2nd Annual Andy Baldwin Youth Fitness Day
October 6, 2008 (Honolulu, HI) U.S. NAVY Doctor, Humanitarian, Triathlete and TV Personality Dr. Andy Baldwin will be back in Hawaii for the 2nd Annual Andy Baldwin Youth Fitness Day on Sunday October 12, 2008. Dr. Baldwin is dedicated to educate and inspire children on the importance of healthy living. Keiki O Ka Aina Family Learning Centers is a non-profit organization dedicated to building strong communities through education and family strengthening activities.
2nd Annual Andy Baldwin Youth Fitness Day
In partnership with Keiki O Ka Aina Family Learning Centers
The U.S. Navy Lieutenant and advocate for Navy Medicine is returning to Hawaii to educate and inspire Hawaii’s Keiki with the assistance of Momi Akana and Keiki O Ka Aina Family Learning Centers
The event will be held at the Keiki O Ka Aina Community Center.
WHO: Dr. Andy Baldwin, Lieutenant United States Navy
Mrs. Momi Akana, Executive Director – Keiki O Ka Aina Family Learning Centers Keiki (parents) and media are welcome.
WHAT: 2nd Annual Andy Baldwin Youth Fitness Day
The event will host Hawaii’s Keiki for a day of fun and education on health and fitness. Mixed Martial Artists will be on hand for demonstrations. Baldwin will host fitness sessions and there will be nutrition experts to assist keiki with creating healthy snacks.
WHERE: Keiki O Ka Aina Community Center, 3097 Kalihi Street, Honolulu HI 96819
WHEN: 11:00am – 1:00pm, Sunday October 12th
WHY: The event will highlight the need to empower Hawaii’s Keiki on the importance of keeping fit and making healthy choices.
“I am extremely excited to come back to what feels like my second home; the Islands of Hawaii,” said Baldwin. “I felt the love and aloha from the people of Hawaii so much during and after my time on TV and embraced the chance to give back in my work while there with the Special Olympics, YMCA, Hale Keiki School, Lokahi, and helping with Keiki O Ka Aina and building a new house for the Akana Family.”
Baldwin continued, “My favorite are the Keiki. They are our future and we need to inspire, motivate, and teach them to believe in themselves.”
Baldwin has competed in the Ironman five times since 2001. This year he is traveling to Kona to assist with the PR and the medical tent at the event. Baldwin is returning to Hawaii for the first time since April 2008 when he relocated to Washington D.C. where he is now working for the Navy Surgeon General. He has numerous speaking engagements planned in Honolulu. He will be speaking with the students at Assets Middle School, Chaminade University, and the John A. Burns School of Medicine-University of Hawaii Manoa.
Baldwin is an accomplished triathlete with six Ironman finishes, five Ironman 70.3 finishes and three USA Triathlon All-American titles to his credit. He has also competed in the Ironman New Zealand, Subaru Ironman Canada, St. Croix Ironman 70.3 and Ford Ironman Louisville.
Keiki O Ka Aina Family Learning Center’s mission is to communicate the vital importance of education, advocating for literacy, supporting parents as their child’s first teacher, and empowering families to undertake leadership roles in their communities.
For more information on the event and to set up interviews please contact:
Heather Wong- 223-0906 or heather@keikiokaaina.org
Keiki O Ka Aina will have reserved parking for the media.
About Dr. Andy Baldwin
Dr. Andy Baldwin appeared on ABC's hit show, "The Bachelor: Officer & A Gentleman," which aired in 2007. Since then, he has made several television appearances advocating U.S. Navy medicine and his various philanthropic endeavors.
Dr. Andy Baldwin developed a strong drive for success at an early age; he worked three jobs in his hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was Valedictorian of his high school class, an All-American swimmer, and was the ESPN national scholar/athlete of the year in 1995. After receiving a full Navy ROTC scholarship to Duke University, he chose to attend the prestigious school and pursued a pre-med curriculum. Andy swam as a varsity athlete throughout his undergraduate career and graduated with honors as a student-athlete in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Commissioned Officer in the United States Navy. Andy pursued his dream of becoming a physician, by enrolling and completing medical school at the University of California- San Francisco School of Medicine. After graduating in 2003, Andy completed a year internship in general surgery at Naval Medical Center San Diego, and went on to serve his operational duty in the Navy as an Undersea Medical Officer. He completed Navy Dive School and Undersea medical training and spent a three-year tour in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii with Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit ONE.
Upon moving to California, Andy took up cycling, and with his past running and swimming prowess was able to put them all together in a sport new to him - triathlon. He completed his first triathlon in 2001 with Team in Training, combining sport and charity for the first time, and finished atop the podium. He was hooked. Andy achieved his childhood dream in 2002 when he qualified for and completed the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kailua-Kona, HI in 9 hrs, 53 mins, racing in honor of his Uncle Tom. Andy has since been named to the All-Navy triathlon team five times, been a three-time U.S.A. Triathlon All-American, and competed internationally in numerous Half-Ironman and Ironman events. He is an eight-time Ironman finisher, and believes firmly in the motto "Anything is Possible!"
While stationed in Hawaii, Andy deployed to the Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Singapore, Cambodia, and the Republic of Palau on various diving, recovery and humanitarian missions. For the work Andy did in Laos in 2006 he was named Humanitarian of the Year by both Triathlete and Competitor magazines.
One of Andy's biggest supporters was his uncle Tom, who passed away from pancreatic cancer one month after his diagnosis in 2002. In remembrance of his uncle, Andy established a fund to help raise money for pancreatic research and continues to be supportive of the Pancreatic Cancer network. In 2004, Andy joined Project Active, a non-profit initiative dedicated to diffusing world tensions through promotion of sport in war torn and impoverished countries.
Andy was also the star of ABC's hit show "The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman," which aired in 2007. After his television appearances, Andy has become increasingly involved with domestic and global humanitarian projects. In order to help the families of America's fallen heroes, Andy started Got Your Back Network, and has overseen the project through all of its success. Andy recently transferred from Hawaii to Washington, D.C. where he is working as a Navy medicine advocate at the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. He remains active in his athletic and charitable pursuits.
For more information on Dr. Andy Baldwin, visit his official website and Got Your Back Network.
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