Cooper Rover Bridge Run 2015 Grant Applcation

Grant applications are now being accepted for the 2015 CRBR!  Applications are due 10/10/2014!

Schools are encouraged to apply using this form.  You can receive points on your School Wellness Checklist for participating as a school team in the CRBR!  Its a win-win:)

From the CRBR and the Coastal Community Foundation:

"The Cooper River Bridge Run is the best organized and the best conducted 10-K race in the world. It includes world-class competition in a unique setting with unparalleled participant satisfaction and also helps broaden community cooperation and participation in healthy events throughout the year. The CRBR serves as a model of health motivation for other communities throughout the world. In 2006, CRBR created a fund at Coastal Community Foundation (CCF) to distribute grants to Lowcountry non-profit organizations that advance the CRBR objective of the promotion of regular physical activity for a healthy lifestyle. Applicants are encouraged to focus on the following outcomes: public awareness of the importance of regular physical exercise; providing opportunity for regular physical exercise; and/or increasing opportunity for participation in the CRBR by underserved populations."

Also, join us on the bridge this coming Saturday at 9am (9/13) on the Charleston side!

Farm to School and the School Wellness Checklist

Farm to School items were added to the School Wellness Checklist this year to support the efforts of the Farm to School program. We're really excited to offer these points:

• Cafeteria provides and promotes 2 locally grown fruits and/or vegetables per month (5 points)
• School Garden - using the garden as a classroom to teach about nutrition (3 points)

There are tons of resources, including FREE teaching materials on the Farm to School website!  

We want to let you all know that we will need to see example menus if you claim the points for serving locally grown produce in the cafeteria. Please share this with your cafeteria managers! The food production record from that week with the item(s) circled works well.

We are more than happy to help with the verification for this item!!

Schools have nothing but great things to say about partnerships with local farms, so have some fun with it!

MUSC Heart Walk

Guest Post from MUSC and AHA Heart Walk:

**You can receive points on your School Wellness Checklist for participation as a team!!**

Please join the MUSC Children’s Hospital “Little Hearts” at the Lowcountry Heart Walk this year!  We had great participation from elementary schools last year and would love to have walkers from each Charleston County school this year.  Here’s how it works…..

1. Assemble a team of walkers from your school
2. Go to  www.lowcountryscheartwalk.org
3. Proceed to the “Register Here” link and click “Start a team”
4. Start your school’s team by clicking “New Team Under Company” and choose the MUSC          Little Hearts group
5. Use your school’s name as the team name and follow the prompts to complete your registration

Just like last year, each walker that raises $25 through their school’s team will receive a MUSC Little Hearts t-shirt. Your $25 donation will go straight to the American Heart Association for the charitable work they do at MUSC and throughout our community.

If you and your teammates are eligible for a free t-shirt, email your size(s) to Emily Warr from MUSC Children’s Hospital at heavener@musc.edu   Details about shirt delivery/pick-up will be announced closer to the event.

Available sizes are:
Adult
S, M, L, XL, XXL
Youth
XS, S, M, L, XL

We hope you’ll join us for this awesome community event!