Request for Nominations
Date: August 8, 2007
To: Network for a Healthy California-Funded Contractors
From: Network for a Healthy California
Subject: Nominations for the Nonnie Korten Champion for Children Award
The Network for a Healthy California (Network) is soliciting nominations for the 2008 Nonnie Korten Champion for Children Award. This award is presented each year to a Network-funded contractor that has exhibited outstanding work to improve nutrition and physical activity for low-income children and adolescents in California.
Established in 2005 in honor of the late Nonnie Korten, the award reflects Nonnie’s vision, innovation, and passion. Nonnie was a tireless promoter of meaningful experiences for children that promoted deep thinking and thoughtful reflection. She wanted every child to realize their fullest potential not just as students, but as passionate, caring, healthy and informed human beings.
The Nonnie Korten Champion for Children Award will be presented to the Network-funded contractor that best portrays the following characteristics:
- Successfully and creatively implements a Network program that motivates and empowers food stamp eligible children and/or adolescents to increase consumption and enjoyment of a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables and to engage in physical activity every day.
- Clearly demonstrates effective strategies for bringing about healthy change by working at multiple levels of the social ecological model
- Actively and generously shares these ideas and resources with other Network-funded projects.
This year’s recipient will be recognized at an award ceremony to be held in conjunction with the Network Annual Conference scheduled for January 23-24, 2008 at the Sacramento Convention Center.
All nominations must be received by 5pm on Friday, October 5, 2007. Questions and comments should be directed to Hope Wilson at (916) 449-5422.
To nominate a Network-funded contractor for this award, complete the nomination form at www.championsforchange.net/nomination-form.php