Loading...

Rev Your Bev’s 10th Annual Celebration: Promoting Healthy Hydration & Water Access in Virginia’s Schools Kicks Off This Week

Brunswick, Prince William, Fauquier, Virginia (November 10, 2021) – This week, Rev Your Bev, an initiative of the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) supported by its statewide youth-led program Y Street, kicked off its 10th Rev Your Bev Annual Celebration. Throughout the month, Y Street members are hosting events at their school and leveraging social media to empower their school community and the public to incorporate drinking water into their daily activities.

Research has consistently proven that water is the healthiest beverage choice as it acts as fuel for your body. Since 2013, Rev Your Bev and Y Street have devoted and sustained efforts to spread healthy hydration messages to help individuals make drinking water a habit and improve Virginians’ overall health.

VFHY Executive Director Marty Kilgore also shared her comments on the campaign’s longevity and continued success. “VFHY is proud to celebrate 10 years of Rev Your Bev with our Y Street Youth Leaders. This celebration is a testament of their tenacity and commitment to empowering their peers to make healthy choices.”

Adding to the celebration is a new partnership between Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation and VFHY. In collaboration with the Rev Your Bev campaign, Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation recently installed new water filling stations in local schools to make accessing water easier for the attending students. Water bottle filling stations were installed in the following Y Street partner schools:

Fauquier High School – Warrenton, VA

Brunswick High School – Lawrenceville, VA

Greensville County High School – Emporia, VA

With these new water bottle filling stations, students will now have increased access to water and the opportunity to choose water and establish healthier behaviors before, during, and after the school day. “The hydration station is amazing because we can fill our bottles up super fast. Also, the water is cold so it makes drinking water so much better,” noted Lily Paccassi, a senior at Fauquier High School and Y Street Youth Leader. “Because of the hydration stations, I think I drink a lot more water during the day.”


About the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY)Established in 1999 by the Virginia General Assembly, the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth empowers Virginia’s youth to make healthy choices by reducing and preventing youth tobacco and nicotine use, substance use, and childhood obesity. VFHY takes a comprehensive approach to prevention work that includes reaching about 50,000 children each year through classroom-based prevention programs in public schools, after-school programs, community centers, day cares and prevention programs across the state. VFHY’s award-winning marketing campaigns deliver prevention messaging to more than 500,000 children annually. In addition, VFHY’s research program provides scientific insight on methods to effectively reduce tobacco use. Since 2002, VFHY has funded 40 large research projects at universities throughout Virginia. For more information, visit www.vfhy.org.

Press Releases

Richmond County Public Schools is Setting a Healthy Example to Increase Students’ Water Consumption

Richmond County, VA – Richmond County Public Schools has made important updates to its School Wellness Policy to ensure that students have increased access to water throughout the school day. This change will undoubtedly have a positive impact on the health and well-being of students throughout the division and their overall academic success, with 1,036 […]

READ MORE
Henrico County’s Recreation and Parks Are Officially 100% Tobacco-Free

Henrico County, VA. – Henrico County’s parks and outdoor recreational areas are officially tobacco-free. Henrico Recreation & Parks recently decided to commit to making its parklands and park facilities 100% tobacco-free and vapor-free to provide a clean, healthy, and safe environment for all to enjoy. The policy change was initiated by Y Street, Virginia’s largest […]

READ MORE
Warrenton Town Council Votes for 100% Tobacco-Free Parks

Warrenton, VA. – Warrenton parks and outdoor recreational areas are officially tobacco-free. The Town of Warrenton recently decided to promote voluntary compliance to prohibit tobacco and electronic smoking device use on all parklands, park facilities, open public spaces, and all enclosed and designated areas, including common areas, playgrounds, and shelters. The policy change was initiated by […]

READ MORE
Lexington City Council Votes for 100% Tobacco-Free Parks

Lexington, VA. – Lexington’s parks and outdoor recreational areas are officially tobacco-free. The City of Lexington recently decided to promote voluntary compliance to prohibit tobacco and electronic smoking device use on all parklands, park facilities, open public spaces, and all enclosed and designated areas, including common areas, playgrounds, and shelters. The policy change was initiated […]

READ MORE
Chesterfield County School Board Votes to Update its School Wellness Policy to Strengthen Students’ Access to Water

Chesterfield County, VA – On May 9, 2023, the Chesterfield County school board voted to update its School Wellness Policy to ensure that all students within the division can practice healthy hydration behaviors while on campus. This updated policy was developed in collaboration with the Rev Your Bev campaign, the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth’s […]

READ MORE
Alberta Town Council Votes for 100% Tobacco-Free and E-Cigarette-Free Parklands

Alberta, VA – The Town of Alberta parks and outdoor recreational areas are officially tobacco-free and e-cigarette-free. On May 8, 2023, the Alberta Town Council voted to add a voluntary policy to prohibit tobacco use in outside parks and trails. The vote was initiated by Y Street, Virginia’s largest youth-led movement and a program of […]

READ MORE