Two School Wellness Initiatives

Dear Iowa Partners: Action for Healthy Kids,

Below are two school wellness initiatives for you to take a look at.

The first is the 2009 Healthy Iowa/Iowa Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Nutrition Awards. For a description of the awards visit http://www.wellnessiowa.org/healthyiowaawards2009.php. The applications are due August 31st, 2009. There are awards at the community, school, college/university and the individual level.
The second is a Farm-to-School initiative, called “Wrap Your Own-Iowa Grown.” This initiative is a great opportunity for schools, students, teachers, parents and the communities to get involved and promote Iowa producers and healthy eating habits. A portion of the initiative is for middle and high school students to produce a 30 second to 2 minute video or rap that informs, inspires, and encourages student awareness and promotion of locally-grown Iowa produce/products. For more information visit the following website: http://www.iowaagriculture.gov/AgDiversification/wrapYourOwn.asp

This message was sent from Iowa Action for Healthy Kids to mary.decker@dmps.k12.ia.us. It was sent from: Action for Healthy Kids, 4711 Golf Rd Suite 625, Skokie, IL 60076.