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November 13, 2017

Now that the conference has come and gone, we are continuing our series on questions for educators for advocacy. Whether you came to the conference or not, we encourage you to continue to build opportunities for advocacy in your own setting. Check out the following question for extra know-how!

And the next question is….

Are you connected with your State and National Organization?

Oregon SHAPE (Society for Health and Physical Education) is your state organization, and SHAPE America is the National Organization.  Oregon SHAPE is an affiliate of SHAPE America. We are working to create dual memberships and increase membership benefits, but we need your help and your ideas! Joining us helps us build the foundation that allows us to do more for you and your students. One day, we hope to offer things like membership workshops, online content, and more. Want to do more? Contact us, and we have plenty of jobs to share the wealth with.  Interested in joining us for a National SPEAK out day where the states converge in Washington DC to speak with legislators about the importance of health & physical education? Want to help us build our own Oregon-based SPEAK OUT day? We’d love to have you!

OSHAPE doesn’t work alone either. Other groups that we work with include ODE, The PEAK Coalition, American Heart Association, SPARK, Fuel Up to Play 60, and many more! You may have even noticed that they help sponsor our conference. All of these groups are working to share the importance of health and physical education in schools, and we can help you get connected. We can also help you connect with grants and groups that want to work with you.

Need the latest and greatest info on current best practices? We are your place to go. If we don’t have an answer to your question, we can usually find it or know who to talk to.

There are lots of benefits to staying connected to your local and national organizations, plus the more you connect, the more voice we all have.  So reach out!  Until next time OSHAPE…we hope to hear from you!