-being. FIT 4 LA incorporates cutting edge exercise techniques and the latest nutritional information, both based on extensive scientific research, to encourage and promote overall health and wellness.
FIT 4 LA's founder, Lanré Idewu, has an extensive background in fitness and
the health sciences and over a decade of experience. http://fit4la.com/
Lanre Idewu, B.S., C.P.T.
Celebrity Fitness Trainer
FIT4LA.COM
Lanre speaks with us about how we can become a healthy family in 2009 by becoming closer and taking walks with your family! Whether your life's adventures are mountain climbing and kayaking, typing away at the computer and sitting in business meetings, or fighting traffic and folding the laundry - you should be ready to tackle the demands of your lifestyle with lots of energy , great health and an overall sense of well-being. FIT 4 LA incorporates cutting edge exercise techniques and the latest nutritional information, both based on extensive scientific research, to encourage and promote overall health and wellness.
FIT 4 LA's founder, Lanré Idewu, has an extensive background in fitness and
the health sciences and over a decade of experience. http://fit4la.com/
Playground In Review
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Marsh Street Skate Park
Elysian Valley
YOUTH HAVE A DREAM- Now That's RAD!
Joel Jimenez recently got promoted to full-time status as the Marsh Skate Park Supervisor. Joel, who has lived in the neighborhood his whole life, has been looking forward to the opening of the skate park which was much needed for the kids in this area. Ever since it’s grand opening in September 2007, Joel has been skating there daily and later hired to supervise the park."Skateboarding Saved My Life!" Joel feels incredibly privileged to be doing what he loves, and has been a great mentor with the kids who skate there. Together, they are working on fundraiser ideas in order to
install additional equipment to further improve the skate park. Joel and Tsilah Burman, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (LANLT) tells us how they facilitate the creation of small, accessible community green and open space, such as parks and gardens, to address the inequity of open spaces in Los Angeles’ underserved neighborhoods, and to ensure community participation and collaboration in every step of the process of creating these parks and community gardens. Joel tells us why skateboarding saved his life and gives us the low-down on some skateboarding lingo. http://www.lanlt.org/ 
Ninon de Vera Rosa,Executive Director KidsTalk
KidsTalk.Org, Inc., founded in 1997 by Ninon de Vere De Rosa, is a nationally recognized nonprofit (501(c) (3)) organization that provides youth with a forum for learning communications and expressing their opinions. The Youth Training Program (YTP) aims to teach our youth communication and television production skills. The Youth Training Program brings students together with dedicated professionals to produce the weekly television series: Voices of Tomorrow. Students receive hands-on training in producing this television show that includes training in communications, streaming media technology, camera operation, sound mixing, arts and journalism. This program teaches youth how to cover top stories while on location and in studio. KidsTalk.Org also provides scholarship opportunities within the communities we serve. http://www.kidstalk.org/
Los Angeles 2nd Annual
Environmental Youth Conference
Commissioner Cynthia Ruiz
GET YOUR GREEN ON!! Come with your school. Bring your friends! Be part of the largest youth environmental event in the west December 13, 2008.! All Los Angeles residents ages 12 to 21 are invited to this green education event for the youth and by the youth. Come with your school, church or neighborhood group, and learn all about environmentalism through tree plantings, green jobs, and buying eco-friendly. Surprise guests will highlight this fun-filled learning experience. http://www.environmentalyouthconference.blogspot.com/
Empowering Youth to Cool the Earth
Alec Loorz was the keynote speaker for the Environmental Youth Conference! He founded Kids vs Global Warming when he was 12 years old after watching Al Gore’s movie, “an inconvenient truth.” Feeling the weight of the global situation and a sense that he could make a difference, Alec felt compelled to tell other kids about the problems we are facing. His message is deeply rooted in hope, encouraging kids to speak up and let their voices be heard on this issue.http://www.kids-vs-global-warming.com/Home.html
LA City Council President Eric Garcetti talked with us about the Holiday Parade (November 30, 2008) and how he helped revitalize the neighborhoods of the Thirteenth District while also addressing some of the most important challenges facing the entire city. Councilmember Garcetti is working to expand healthy neighborhoods that are clean and green. He is opening up opportunities to Los Angeles workers and businesses to grow the local economy through job training, business tax reduction, and stronger schools. http://www.ericgarcetti.org/
Gary Lewin, Founder of "Good Dirt Radio," talks about how families can get involved in the shift toward sustainability by weaning ourselves from the use of disposable paper and plastic bags. Good Dirt Radio™ reports inspiring stories about people helping to solve environmental challenges affecting life on Earth. We share positive environmental ideas and actions that individuals, businesses, institutions or communities can embrace. http://www.gooddirtradio.org/
LA Sparks:Jessica Moore and Alayne Ingram
The Sparkcaster's: Jessica Maxey,
Peter Ayral and David Wing
Alayne and Jessica tells us about the LA Sparks community outreach programs with players speaking on literacy, hunger, sports. Jessica is in Dance4Life which promotes healthy and fulfilling lifestyles. Young listeners Peter, Jessica and David were able to go into the locker rooms to interview the players and become a Sparkcaster.
http://dance4life.org/ http://www.wnba.com/sparks/
Leslie K. Gray Triumvirate Pi Theatre (Tri-Pi Theatre)
"The Pink Dress" was developed by Leslie K. Gray and is inspired by the story of her mother, who was falsely incarcerated along with thousands of Japanese Americans by the U.S. government during the war. Utilizing puppets created by Beth Peterson, modeled after the famed Bunraku puppets of Japan, "The Pink Dress" provides an accessible understanding of the dilemma of this group of Americans who were forced from their homes and businesses to live in the harsh conditions of a desolate prison camp.
THE PINK DRESS BOOK
LESLIE'S KANGAROO SHADOW PUPPETS
CHANGE THE WORLD
Harmonies Girl Choir &
The 49th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration
Jose Antonio tells why he formed the Harmonies Girl Choir and the community need. They travel all over the world and will be singing in The 49th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is L.A.'s biggest holiday show, a six-hour extravaganza featuring more than 45 performing groups representing the many cultures of Los Angeles.http://www.holidaycelebration.org
http://www.harmonieschoir.org/
