The Healthy Kids Campaign is a strategic effort to increase the community's capacity to address the issue of childhood obesity among young children and families in Orange County. The Orange County Partnership for Young Children is leading this campaign and working with the community to craft local solutions and establish critically needed programs. The campaign goal is to raise $600,000 in community funds to establish effective programs to decrease the epidemic of childhood obesity and promote healthy lifestyles for children and families in Orange County.
For more information on The Healthy Kids Campaign, click here.

In just a year and a half of fundraising, the Orange County Partnership for Young Children and its Healthy Kids Campaign has raised $250,000. Contributions came from individuals, corporations, foundations, and several different local organizations and governments. The contributions have been used to create three new programs aimed at fighting childhood obesity and helping young children live healthier, more active lifestyles.

The Healthy Kids Campaign along with its new programs will be celebrated Saturday, June 7 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Carrboro Elementary School. The event will be hosted by the Partnership along with campaign cabinet member Representative Verla Insko who will be recognizing the top contributors. The event also includes presentations by the new programs, a kids cooking demonstration, and a tour of one of the community gardens which is located at the Carrboro Elementary School. Photos will be permitted.

The three new programs all focus on preventing child obesity by increasing opportunities for children to eat smart and move more. The ABCs of Good Health, funded by a grant from the North Carolina Partnership for Children, has instituted the Nutritional and Physical Self Assessment in Child Care (NAPSACC) curriculum. The curriculum will aid pre-schools in creating physical activity programs, and increasing knowledge and consumption of healthy foods. Our second program is the Growing Healthy Kids Project, funded by a grant from the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund, which has created two new community gardens in Carrboro. These gardens are very popular and give families an opportunity to learn about gardening and fresh fruits and vegetables. Our final program is the Move It! project which will help create and fund scholarships for low income children to attend local physical activity programs and camps.

"All of these projects have created such a collaborative effort between so many differentorganizations. It is wonderful to have this kind of cooperation aimed at such a prevalent issue facing our children's health, " said Jay Bryan, The Partnership's Chair of the Board of Directors.

The Orange County Partnership for Young Children has published its Year One Report to the Community. The report highlights the projects and accomplishments of the Healthy Kids Campaign, including the collaboration with WCHL 1360 on the Healthy Kids Minutes and information on two of the campaign projects that are already underway. We would liketo thank everyone who has contirbuted to this importnant effort. We will continue to push for community awareness and collaboration in this fight against childhood obesity.



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Community Stays Informed with Healthy Kids Minutes
The Orange County Partnership for Young Children's Healthy Kids Campaign will partner with News Talk 1360 WCHL to address the crisis of childhood obesity. Beginning in August and throughout the rest of the year WCHL will be broadcasting weekly "Healthy Kids Minutes." These minutes will be designed to inform our community on ways to keep young children and their families healthy and active. For More Information

Healthy Kids Campaign Awarded 2 Year Grant for Community Gardens
The Orange County Partnership for Young Children was awarded a two year $51,300 Fit Communitiesgrant from the Health and Wellness Trust Fund of North Carolina(HWTF). The grant awarded provides funding over a two year period, beginning July 1, 2007. Funding will support the Partnership's Growing Healthy Kids Project which will address the issue of childhood obesity by encouraging children and their families to eat smart and move more. The Growing Healthy Kids project will develop model community gardens in Carrboro in three distinct settings - local public schools with on-site child care centers, a community park, and a community church. For more information

The Healthy Kids Campaign and the Aveda Institute in Chapel Hill Team up for "Tips for a Cause"
Chapel Hill - The Orange County Partnership for Young Children and Aveda
Institute in Chapel Hill are teaming up for the Healthy Kids Campaign and the fight against childhood obesity. Starting May 10th and lasting until the end of the month,The Partnership's Healthy Kids Campaign will be the recipient of "Tips for a Cause." This community support program created by Aveda allows for tips that are received in the month to go directly to the sponsored organization. Read More

COMMUNITY GARDEN APPLICATIONS

The Orange County Partnership for Young Children is sponsoring the development of community gardens in Carrboro, with funding from the Health and Wellness Trust Fund of N.C. Families with young children are particularly encouraged to apply for gardening space. Guidance and support provided.
Come enjoy friendship and fresh produce. Sign up today!

·Fall Gardening at Martin Luther King Park
·Spring Gardening at Carrboro Elementary School

Garden Application [Spanish]

Garden Flyer [Spanish]

• The Healthy Kids Campaign Tackles Childhood Obesity
  
• December 6th Campaign Launch

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Campaign Co-Chair: Senator Howard Lee, Chairman, N.C. State Board of Education

Campaign Co-Chair: William Ross Jr., Secretary, The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources

• Rep. Verla Insko, State Representative
• Dr. Alan Stiles, Physician in Chief of North Carolina Children's Hospital
• Tony Waldrop, Vice Chancellor for Economic and Research Development
  at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• John Russell, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, Quintiles Transnational Corp.
• Anson Dorrance, Head Coach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Women's Soccer Team
• Michelle Lewis, Community Volunteer

Corporations:
Aveda Institute of Chapel Hill
Community One Bank
Harrington Bank
Johnny T-Shirt Inc
Lantern Inc.
Merlion Restaurant
NC Childrens Hospital
Pantana Bobs
PHE Inc
Piedmont Electric Membership Corp.
Progress Energy
Progressive Computers
Quintiles Transnational Corp.
RBC Centura
RTI International
Siena Hotel
Sports Endeavors
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Stihl ®
UNC Healthcare System
UNC Medical Information Management Dept.
Vietri
WCHL 1360
Whole Foods Market

Foundations:
Annonymous Foundation
HWTF Fit Communities Grant
Lunsford Richardson Preyer Charitable Lead Unitrust
Mary Duke Biddle Foundation
Mary Lynn Richardson Fund
Mary Norris Preyer Foundation
North Carolina Partnership for Young Children
Strowd Roses Foundation
The Hillsdale Fund

Organizations:
Chapel Hill/ Carrborro Mothers Club
The Episcopal Church of the Advocate

Individuals:
Rosemarie Allen
Margaret Baker
Ennis Baker
Joyce Ball
Fletcher Barber
Lynn Blanchard
Jennifer Boger
Sally Bond
Nichol Bourdeaux
Bob Brizendine
Jay Bryan
Julie Byerly
Moses Carey
Shirley Carraway
Dina Castro
Mark Chilton
Kathleen Clarke-Pearson
Barbara Coatney
William Coleman
Keith D. Cook
Nancy Coston
Alice Curran
Joe Dicostanzo
Anson Dorrance
Anita & Paul Farel
Lisa Fishbeck
Rachel Hawkins
Carmen Hooker Odom
Evette Horton
Verla Insko
Jennifer James
Sally Johnson
Paula Jones
Donna Laws
Rhonda Leak
Michelle Lewis
Jason & Mary Lieb
Cathy Maris
Mike Mathers
Patrick McIntyre
Florence Peacock
Neil Pedersen
Liliana Peredes
William Powell
Lori Reynolds
Sharon Ringwalt
Michele Rivest
William Ross Jr.
Susan Dana Russell
Katherine Sanford
Robert Seymour
Maria Sherburne
Brenda Stephens
Mary Stowe
Lica Strasner
Rosemary Summers
Judy Truitt
Angela Uyeno
Tony Waldrop
Diane Ward
Matt Welch
Edith Wiggins
Margaret Zealy
Steven Zeisel

Local Goverment:
The Town of Chapel Hill
The Town of Carrboro

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