Go Team USA!

Putting aside “spins” for a moment - the 2012 Olympics begins Friday, July 27, 2012, and ends Sunday, August 12, 2012. Here are three ways WE can support Team USA.

Let’s Move is an initiative to “try to solve the problem of childhood obesity wherein the U.S. Olympic Committee, US Paralympics and others committed to providing 1.7 million young people with the chance to participate in Olympic and Paralympics sports in their communities.  (Find out more at the Let’s Support US Olympians link below.)

The goal of Walk to London 2012 is to “get as many people as possible to walk in their community”  so that the total number of miles walked by all the participants will equal the distance from Los Angeles (two time host city of the Olympic Games) to London.  (Follow the Walk to London 2012 link below.)

Raise Our Flag is a campaign to raise funds for American athletes that allows people to, symbolically, purchase a stitch in the American flag that will be carried in the opening ceremonies. (Raise Our Flag video link below).



The Official London 2012 Website is linked below.

SOURCES:

Let’s Support US Olympians

http://www.postcrescent.com/viewart/20120726/MAN07/307260090/National-commentary-Let-s-support-our-U-S-Olympians

Walk to London 2012

http://walktolondon2012.org/olympians-support/

VIDEO: Raise Our Flag to Support US Olympians

http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/47085233

Official London 2012 Website

http://www.london2012.com/