Goodyear In ACTION

Promote. Educate. Motivate.
Promoting, educating and motivating Goodyear citizens toward living healthier lifestyles.

Goodyear In ACTION is your one-stop-shopping resource for finding health & wellness opportunities in Goodyear. Enjoy!

All About Goodyear In A.C.T.I.O.N.
In June 2008, 34 delegates from the City of Goodyear, Arizona traveled to Tampa, Florida to compete in the All-America City awards. On its first try, Goodyear won the highly coveted All-America City designation judged and awarded by the National Civic League.

A handful of Goodyear’s citizen delegates were inspired by the National Civic League’s mission of “doing good things community-wide.” And they pledged that when they returned to Goodyear they’d continue the mission.
Delegates Jennifer Barber, Brenda Bernardi and Kimberly Jones recruited an additional Goodyear citizen: Ginger Harman.
In the summer of 2008, these founders formed a grassroots organization called A.C.T.I.O.N. -- which is Active Citizens Together Improving Our Neighborhoods.
A.C.T.I.O.N. is a non-partisan group of motivated Goodyear citizens who work together to identify and improve various issues for the enhancement of Goodyear neighborhoods. A.C.T.I.O.N.’s mission is to collaborate with Goodyear business leaders, non-profits, citizens, youth, schools and government to make a positive impact on our community.
Members felt there was a need to tackle the growing problem of childhood obesity and met with the City of Goodyear to discuss the issue. Mayor Cavanaugh encouraged A.C.T.I.O.N. to think broader and bring health and wellness opportunities to Goodyear for residents of all ages.
The A.C.T.I.O.N. committee was named “Goodyear In ACTION.” Board members, committee members and dozens of local businesses throughout Goodyear have joined the effort in its first year.
The mission? Goodyear In ACTION works to promote, educate and motivate Goodyear citizens toward living healthier lifestyles.

"As I strive for physical fitness as a personal goal, I have also set a goal for the City of Goodyear to be one of the fittest cities in America. I recently signed on to the National League of Cities Mayors Action Challenge for Children and Families, committing to a goal of encouraging a healthy lifestyle and environment in Goodyear. Goodyear in ACTION is a citizen-based group that promotes health and wellness and I am proud to support their efforts."
Mayor Jim Cavanaugh, City of Goodyear
Mayor Cavanaugh kicked off the first annual Goodyear In ACTION Day on September 26, 2009 with a hike at Estrella Mountain Regional Park. Throughout the day, hundreds of Goodyear residents celebrated Goodyear In ACTION Day by participating in a kids triathlon, community walks and cleanups, a bike rodeo, health fairs and in local businesses that opened their doors to the public free of charge!
With this success, A.C.T.I.O.N. chose to solely focus its efforts on health and wellness and formally decided to do business as “Goodyear In ACTION.”
Now, Goodyear In ACTION is looking forward to 2010... and beyond.

Goodyear In ACTION Board Members
Jennifer Barber - President
Jennifer Weber - Vice President
Debra Undhjem - Treasurer
Ginger Harman - Treasurer Co-Chair
Heidi Frei - Secretary
Joanne Osborne
Karen Verlardi
Jeff Stokes

Founders of
The Goodyear In ACTION
2009 Committee
Jennifer Barber - Chair
Jeff Stokes - co-Chair
Anton Pratt - Vice Chair
Amy Vasquez - Events Chair
Betsy Rice and Mike Svetz - City Relations Chairs

The Goodyear In ACTION
2010 Program Committee
Jennifer Barber - Chair
Jeff Stokes - Co-Chair
Anton Pratt - Vice Chair
Amy Vasquez
Mike Svetz - City Relations Chair
Karen Verlardi - Goodyear In ACTION Day Chair
Debra Undhjem - Social Chair
To join a committee, please contact us at

From Left to Right: Brenda Bernardi, Jeff Stokes, Jennifer Barber, Betsy Rice, Greg McIntyre and Anton Pratt