2017 March Board Book

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(209) 690-8244 Alyson Barnes Ketchum alyson.barnes@ketchum.com (415) 984-6259 Statewide Effort to Increase Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Resources Awards $20,000 to LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program LA’s BEST to receive financial and in-kind resources from California Dairy Families, Los Angeles Rams and the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition. LOS ANGELES (November 22, 2016) –LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program, a partnership of the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Beyond the Bell Branch and the private sector is expanding student health and wellness with $20,000 in financial and in-kind resources from California dairy families, the Los Angeles Rams and the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (NFFSN) through a special award celebrated November 17 th at Limerick Elementary School in Canoga Park. The $10,000 ‘Hometown Grant’ being awarded to LA’s BEST came from a partnership between California dairy families and the Los Angeles Rams through the Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP 60) program and was matched by the NFFSN in support of the Presidential Youth Fitness Program’s 60 th anniversary celebration. "LA’s BEST knows that keeping our kids healthy is a part of their overall well-being,” said Eric Gurna, President & CEO of LA’s BEST. “This is why, each year we provide the more than 25,000 students we serve with unique opportunities to learn about the importance of healthy eating and exercise. It is an honor to receive this grant through the FUTP 60 program, which will help students be more active, healthier and happier.” The ‘Hometown Grant,’ and match means students in the LA’s BEST program will join the 13 million students who are eating healthier, 16 million students who are being more active and

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