 Childhood obesity affects roughly 12.7 million children in the country. According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2014, 17% of youth in the United States were obese. A group of students from Mollins Elementary School is trying to lower that number. The community problem-solving team at Mollins decided to come up with an issue the school was facing and find ways to fix it. Fitness was a big thing, you know, health with students and even our faculty. So through that, they came up with an idea for a wellness center that would be on school grounds. The students have gathered information and facts throughout the school year and even went as far as making a blueprint with the help of some engineering to send with other forms to the state. We think that this fitness room will help to encourage other schools in our community to start encouraging their kids to work out and get healthier so that it won't affect the rest of their lives. If the project gets approved by the state, it could cost the school anywhere between $60,000 to $100,000. For more information or to donate, use any of the methods listed on your screen. Reporting in Pikeville for EKB News, I'm Shelby Steele.