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Article: Four Washington, D. C., Programs Receive First Healthy Communities Grants from General Mills.
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- May 9, 2008
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Company Also Supports National Fitness Awards in Public Schools
MINNEAPOLIS -- General Mills, in conjunction with the Washington D.C. Mayor's Commission on Food and Nutrition, Thursday launched the new Healthy Communities program by awarding the first $100,000 in grants to four area schools and organizations.
The program is being piloted in Washington, D.C., an area with one of the highest rates of childhood obesity in the nation. The grassroots grants program targets schools and nonprofit organizations that focus on helping children eat healthy and stay physically fit.
The grants were announced Thursday morning at a news conference with Mayor Adrian Fenty and ...
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