“All About Business and The G-Unity Foundation Combat Childhood Obesity in NYC”

Written by Manuel Gonzalez, Director of All About Business

On Saturday June 26, 2010 hip-hop megastar Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his G-Unity Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for low-income and underserved communities, hosted a community event dubbed Forever Young, at Baisley Park in Queens, NY. The event brought together children, parents, celebrities and community leaders to focus on healthy living and preventing childhood obesity.

As the Director of the All About Business Youth Empowerment Program, I attended the event to show solidarity amongst fellow community leaders and encourage our young to lead healthy and productive lifestyles, because, the greatest wealth is our health. The Forever Young Event taught children and adolescents the fundamentals of healthy living, through a variety of physical activities and games. Areas in the park were dedicated to sport-like activities such as relay races, batting and tennis clinics, double dutch, and hop scotch, among others. Mr. Jackson’s goal is to spark the interest of children and educate them at the same time in a fun and engaging environment.

Fellow organizations at the event were the Arthur Ashe Foundation, The You Can Go to College Committee, The Nicole Paultre Bell “When Its Real Its Forever” Organization, Waves of Health, All About Business and many more.

Childhood obesity is a serious health issue that affects 1 in 4 New York City children. In properly educating the community and our young on how to combat this epidemic, through these events, countless preventable deaths can be averted and lives will be saved. The Forever Young Event is one of many community initiatives that All About Business is proud to engage in and we will continue to support America’s children and ensure their healthy future.