ATHLETIC SHOES SCORE POINTS WITH FAMILIES thU holiday season. Accord
ing to Athletic X-Press, kids of all ages am requesting the “hottest* name In athletic
•hoe* dll* Christina!. Even tiny tots are sporting the latest name In athletic shoes.
Pictured here! British Knights high-top basketball shoes for tots, big brothers and
Dad.
Give the gift of health with
athletic shoes for the family
According to recent studies, only 50
percent of the nation's children pet the
proper amount of physical activity. So,
this Christmas, many families will give
one another the “gift of good health"
with athletic shoes.
“Athletic shoe sales explode at holiday
time. Kids of all ages want to find the
'hottest' name in athletic shoes under
their tree Christmas morning," says Ted
Bertrand, vice president and general
merchandise manager for Athletic X
Press, the nation's largest chain of family
athletic footwear and apparel stores.
“Even tiny tots are sporting the latest
name in athletic shoes like their big bro
thers and sisters." Bertrand cites Nike,
British Knights, Reebok, L.A. Gear and
Converse as some of today’s most popu
lar brands.
If the demand for athletic shoes is so
high, why aren't children getting enough
exercise?
“Youth fitness begins at home with the
parents," says Bertrand. “The boom in
athletic footwear and apparel is only the
first step. It may take years to get youth
fitness back on track."
According to an in-store survey con
ducted by Athletic X-Press, as part of its
annual National Youth Fitness Program,
“parental encouragement and guidance
is the first step towards Improving fitness
in our nation's youth."
While shopping for children's athletic
shoes this Cnristmas, many people are
buying athletic shoes and apparel for the
whole family. It's the first step on the
road to good health.
Family fon runs, bicycling, racquet
sports and nature walks are great ways
for everyone to have fon and get fit. And,
of course, there are shoes designed espe
cially for each of these activities.
Athletic X-Press. with 19S stores na
tionwide, carries all mqjor brand names
of athletic shoes and apparel, including
Nike, Reebok, British Knights, L.A.
dear and others. HG892329
Colorful calendars make
great Christmas presents
Whether the people on your gift list
are athletes or bookworms, busy execu
tives or harried students, collectors or
minimalists, there's one foolproof gift
that will please them all—a calendar.
And, with such a wide selection from
which to choose, there's sure to be the
perfect one for each.
The young-at-heart will treasure The
Teddy Bear Calendar (Workman 1
i Publish
ing), starring the furry winners of the
1989 Teddy Bear Calendar Contest. The
30 well-loved bears featured on the cal
endar’s pages are cleverly arranged in
whimsical situations, from a skating
party to ma and pa bear proudly flanking
the infant addition to the family, propped
up in its “bearsinet.”
Golfers will love the humorous and
colorful golfing cal'en'dar (Workman
Publishing), with its comical illustrations,
enhanced by comical definitions, adapted
from the book Golfing, by Henry Beard
and Roy McKie.
Auto enthusiasts will be mesmerized
by Power Behind the Wheel 1990 (Ste
wart, Tabori & Chang), with extraordi
nary color photographs of extraordinary
cars taken by Lucinda Lewis. Comple
menting her contemporary photography
for each month is a black and white per
iod photo that provides a humorous note
or a significant contrast.
If you've got an armchair athlete on
your Christmas list, you may want to
consider a calendar geared to his or her
favorite sport. New York Jets and New
York Giants 1990 calendars (St. Martin’s
Press), both NFL Officially Licensed
Products, may fit the bill. With color
photos of exciting moments on the foot
ball field and lots of interesting trivia,
these calendars should provide daily en
joyment for Monday morning quarter
backs.
One recipe for gift-giving success, if
the recipient is fond of cooking, is Mar
tha's Kitchen 1990 Calendar (workman
Publishing/Potter & Workman Calen
dars), by Martha Stewart. Glorious color
photographs of food in exquisite table
settings are illustrated each month, and
the recipes for the featured foods can be
found on sturdy index-size cards bound
into the center of the calendar, but easily
detached for storage in the kitchen recipe
the ax
the ideal gift for anyone who has ever
visited or yearned to visit that unforget
table nation.
Equally exquisite is Gardens: An En
gagement Calendar for 1990 (Stewart,
Tabori & Chang), with photographs by
Curtice Taylor. While this striking calen
dar is certain to appeal to gardening
friends, anyone who loves the infinite va
riety of nature will appreciate the beauty
of its photographs, as well as the apposite
quotations which accompany each.
Food Bank Network Faces Demands
Working Poor Need Help; Network Needs Food
(NU) - As Second Harvest
National Food Bank Network,
America's only charitable national
network of food banks, observes its
10th anniversary of feeding the
needy, it is facing increasing prob
lems finding sufficient food
resources to meet a growing
demand from the fully-employed
“working poor" who seek food
assistance for their families.
In our economic system, these
full-time workers are supposed to
be able to earn enough money to
provide the essentials of food, shel
ter, clothing and health care for
themselves and their families.
However, increases in food, housing
and medical costs are eating away
at the low income worker; and
many of them sacrifice nutritional
meals to pay these other costs.
Nearly 60 percent of all new jobs
created from 1979 to 1984 pay less
than $7000 a year.
"Public perception is that we
muinly help the homeless, but
Sec.ond Hurvest serves an increas
ing number of the working poor as
well," said Philip R. Warth. Jr.,
president and chief executive offi
cer of Second Harvest. "Almost
everyone knows whut it's like to
stretch a paycheck, but low-income
fumilies probably know better than
unyone else."
Mrs. Bush As Anniversary
Chairperson
One major highlight of the private
ly funded food bank network's 10th
year is the acceptance by First Lady
Barbara Bush to serve as the hon
orary chairperson for the 10th
anniversary. 1989 also marks the
milestone distribution of the orguni
zation s two billionth pound of food.
Also this year, tne American
Meat Institute pledged to donate
nearly 1.5 million pounds of meat
to Second Harvest food banks to
launch the "Meating the Need” pro
gram. In addition. Second Harvest
will sponsor National Food Bank
Week from Nov. 5-11, and launch
the First Second Harvest-sponsored
National Canned Food Drive nedt
February.
Second Harvest, supported by
some 30,000 volunteers, was cited
by President Reagan's Volunteer
Action Award Program in 1988. It
is the nation's largest non-govern
mental food program coordinating
the distribution of surplus, donated
food through some 200 member
food banks to nearly 39,000 charita
ble community food programs that
serve the needy across the nation.
It serves such agencies as senior
and day care centers, soup kitchens,
drug and alcohol treatment centers,
shelters, after-school programs and
church groups with meal programs.
Second Harvest, which receives
no government funds, is privately
funded by the food industry, mem
ber food banks, corporations,
foundations and individuals. It
receives surplus food and other gro
cery products from neurly 250
national donor companies. The list
looks like a "Who's Who in the
II.S. Food Industry." although a
number of non-food companies,
such as Southern Pacific Transpor
tation C'o„ Chrysler and Xerox, also
support the food bank network.
For more information, write to
Second Harvest National Food
Dank Network. 116 S. Michigan
Ave.. Suite 4, Chicago, IL 60603, A
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