Move with the Mayor Spring Challenge starts 4/15, runs through 5/31

Move with the Mayor provides a social media toolkit to announce your participation in the Spring Challenge, with images such as this one.

Sign up for the Move with the Mayor Spring Challenge today! Join mayors across the country who are encouraging residents to protect and improve their health and who are making their communities more active and accessible. There is no cost to participate. The National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention provides communications toolkits with talking points, social media posts, and press release templates; policy recommendations; resource emails with funding opportunities; case studies (including Hanover Park); and other tools to help mayors improve residents’ cardiovascular health and health equity. By hosting an event, mayors are encouraging their community members to be more physically active, which will help residents lower their chances of heart disease and its risk factors like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

The Spring Challenge runs from April 15th to May 31st. Mayors are asked to host at least one physical activity event during that timeframe. For those who are familiar with Move with the Mayor, the Spring Challenge was added last year and may be slightly easier than the Fall Challenge because there is no “Step It Up! Success Roadmap” to complete in the spring. As of April 4th, mayors from 15 Illinois communities have signed up to participate in the Spring Challenge, including these communities in our region: Campton Hills, Countryside, Elburn, Evergreen Park, Frankfort, Glendale Heights, Hampshire, Hanover Park, Manhattan, Richton Park, Romeoville, West Chicago, and Wood Dale.

For more information, visit the Move with the Mayor website. If you are ready to sign up, please contact Move with the Mayor Community Engagement Coordinator Michelle Snyder at michelle.snyder.ic@nationalforum.org or 618-534-9018. Michelle can also help with planning events, creating marketing materials (e.g., flyers, social media posts, etc.), and connecting you with other partners and resources.