DKWIO is actively battling the acute problem of childhood obesity. Our ongoing goal is to equip kids with the tools to make healthy choices. We are working to find ways to bring awareness to this issue and, more importantly, offer our young people the smartest way to avoid a potentially life-threatening epidemic. Since DKWIO was established in 2005, we have reached thousands of children in our community. This year's summer session was a huge success, and Get Fit Day (www.getfitday.com) was our largest and most far-reaching to date.

On August 19, 2008, we made the exciting decision to partner with a nationally recognized communications company. This will help us effectively and strategically battle the epidemic of childhood obesity. And, most importantly, change the lives of hundreds of thousands of children. Hopefully, even millions.

The DKWIO fall calendar is full and exciting:

1. We are implementing the DKWIO one–hour formula three times a week with the students of University Preparatory Science and Math Academy
2. A private event at Neiman Marcus
3. A collaboration with our friends at lululemon
4. An amazing partnership with a local Boys and Girls Club to implement DKWIO (with a specific focus on yoga!)
5. We finished moving into our new DKWIO offices/yoga studio at One Campus Martius, Detroit

We are tirelessly committed to battling the epidemic of childhood obesity. DKWIO will not rest until the kids in our community are healthy! We are enormously grateful for your support, and we will keep you posted on our progress.

Please check www.dkwio.org regularly for updates on our progress.

Thank you.

Danialle Karmanos