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**BIG CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!**

A BIG thank-you to everyone who took part in the public vote and well done to all the applicants for drumming up so much interest, we had nearly 7500 votes over the last week! The final list of winners has been annouced  and you can see them by clicking on the blue view entries tab on the right. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE WINNERS!!!

Young Acheivers Awards 2010 is open for nominations!

Do you know an inspirational young person between the ages of 16 - 25 who has made an outstanding contribution to the arts, environment, community or sports? Celebrate their achievements by giving them the chance to win a cash prize plus a year of support and development opportunities.

 The Young Achievers Trust is pleased to announce that the 2010 Young Achievers Awards are open for nominations. Find out more about the awards and how to make a nomination by going to http://youngachieverstrust.wordpress.com/2010/05/. The deadline for nominations is the 30th September


Winning entrant Submitted by: Penny Gill

Summary

To change the way a community values, buys, prepares and consumes food to improve the physical, social and economic well-being of the community members. My project will set up a school-based cooperative to create a community source of fresh fruit and vegetables. The pupils will have a financial and social incentive to go into their community and get people to buy their produce and eat healthier. To ensure that people can cook the fresh produce, the project will run cooking classes. The project will create a virtuous cycle of pupils selling healthy food and families eating healthy meals.

Comments on this entry

29-Oct-2009 10.49PM   Pauline Walters Says...

This project is a fabulous idea. As obesity and lifestyle diseases are becoming a major concern, it is essential to use any medium to educate children about healthy eating choices.

28-Oct-2009 11.03AM   Manal Hendawi Says...

Fantastic ,this is lead to healthy life style for cheldren ,go ahead

27-Oct-2009 2.42PM   Vikar Hussain Says...

Wow this is very interesting!! Its very significant that children are aware of which foods are nutritionally good for them.

27-Oct-2009 12.17AM   Thomas Baddeley Says...

Brilliant cause!

26-Oct-2009 2.10PM   Penny Gill Says...

That's great news. We need enthusatic volunteers. Please contact me on - pendeep.k.gill@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk. Can't wait to hear from you!

26-Oct-2009 1.50AM   Laird Reed Says...

Love the two-fer of home-ec and good nutrition.

25-Oct-2009 6.22PM   coco Says...

i Love the idea.

25-Oct-2009 1.22PM   Victoria Says...

Fantastic project. Virtuous cycles are the way to sustainable change.

23-Oct-2009 10.19PM   Jean Walsh Says...

What a fantastic idea. A great way for kids to learn about healthy choices

23-Oct-2009 11.09AM   Janet Melling Says...

This looks fabulous! So important for kids to get the chance to learn about healthy eating and growing their own food early on! I would love to be involved in this!

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