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March 13, 2010 -- Thank you to our sponsors, partners, and Junior League of Baltimore Family Wellness committee for a fabulous Kids in the Kitchen event this morning at Port Discovery. Pictures will be posted soon -- in the meantime enjoy these clips to see our coverage on WJZ featuring George Stella, lead sponsor Kaiser Permanente and JLB Director Shelly Terranova!
CLIP #1: Kaiser Permanente Richard Tharp and JLB Director Shelly Terranova
CLIP #2: George Stella
Thank you also to Port Discovery for hosting our event and providing entry for 200 children, The Fresh Market for providing nutrition station fresh food ingredients, Subway for providing 300 Fresh Fit lunches, and weinbergharris for raising awareness in the media of the important event.
The Kids in the Kitchen Program is part of an international Junior League initiative to combat childhood obesity. Our local program includes a one-day event hosted at Port Discovery offering fun, interactive stations and workshops for more than 1,700 children to learn about health and fitness, with a focus on nutrition. The Junior League of Baltimore along with wonderful partners and sponsors set a great example of how to lead a healthy and active lifestyle and combat childhood obesity.
Kids In The Kitchen
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Port Discovery Children's Museum
10:00am - 2:00pm
With the goal to raise awareness and help reverse the growth of childhood obesity and its associated health issues, the Junior League of Baltimore will host it's 4th Annual Kids in the Kitchen event sponsored by Kaiser Permanente at Port Discovery, located in Baltimore's Inner Harbor on Saturday, March 13th from 10:00am - 2:00pm.
Event Highlights:
- Spokesperson: Food Network Chef George Stella
- George Stella will lead children in Iron Chef style competition and the making of fruit kabobs
- Soccer Drills with Crystal Palace USA
- Football Drills with Coach Tom of the Baltimore Ravens Youth Program
- Hands on activities, tips and healthy, family-friendly recipes
Junior Leagues' Kids in the Kitchen, which launched in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom in 2006, addresses the staggering statistic that nearly one-third of children and adolescents in North and South America will be overweight by 2010 and at an increased risk of developing Type II diabetes, high blood pressure, numerous ailments related to high cholesterol and social problems that are related to having low self-esteem. The Junior League of Baltimore believes that education and hands-on involvement in healthy meal preparation are the first steps to making a lasting change in our children's future.
Special thanks to our presenting sponsor, Kaiser Permanente and our supporting sponsors: Port Discovery Children's Museum, The Fresh Market, Subway, weinbergharris, Crystal Palace USA, & IWIF.
For a copy of our event press release, please click here. For more info, please email: jlbhq@jlbalt.org or visit www.portdiscovery.com
