Bain, Gladstone receive grants from ‘Fuel Up to Play 60’

Posted 1/28/15

Gladstone Street Elementary School and Hugh B. Bain Middle School are taking the lead for student health by participating in a nationwide wellness initiative, and have recently received grant awards …

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Bain, Gladstone receive grants from ‘Fuel Up to Play 60’

GLADSTONE GRANT: Fuel Up to Play 60 presented a check in the amount of $3,750 to Gladstone Elementary School. Pictured, from left, are Lynne Conca of Sodexo Food Services, Lorna Arlia of Gladstone, Jane Vergnani of the New England Dairy and Food Council, Ayana Crichton from the Cranston Public Schools, district Executive Director of Educational Programs Joe Rotz and Principal Susan Buonanno.

Herald photos by Steve Popiel

BAIN BOOST: Bain Middle School received a $2,000 grant from Fuel Up to Play 60. Pictured are, from left, Assistant Principal Brian Lally, Principal Jenny Chan-Remka, district Executive Director of Educational Programs Joe Rotz, Ayana Crichton from the Cranston Public Schools, Jane Vergnani of the New England Dairy and Food Council, Shane Becker of Bain, Sheree Bailey of Bain and Ashley Hall of Sodexo Food Services.

Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2015 2:36 pm

Community-focused and fun, Fuel Up to Play 60 is activating schools and communities to support school wellness initiatives, good nutrition and physical activity, which help educate students and curb obesity. In partnership with the National Dairy Council (NCD) and the National Football League (NFL), both schools and their students are recruiting friends, parents, teachers and business and community leaders to join them in pledging to adopt healthier behaviors, such as choosing foods encouraged by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which has also joined the initiative, and committing to 60 minutes of physical activity every day.

Gladstone and Bain will host “Kick-off for the Spring” events March 6 during Kidventure and Bain+2, the 21st Century Afterschool Programs at each school. Students will host the events from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at each site, which will promote their wellness initiative along with their goals of choosing a healthy lifestyle. Community members are encouraged to get involved with these events.

“Our student ambassador teams at Kidventure and Bain+2 are very excited that Fuel Up to Play 60 has activated Gladstone and Bain through these awards,” said Ayana Crichton, program director of 21st Cranston Community Learning Center and program advisor for Fuel Up to Play 60.

“Students have been working hard at creating community gardens and inventing healthy eating choices like smoothies since last spring. They are extremely grateful that they can continue their efforts and now add in new initiatives like 60 minutes of physical activities opened up during after school hours for all the community to join and be a part of. Fuel Up provides that healthy message for our students and wonderful resources for our facilitators to encourage healthy lifestyles and positive choices.”