KCG Champion School Nov 09
Posted by somovillager on November 10, 2009
Kentucky Grilled Chicken (KGC) inspires youth to get healthy with field trip to AVP World Challenge.
• KFC launched its “unthink” campaign earlier this year to promote the healthier, unfried side of its brand, Recently in Glendale, Arizona KGC sponsored a field trip for 100 students from Summit Elementary to visit the first-ever AVP World Challenge Tournament: USA vs. Brazil. The students sat on center court and saw KGC athletes Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh compete in addition to other teams including Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhousser.
• Students participated in the on-court promotions including the KGC Chicken Dance. The Summit Stingers Volleyball team practiced on one of the AVP sand courts. KGC athletes, Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh, spent time with the students answering questions and signing autographs. They talked about healthy eating in addition to teamwork and their Olympic journeys. KGC donated apparel to the students that promoted both healthy eating and AVP competition.
• Summit Elementary is a sports centric charter school based in Phoenix, Arizona. The AVP action took place on sand courts built at Westgate City Center. Team USA went on to win the weekend tournament with a score of 26 to 22 over Brazil. At Sunday’s finals Brazil USA started in the lead, but Walsh and May-Treanors loss to Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca put USA behind going into the final match, Dalhausser and Rogers vs. Alison and Harley.• Members of Team USA all sat courtside to cheer Rogers and Dalhousser to victory.
• During Sundays final match a recently recovered Misty May-Treanor joined fans on-court for the KGC chicken dance. She was quickly asked by the announcer to “stop dancing” as Team USA needs her to stay healthy and avoid re-injuring her Achilles heal that was torn on Dancing with the Stars. Dalhausser and Rogers (USA) dominated Alison Cerruti and Harley Marques (Brazil) to take home the gold and win the country challenge for Team USA.
