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Program aims to change kids' view of healthy food i-- *' BY TODD LUCK [HE CHRONIC I I Local youngsters discov ered the joys of healthy eat ing last Friday, through Kids in the Kitchen, a program led by the Junior League of Winston-Salem. Kids in the Kitchen is a national Junior League ini tiative designed to get chil dren involved in the kitchen and encourage their parents to feed them healthy food instead of relying on fast food options. The local Junior League hosts several Kids in the Kitchen events a year at places like the Children's Museum and the YMCA to teach kids about healthy snacks that are easy to make. "We're trying to do very simple after-school snacks, easy things that parents can do. but the kids can also help in," said local Kids in the Kitchen Chair Amy Lauten. Friday's program, which was held in the gym of the William G. White Jr. Family YMCA, was part of a larger celebration marking the end of the youth Winter Basketball season. Ten Junior League volunteers set up five stations for the event, most with edible activities for kids. Children sampled fruit smoothies and assembled fruit "snowmen" with sliced bananas for bod ies, carrot slivers for arms, chocolate chips for buttons and hats made of apple slices topped with grapes. At a station designed to teach youngsters about food groups, the kids ran a relay to get trail mix ingredients. There was also a station for coloring Valentine's Day cards and another with infor mation on healthy recipes and exercise, Lauten said she hoped the things the children learned though the activities would stay with them. "It influences them and impacts them for the rest of their life for their eating habits." she said. "(We're) teaching them that healthy foods can be fun and they taste just as good and that's something that, a lot of the time, people don't think about." Warren Glover attended the event with his six-year old son Warren II, who played Winter Basketball, his three-year old daughter Ocean, and his wife Keya. Glover, who regularly works out at the Y, said he thought Kids in the Kitchen was a ^ood idea. "I think it's great, espe cially in today's society, especially when Americans are so overweight and so it's good to get the kids at an early age and teach them the correct things they should be eating versus the fast food ? .7 ? ? ? ? ?i-i ^ .i . " .1, ,, ...ii I PhoUts h\ IikUI Luck Junior League volunteers Jennifer Bryan , Candice Brown and Amy Lauten. , ? i^? ? ? Warren and Keya Glover with their children, Warren 11 and Ocean. Joel Zendel Participants grab some pretzels during a food relay. all the time." said Glover. The YMCA had plenty for kids to do beyond the healthy eating stations. On one side of the stations was a basketball court used by many attendees for free play. On the other was a massive, colorful bounce house with many slides. Youth Director Reamer Aston led the kids in dancing to the music that was blasting through the gym before unleashing them onto the inflatable play ground. The Winter Basketball program at the White YMCA involves about 680 kids ages 5-15 who are divided into 79 teams led by volunteer coaches. Sports Director Joel Zendel says the pro gram focuses more on devel oping player's skills and character than on winning. Zendel said he appreciat ed the Junior League's con tribution to the season-end ing celebration. Kids in the Kitchen complemented what the kids were taught in the basketball program, which also focuses on health by serving the kids healthy snacks after they play. Zendel explained. "We're trying to associ ate exercise with healthy eating." he said. Many families came out to enjoy the festivities. Sharon Allen attended with her husband and three kids. She said she appreciated Kids in the Kitchen's inno vative suggestions for healthy eating. The fruit smoothies in particular were a big hit with her family. "It's da bomb!" her son. Allen Michael Walcott, 8. exclaimed before going back for seconds. For more information about Kids in the. Kitchen, visit kidsinthek itchen .ajli.orfi. News Clips Com/nU d from .staff. win and submittal i\ ports WFUBMC wins Spirit Award Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is this year's recipient of the Spirit of North Carolina Campaigning for Excellence Award. Sponsored each year by United Way, the Spirit of North Carolina Awards pro gram provides statewide recognition for exceptional commitment and support to local communities through their involvement with United Way. The competi tive awards are presented, annually to honor corporate and not-for-profit organiza tions that demonstrate excellence in their cam paigns. WSSU receives NSF grant Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) has won a $600,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to support highly qualified, economi cally dis advan taged , students to study computer science and infor m a t i o n Dr. Junes technology and to revitalize interest in those fields. "The Advancing Computing Education through Synergistic Support (ACESS) program provides scholarships, mentoring, leadership activities and other opportunities for aca demically talented students who would like to either major or earn a minor in computer science or infor ?nation technology." said Dr. Elva Jones. WSSU professor and Department of Computer Science chair. "In addition to substantial finan cial assistance that will he provided over the next five years, the ACESS Scholars will participate in many activities of the program that will focus on building strong computing skills and the synergy those skills can provide to solve science and industry problems." Students in the program often present the results of their research experiences at regional and national con ferences. They receive career counseling and are encouraged to develop addi tional professional skills by participating in local chap ters ol computing organiza tions. Malls supporting troops CBl. Triad Malls have kicked off Operation Heartfelt Salute with a letter writing campaign where shoppers can write a note of appreciation and kids can create a Valentine for the men and women serving in the military. The postcards will ultimately be delivered in Care Packages that will be sent to deployed soldiers. Operation Heartfelt Salute is a community cam paign that was designed to show appreciation to our mil itary service members and their families. The campaign includes support for Veterans, Active Duty and Reserve Military as well as their dependents, CBL Triad Malls, which includes Winston-Salem's Hanes Mall, w ill also collect items for care packages and new and used CDs for troops through March 12. Hanes Mall and Friendly Center in Greensboro will be collecting items at the Mall Management Offices and at the Customer Service Centers. The malls are selling "Operation Heartfelt Salute" red. white and blue bracelets for $1 as well. Celebrate African American History Month! children's museum V of tviruton ? talem Join us for special storvtimes: Wednesday, February 9th at 12 p.m. Thursday, February 17th at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 19th at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 23rd at 12 p.m. The Healing Force presents The Rhythm Of the Drum Sunday, February 20th at 3:00 p.m. This performance is a rousing celebration of culture! With booming drums and rattling gourds. ..with song and story... with talking drums and wasamba. The Healing Force weaves a message from the heart! www.childrensmuseumofws.Drg (336)723-9111 x2ll 39D South Liberty Street, Winston-Salem 27101 I used to think being good was enough until I learned that I could be great. Today, I realize I can choose to... BE LEGENDARY. Celebrate Black History with Coca-Cola visit www.mycokerewards.com/blackhistory open happiness
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