{"id":16852,"date":"2018-05-24T18:03:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T18:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ftf\/?post_type=family-stories&#038;p=12842"},"modified":"2019-09-04T02:17:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T02:17:12","slug":"elena-armbrust-is-southwest-maricopas-2018-champion-for-young-children","status":"publish","type":"family-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/es\/region-stories\/elena-armbrust-is-southwest-maricopas-2018-champion-for-young-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Elena Armbrust is Southwest Maricopa\u2019s 2018 Champion for Young Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elena Armbrust has been selected as the 2018 Southwest Maricopa First Things First Champion for Young Children.<\/p>\n<p>The award is given to local champions who actively volunteer their time to raise public awareness of the importance of early childhood development and health. Champions spend a significant amount of time volunteering with FTF and building public awareness about the importance of early childhood issues.<\/p>\n<p>Armbrust engaged in awareness-raising efforts such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hosting a story time once a week for parents of children birth to age 5 in Buckeye.<\/li>\n<li>Writing letters to companies like Colgate asking them to provide dental kits for young children.<\/li>\n<li>Building a relationship with a local elementary school in rural Buckeye to provide early childhood information to parents and caregivers.<\/li>\n<li>Facilitating a parent\/child interactive class once a week in a rural fire station in Rainbow Valley, AZ.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We recently caught up with Armbrust, who is a Community Representative at DMB Associates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question: Why do you feel early childhood development and health is so important? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: I don&#8217;t just <em>feel<\/em> that early childhood development and health are important, it&#8217;s been scientifically proven over and over again! \u00a0The first years of life are so incredibly fascinating with all the connections young minds are making, it&#8217;s hard not to be intrigued by the potential growth.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates said it well, &#8220;The first five years have so much to do with how the next 80 turn out.&#8221; \u00a0A strong beginning sets our children up for a brighter, happier, more successful future; and that benefits us all!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question: How do you suggest other people in your community get involved? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: My biggest suggestion would be to just ask! \u00a0Put the &#8220;it takes a village&#8221; mentality into play for your local community. \u00a0Ask the new mom you see with her kiddos at the store, ask the grandparent out on a play date, ask at your place of business, worship, or play. \u00a0There may be an opportunity near you that is a perfect fit! \u00a0Check out local social media pages and early childhood development websites, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/FirstThingsFirst.org\">FirstThingsFirst.org<\/a>, of course! \u00a0WE are raising the next generation, laying the foundation for future growth, supporting families. \u00a0The more people our young children have in their \u201cvillage,\u201d the stronger we all become. 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