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Positively
Negative HIV/AIDS Story Writing Contest
The Hear Me Project invites youth between
the ages of 14 and 22 to submit an original
fiction or non-fiction story about personal
vulnerability to HIV/AIDS for a chance to win
$2500. The contest begins on September 1,
2007. Entries must be submitted online at
www.hearmeproject.org or by mail. To be
eligible, entries must be postmarked by December
1, 2007.
For more information about how to enter,
official rules and regulations, and winning
stories from previous years, visit:
www.hearmeproject.org.
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Love Your Veggies Nationwide School Lunch
Campaign
This
initiative will award more than a half million
dollars to schools by providing $10,000 grants
to 51 elementary schools in the United States—or
one grant per state and one for Hidden Valley’s
hometown of Oakland, California. Each grant must
be used to support increased access to, and
consumption of, fresh vegetables—including using
creative and innovative ways to get kids excited
about eating healthfully. The grant also must
help fund equipment toward a vegetable station
as well as nutrition training for school faculty
and staff.
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Organization: Hidden Valley and the School
Nutrition Association
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Eligibility: Elementary schools
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Value: 51 awards of up to $10,000 each
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Deadline: November 30, 2007
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Contact:
http://www.loveyourveggiesgrants.com
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Grants Available to Promote Healthy Eating and
Physical Activity
Grants of $3,500.00-$5000.00 dollars each will
be awarded to K-12 school districts, community
organizations, out of school programs and /or
post secondary institutions. Monies are
available from the Maternal and Child Health
Block fund and a recent one-year grant from the
National Governors Association.
More
information will be posted soon on the following
websites:
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