Come to the Home Depot center in Carson on July 11th for Manhattan Beach Community Night, and watch the Chivas Club team take on the LA Galaxy. Proceeds from the event go to support GrowingGreat with its school gardens and classroom nutrition lessons. Please contact Sarah Gelb to reserve your tickets -
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GrowingGreat CNN Headline News Video |
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Eat Well Live Well |
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GrowingGreat is a school garden and nutrition education organization dedicated to inspiring children and adults to adopt healthy eating habits. Since 1999, GrowingGreat has provided comprehensive nutrition education and school garden programs to more than 28,000 elementary school children, their families, and community partners in the Los Angeles area and South Bay. Our lessons are aligned to the California standards. GrowingGreat is a registered 501(C)3 non profit charitable organization. Our programs are supported by fees, grants and donations. DID YOU KNOW? Despite California's legendary "active" lifestyle, our amazing weather, and the fact that we grow more fresh produce than any state in the country, approximately 30% of children in California are overweight or obese. Los Angeles County has one of the highest rates of childhood obesity in the state. Parents impact their teens' eating habits. Teens whose parents drink soda daily are almost 50% more likely to do so themselves.
More than two-thirds of adults and one third of children in America are obese or at risk for obesity.
GrowingGreat is working to change these statistics. A study from the University of Maryland showed that school-based nutrition education like GrowingGreat, which introduces students to the taste of fruits and vegetables, helps increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables. |
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West Basin Municipal Water District Joins with GrowingGreat |
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GrowingGreat awarded $31,000 in Grant Funds |
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GrowingGreat was recently awarded several Foundation Grants. Thank you to the following Foundations for their very generous awards: - Crail-Johnson Foundation
- Weingart Foundation
- Warren Neely Foundation
- Boeing Community Fund
- Dole Corporation
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Teaming Up |
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GrowingGreat teamed up with Jack Johnson at his UCLA concert on August 31 on his 2008 World Tour and joined with All At Once, a new social action network connecting nonprofits with people who want to become active in their local and world community. All At Once comes to life online at www.AllAtOnce.org and at every Jack Johnson concert, where you can get educated, get inspired, and connect face-to-face with us and other local, national, and international non-profits at a collection of interactive booths. See who was there with us by visiting http://www.jackjohnsonmusic.com/tour/detail/2008/08/31  
Collectively, individual actions create global change. Your actions, your voice, and your choices, all have a huge impact. www.AllAtOnce.org 
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