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Article: Thousands of Children across the U.S. Learn How to Lead a Balanced and Active Lifestyle with General Mills Champions Grants Program; A Total of $500,000 Awarded to Community Groups and Schools.
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- Business Wire
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- May 24, 2005
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The General Mills Foundation and the American Dietetic Association Foundation, in partnership with the President's Challenge, have awarded 50 community groups and schools across the country with $10,000 grants that support innovative programs to help children develop lifelong nutrition and physical fitness habits.
This year's diverse grant recipients include School's Out Fun & Fitness in Sunnyside, Washington, in which Hispanic children and teens who are out of school for holidays, spend their free day at a local community center learning about nutrition, how to make healthy snacks and participate in games and other physical activity; Pyramid for ...