Summer Food Promotes Healthy Eating and Exercise
This summer the Professional
Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) had partnered with the Summer Food Service
Program (SFSP) to help promote healthy eating and exercise. Over thirty
members of the Rapid City Club for Boys attended a visit by Miss Rodeo South
Dakota, Jessica Melvin, and PRCA roper, Ora Taten. The duo was on hand to let
boys know how important exercise and nutrition were to pro rodeo athletes.
After a lively question and answer session, Ora Taten showed off his
ropemanship skills with his son serving as the ropee. Jessica was more popular
afterwards, giving out almost fifty autographs. Their visit was part of the
Club for Boys' emphasis on fitness and health in its members.
The PRCA event in Sioux
Falls was another success. Miss Rodeo South Dakota Jessica Melvin poses with
the kids from Terry Redlin Elementary in Sioux Falls, S.D. Approximately
70-75 children were present for the meal service. One of the regular
attendees at the summer program brought her horse for the others to see.
Jessica helped the kids rope a bale, talked to them about the importance of
eating healthy, getting plenty of physical activity and making good choices
and then autographed pictures of herself. One local television station - KDLT
- covered the event and ran a short clip in the evening news.
To see pictures of these
events and others please go to the following website.
http://sports.espn.go.com/prorodeo/features/gallery?page=general/fangallery#
The above link
takes you to the Fan Gallery. Click on the 2004 Summer Food Service Program
Fans to see selected pictures of the visits. Enjoy.
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