The California Nutrition Network for Healthy, Active Families is pleased to present the 2006 Nonnie Korten Award of Excellence. This award is presented each year to a Nutrition Network-funded program that has exhibited outstanding work to improve nutrition and physical activity for low-income children and adolescents in California.
Last year, the Los Angeles Unified School District was the first recipient of the award as recognition of their outstanding work to improve nutrition and physical activity for low-income Californians.
This year’s recipient will be announced at an award ceremony to be held in conjunction with the California Nutrition Network Ten Year Anniversary Celebration on August 10, 2006 in Sacramento.
Established in 2005 in honor of the late Nonnie Korten, the award reflects Nonnie’s vision, innovation, and passion. Nonnie was a tireless promoter of meaningful experiences for children that promoted deep thinking and thoughtful reflection. She wanted every child to realize their fullest potential not just as students, but as passionate, caring, healthy and informed human beings.
The Nonnie Korten Award of Excellence is presented to the Network - funded program that best portrays the following characteristics:
- Successfully and creatively implements programs that motivate and empower food stamp eligible children and/or adolescents to increase consumption and enjoyment of a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables and to engage in physical activity every day.
- Clearly demonstrates effective strategies for bringing about healthy change by working at multiple levels of the social ecological model
- Actively and generously shares these ideas and resources with other Network-funded programs.