MYCP - Monroe Youth Challenge Program

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Challenge Day Airs on Oprah Jan. 26

KEY WEST, Fla. (200 words) – Challenge Day, the program brought to high school youth every year by Monroe Youth Challenge Program, is set to air locally on The Oprah Winfrey Show Monday, Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. on CBS Channel 4.

Yvonne and Rich St. John-Dutra, Co-founders of Challenge Day and the Be the Change Movement, were asked to create this special program for parents and their teenage children who deal with obesity.

“You can meet Rich and Yvonne the following week when they are here to host four Challenge Days in Monroe County,” said MYCP Director Sunny Booker.

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At a recent Challenge Day in Monroe County, Yvonne and Rich St. John-Dutra help students understand the hidden message when others act out. .

At every Challenge Day young people share their struggles with overeating, not eating at all, eating and purging, abusing alcohol or any other drug, and other ways to attempt to numb out feelings.

Yvonne and Rich St. John-Dutra are scheduled to lead Challenge Days in Monroe County Feb. 2-5 in Marathon and Key West. Adult volunteers are welcome to attend after passing a background check.

Monroe Youth Challenge Program is a project of the Monroe County Education Foundation to foster acceptance, respect, and success in the youth of Monroe County. For more information call MYCP Director Sunny Booker at (305) 293-1400 ext. 53319 or visit www.monroe.k12.fl.us/mycp.