Question and Answer
1-What is the main purpose(s) of the organization?
The main purpose of the organization is to have in place ways and methods that will help empower the children to lead active and healthy lives through the physical education and the health programs.
The organization is led by a board of directors that constitutes of 11 members which further comprises of various individuals. These include the president, past president and further the president-elect. In addition to this, the board has the authority to appoint 2 non-voting members who are not professional members of the organization. Further, the board is then comprised of a group of directors. These directors include
The president- Jacalyn Lund
Chief Executive officer- Paul Roetert, Marybell Avery, Collins Brooks, Charlene Burgeson, Terri Drain, Baker Harell, Artie Kamiya, Judy LoBianco, Steve Mitchell and Hans van der Mars,
President-Elect- Fran Cleland
Past President- Steve Jefferies
3-Describe three of the programs or resources associated with the organization.
Presidential Youth Fitness Program- this is a program that is meant to promote healthy ways of life, empower students and their parents and further to support physical education in the institutions.
Let’s Move! Active School- this is a program that is meant to encourage the schools to have in place various programs that will always encourage the students in their schools to be active as they carry out their activities.
Jump Rope for Heart/ Hoops for Heart- these are programs that have been set in place in order for the children to be educated on the advantages of physical education and to enlighten them on the issue of heart diseases and stokes. In addition to this the program is further aimed at collecting funds which will be used for the cardiovascular disease research.
4-Where does the organization receive its funding from?
The Organization gets its funding mainly from donations from the well-wishers and further from the sponsors who help in the running of the various programs that the organization has put organized. Further, the organization may have in place grants which enable them to run effectively. In addition to this, it further gets it funding from the donations from the government ministries that would in turn help them to be able to carry out its various programs.
5-What do you feel are the strengths of the organization?
The fact that the organization is one which reaches to all schools regardless of its location or even the races of the students is a major strength of the organization. The fact that it does not discriminate in turn means that it will not only attract every person from all backgrounds but further will be a way of bringing the various individuals together.
6-What do you feel are the weaknesses of the organization?
The weakness of the organization is the fact that it has to rely on donors and sponsors in order for it to have an effective program. This means that in cases that it lacks donors or sponsors; it may be unable to have in place the desired programs.
7-What did you find the most information and useful on the website?
8-Did you find the website easy to navigate? If so,why or why not?
Yes it’s easy to navigate due to the fact that it has clearly set out sections that an individual can access whatever he or she is searching for. In addition to this, the fact that it has a search section has further made the website easy to navigate.
9-How can your classmates access this site?
They can be able to access the website by logging into http://www.shapeamerica.org/ which is the official website of the organization.
Work Cited
Educators, Society of Health and Physical. Shape America. 1 June 2016. Web. 15 June 2016 <http://www.shapeamerica.org/>.
