We are thrilled to share that once again this summer, there’s an exciting opportunity to expand nutrition education programming into your community. Thanks to generous funding from the Walmart Foundation, the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) has announced $1.8 million in grants available for summer camps to assist with summer feeding programs. This also includes The OrganWise Guys programming for 450 sites across the country!
It’s always fun to see the original and innovative costumes that come about during Halloween, but nothing makes us more giddy than seeing people dressed up as The OrganWise Guys! Over the years, we have received pictures from some of our fabulous educators who take creativity to the next level by dressing up as “the Guys” or even dressing up the OrganWise dolls. We thought it would be fun to share these unique ways they have brought the organs to life in case you get an itch to play OrganWise dress up yourself this Halloween.
We are thankful for great partners! The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation has provided some great content that we are all about sharing with you today!
What says October to you? Changing leaves? Friday night football? Welcoming (or groaning about) the Christmas decorations that have suddenly popped up in all the stores? By now, families with kids Pre-K through 5th grade are well into their busy fall routines — juggling weeknight meals with homework and sports schedules — then before you know it, BAM! The holidays arrive and we go off the rails in all directions.
As a partner of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF), we’ve joined forces with the nation’s leading food and beverage companies to help fight childhood obesity. In 2009, HWCF member companies made a commitment to reduce calories in the marketplace as part of their mission to reduce childhood obesity. We’re proud to report that HWCF member companies have sold 6.4 trillion fewer calories in the U.S. in 2012 than they did in 2007, as confirmed in the findings of an independent evaluation by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The change in the overall caloric footprint of the 16 HWCF member companies is impressive. Together, they far exceeded their original 1.5 trillion calorie goal, several years ahead of their target date. At a reduction of approximately 78 calories per person, per day, non-HWCF national food brands and private labels in comparison each only cut 11 calories per day over the same period. Of the 6.4 trillion calories HWCF removed, member companies saw large reductions in calories from across all food groups:
These calorie reductions include products across the spectrum of foods in our grocery aisles, resulting in reduction of calories in our grocery baskets each week. Such victories are applauded and members of HWCF continue to do their part to help families reduce calories at home. For more information and tips on how you can incorporate energy balance at home, visit Together Counts!
So make sure when you are going up and down the aisles of the grocery store, you are making the healthiest choices available and you can play your part in this calorie reduction partnership!
Thanks to the Walmart Foundation, we are thrilled to be a part of this newly announced initiative aimed at keeping kids healthy during the summer months, which research shows is often the most unhealthiest time of year. In partnership with National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), 449 park and recreation sites across the country have been awarded The OrganWise Guys programming to implement during the summer months and continuing on into their after school programs!
