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Welcome to the SHAPE Michigan March Newsletter Newsletter!!!

Spring is almost here! Did you know May is Michigan Moves Month? Read how you can be involved with this initiative. Did you know there are TWO in-person workshops coming up? Join us in April at Central Michigan University and LIVE in the UP! The first-ever SHAPE MI regional conference will be held at Northern Michigan University. Additionally, don't forget to join your colleagues in our monthly networking session. The next TWO sessions are focused on Advocacy training. Join your colleagues from the comfort of your house.

SHAPE Michigan looks forward to continuing to provide programs, products, and services

to all Physical Education and Health professionals in the upcoming year. Please send us your

suggestions, feedback and and comments. Send an email to

shapemichigandirector@gmail.com or call 866.9804284.

SHAPE Michigans Virtual Networking sessions are a wonderful way to connect, collaborate, and share with other Health and Physical Education professionals. Connect directly with others in your content area. Join us....Free for everyone! Register at shapemichigan.us

Mark your calendars for upcoming SHAPE Michigan in-person workshops! You will not want to miss these additional opportunities to collaborate, learn, and to get energized for the upcoming months! These events are being hosted throughout the state so check out the workshop nearest to you! Register at shapemichigan.us

Michigan Moves Month will take place in May of 2023. Become a Michigan Moves Ambassador and take an active role in promoting physical activity across the state of Michigan this May! There are many ways to be involved:

• Use the social media kit to post Michigan Moves Month promotional materials
• Contribute a video to the Movement Video of the Day series
• Attend the Day at the Capitol event on 5/17 and bring awareness to legislatures about the benefits of physical activity by working out with local athletes on the Capitol lawn
• Advocate by reaching out to your local legislatures to promote Michigan Moves Month and related legislation. Advocacy training and templates for reaching out will be provided

Sign up to become a Michigan Moves Ambassador HERE.

Survey link for National PE Standards Revision

Are you interested in having a Handball presentation in your Physical Education classes or even starting an after school class? Email detroithandballclub@gmail.com for additional information.

Watch the video below to see how educators and partners who have helped introduce handball to kids across Metro Detroit!

Read about GAME ON! to assist you in your funding for your program

SHAPE Michigan is committed to the provision of programs, products and services that support health/physical education teachers, coaches, recreational specialists and allied professionals in their quest to promote healthy, active lifestyles. We offer professional development, advocacy, funding and networking ALL year to our members. Not a member yet? Need to renew? Invest in yourself, sign up/renew today.

Be a part of Michigan's professional organization for Physical Education and Health. Collaborate, network, and support our profession for only $40.00 a year!

A society in which all individuals in Michigan enjoy an optimal quality of life, through appreciation of and participation in active, creative, health-promoting lives.