Mini-grants promote healthy children

Twenty-one schools and agencies recently received mini-grants from the department to fund nutrition and physical activity projects. Recipients were awarded grants of up to $1,000. A total amount of $19,224 was awarded. Funding was provided through the Team Nutrition and Coordinated School Health programs.

Examples of funded projects include the following: Taste Test Tuesday at St. Mary’s Elementary in Sioux Falls, a program that encourages students to try healthy foods; walking clubs such as Walk Across South Dakota, offered by the S.D. Human Services Center; and health fairs such as at Wakonda, where students will record a CD called “Be Fit, Eat Right, Be Healthy.”

A complete list of grant recipients appears below.

• Belle Fourche School District                            

• Bethesda Sharing Center, Aberdeen              

• Corisca School District             

• Flandreau School District                                    

• Howard School District                

• Lower Brule Sioux High School

• Madison Central School District

• Madison Central-Washington Elementary            

• Marty Indian School                            

• Pierre School District               

• Sanborn Central School District                        

• SD Human Services Center, Yankton                

• Sioux Falls School District                         

• Sioux YMCA, Dupree                                        

• St. Mary’s Catholic Schools, Dell Rapids                 

• St. Mary’s Elementary School, Sioux Falls       

• Tiger Post Community Center, Ipswich           

• Wakonda School District         

• Webster School District                         

• Wessington Springs Elementary                    

• Youth and Family Services, Rapid City