Fat Joe joins the fight against childhood obesity with a concert

The program began in October of 2011 with 1,500 high school freshmen in five different Newark, NJ high schools competing against each other for the most minutes moved.

TheGrio Staff

Jan 11, 2012

From Hip Hop Wired: On January 23rd, Fat Joe, will perform at an event celebrating the winners from Let’s Move! Newark: Our Power (LM!NOP), a program created by Behavioral Health & Fitness Expert, Jeff Halevy, to fight childhood obesity.

After improving his lifestyle, Fat Joe has recently lost over 100 pounds and was chosen to be a part of Let’s Move! Newark Our Power to encourage our youth to follow his success. Jeff Halevy was hand-selected to create Let’s Move! Newark: Our Power by Newark Mayor Cory Booker, as an extension of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Campaign, which Mayor Booker currently serves as the honorary Vice Chair.

The program began in October of 2011 with 1,500 high school freshmen in five different Newark, NJ high schools competing against each other for the most minutes moved. Barringer High School has achieved the coveted winning title with an impressive 619,600 minutes moved, earning them a performance by superstar recording artist, Fat Joe, as well as a renewed attitude towards physical activity and well being.

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