NEW ORLEANS HORNETS’ GREIVIS VASQUEZ TO VISIT LOCAL SCHOOL TO PROMOTE HEALTHY HABITS AND END CHILDHOOD OBESITY
New Orleans’ Esperanza Charter School Will Receive Advice on Nutritious Eating and Benefits of Physical Activity from Professional Athlete Greivis Vasquez
What:
Greivis Vasquez, point guard for the New Orleans’ Hornets, will visit Esperanza Charter School, a public school in New Orleans, to rally students and staff to continue cultivating a healthy school environment and to promote healthy habits on an individual level, including eating nutritious meals and participating in regular exercise.
Esperanza Charter School is a member of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Healthy Schools Program and is working to make significant changes in the areas of school meals, physical activity and staff wellness. Esperanza has been improving its nutrition programs and even held a taste test of healthy snacks, fruits, and nuts. The school maintains a vegetable garden which is a fun activity for students and provides an opportunity to teach students about the importance of eating healthy items like fruits and vegetables. Esperanza’s staff members are modeling healthy habits for students by participating in energizing group events like walkathons.
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation was founded by the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation to reverse the trend of childhood obesity. The Wasserman Foundation, a private family foundation based in Los Angeles collaborates with the Alliance by providing professional athletes to promote healthy habits and combat childhood obesity. As part of this joint effort, NBA players and U.S. Olympic athletes have previously visited schools in Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Memphis, and Palm Springs.
When: Monday April 22, 2013
9:15 – 9:30 AM: Media load in
9:45 – 10:10 AM: Vasquez shares health and wellness advice with Esperanza Charter School students and staff.
10:00 – 10:30 AM:Vasquez tours campus to visit physical activity programs, school garden and learns about Esperanza’s nutrition and fitness initiatives.
Where:
Esperanza Charter School, New Orleans
Who:
Greivis Vasquez, Point Guard, New Orleans Hornets
Nicole Saulny, Principal, Esperanza Charter School
Stephanie Keefe, New Orleans Healthy Schools Program Manager, Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Esperanza Charter School is a member of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Healthy Schools Program, which supports more than 17,000 schools across the country and more than 200 schools in Louisiana. The Healthy Schools Program provides assistance at no cost to anyone wanting to help a school become a healthier place – guiding participants to onsite and virtual trainings, a customer support center, school health experts, and science-based resources that help them overcome obstacles and make healthy changes in nutrition, physical activity and health education so students and staff can lead healthier lives. More information at www.HealthierGeneration.org.
About the Alliance for a Healthier Generation
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, founded by the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation, works to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity and to empower kids to develop lifelong, healthy habits. The Alliance works with schools, companies, community organizations, healthcare professionals and families to transform the conditions and systems that lead to healthier children. To learn more and join the movement, visit www.HealthierGeneration.org.
About Wasserman Foundation
The Wasserman Foundation is a private family foundation based in Los Angeles. The Foundation, created by Edie and Lew Wasserman in 1952, currently funds in the areas of education, health, arts & culture, service and global initiatives. For more information, please visit www.wassermanfoundation.org or follow us on Twitter @WassermanFDN.