Our Story
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Living in Texas, I often suffered from horrible headaches and dreaded spending time outside in the sun. As a result, I didn't want to go outside to play, which made me less active than I should have been at such a young age, negatively impacting my physical health. Fortunately, as I got older, I started learning about the dangers of heat exposure, things I had experienced firsthand. I began researching ways to prevent these symptoms, and learnt a lot about proper skincare and healthcare that I was never taught when I was younger. With my newfound knowledge I overcame my fear of going outside and began playing sports and working out often, without all the side effects I used to experience.
While I was fortunate enough to learn about this issue and improve my situation, many Texans and people around the world are still uneducated and unaware of one of the biggest health risks: heat exposure. With my team, I want to effectively raise awareness on this problem and help address the growing challenges it poses to our health, lifestyle, and environment. I want to show everyone how you can stay safe and healthy in the heat. Knowledge is a powerful tool, and we will utilize it to help others improve their lives and their environment, just as I was able to.
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As someone who loves spending time outdoors with my friends and family in Texas, I know how unbearable the heat can get. There have been many times when I’ve had to cancel or reschedule plans because it was simply too hot outside. Every time I went outdoors, I would get sunburned and overheated, and doing sports wasn’t so fun anymore. I realized something needed to change. I wanted to make sure that kids could enjoy nature without putting their health at risk. I started researching ways to reduce the dangers caused by extreme heat. In high school, I got the perfect opportunity to start a project to spread awareness about the problems we are facing.
With my team, we began planning on how to increase acknowledgement around the Houston area about heat risks. Together, we are going to start workshops, and distribute heat-safety kits, flyers, stickers, and more. By spreading awareness, we hope to make the outdoors more enjoyable.
Our Mission
Defeat the Heat spreads heat awareness to everyone in the family through various fun, educational, accessible, and effective resources and services. Through children's workshops, online videos and newsletters, heat-safety fundraisers, events, and beautification projects and campaigns, we can unite our community and change the world.
Knowledge inspires care, care drives action, and from action comes a better life.