Cooper River Bridge Run Grants- Deadline October 11!

The Cooper River Bridge Run grants are due October 11 this year! Schools who are interested in using the funds to promote regular physical activity at their school may apply and be awarded up to $1500!

This year we are encouraging each individual school in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester County school districts to apply! The application is user friendly and can be downloaded under "Cooper River Bridge Fund" here:
http://www.coastalcommunityfoundation.org/nonprofits/grants.html

For any questions, please contact your district grants coordinator.

Laing Middle (shown below) was one of the 18 schools to receive these funds last year, and the school purchased exercise equipment to start their teacher workout room as part of their wellness initiative!

Walk To School Day is a Great Kick Off for Wellness Committees!

 

Getting excited about Walk To School Day at Hursey Elementary School in North Charleston.  I have blocked off my schedule for Wednesday, October 2 at 9 am.  This is a fun way to kick off  2013-14 as a part of your school's Wellness Committee.  Contact your school for more details on their Walk or go to www.scsaferoutes.org for more general information.  It is literally "a breath of fresh air" to come out for an hour and be a supportive role model for these awesome kids!

CCSD School Wellness 2013-2014 Kickoff Message

Welcome to our new blog!

Greetings from the MUSC Boeing Center for Children's Wellness Team!

Thank you for checking out our newest addition to our program: the MUSC Boeing Center blog! Here is a space where we will share program updates, news, events, and successes with all of you.  It's a place where schools and physicians can communicate with- and among- each other.  It's also a place where you can go to see what others are doing and share your great accomplishments with the rest of us.

OK...let's get blogging!