I Don't Want to Miss...

Kids carry backpacks and school books everywhere.  They end up on desks, bathroom floors, school bus seats and who knows where else.  Do you remember high school biology?  Then you can only imagine what sort of microscopic germs your child is carrying with them all day long.

Those germs can potentially cause flu and colds, which lead to missing school and other events because of sickness. 

Amber is homeschooled, so she doesn't miss much school when she's sick!  But there are plenty of other things that she can't participate in like ski lessons, youth group and girl scouts.  None of which she wants to miss.  We also take great care in prevention as we never want to get sick before or during any of our cruises.

Flu vaccines are a safe way to prevent getting the flu in infants over 6 months of age all the way up to teenagers.  The side effects are rare and it's not just a benefit to your family but to friends and those at school your child interacts with as well.  Another way to prevent colds and flu is to make sure the surfaces in your home are clean, by disinfecting them with a bleach solution.  Even teens need to be reminded to wash their hands, and so nag them if you must!  Handwashing is another way to prevent those nasty bugs from incubating.

We all want out kids to stay healthy, and to help spread the word about flu prevention, former American Idol finalist Danny Gokey has paired up with Image via WikipediaThe Clorox Company to launch I Don't Want to Miss…, a national campaign designed to get teens and their teachers involved in flu prevention.

The program features a contest that invites school musical groups to develop a video performance of a song written by Berklee College of Music student Will Wells on what they don't want to miss out on if they were home sick and why prevention is important. The winning school will win a music class led by Danny Gokey!

For each entry submitted, The Clorox Company will donate $100 (up to $10,000) to the Sophia's Heart Foundation, a charity founded by Gokey in honor of his late wife, Sophia, and dedicated to helping children achieve academic success via musical training and restoring musical dreams in children.

Visit the Clorox page on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/Clorox) to learn more about this creative and informational challenge. For the first 100 groups to submit, the teacher will receive a wellness care package from The Clorox Company.

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Comments

[nicole]

That sounds awesome! I bet some of those videos are going to be great!