Second Round of nrg-Powered by Choice™ Starter Grant Winners Announced!
The $500 grant money was awarded to the individual schools or community-based non-profit teen organizations listed below:
Schools:
County: Allegheny County
School Name: Bradley School
Youth or Community Club Involved: Resident Council
Healthy Change: The school will provide distance markers around the building perimeter and a walking lane. A swing set will also be built for the younger children to increase their opportunity for exercise by selling healthy baked goods.
County: Armstrong County
School Name: West Shamokin JSHS, Armstrong SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: LEO
Healthy Change: Holding a GSP 5K with "nrg"!
County: Bucks County
School Name: Central Bucks HS-West, Central Bucks SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: Wellness Committee
Healthy Change: Raise money to purchase Nautilus equipment for the weight room by hosting a nrg Volleyball Tournament!
County: Crawford County
School Name: Cambridge Springs JSHS, Penncrest SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: Girl Talk
Healthy Change: Raise money to purhcase new equpiment for PE classes.
County: Crawford County
School Name: Maplewood JSHS, Penncrest SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: Sneaker's Club
Healthy Change: Plan to offer Tae Kwan Do and Jazz Hip Hop lessons after school.
County: Dauphin County
School Name: Central Dauphin East SHS, Central Dauphin SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: Key Club
Healthy Change: Host a dance marathon and raise money for a healthy vending mcahine or smoothy machine
County: Dauphin County
School Name: Feaser MS, Middletown Area SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: National Jr. Honor Society
Healthy Change: Planning to purchase equipment and table tents for cafe table to promote healthy activies. Will raise money by hosting a nrg Kids Dualthon
County: Dauphin County
School Name: Harrisburg University of Science and Technology HS, Harrisburg City SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: Healthy Living Group
Healthy Change: Plan an nrg Parent Student Dinner and coordinate a Go for the Greens celebration with elementary students
County: Forest County
School Name: East Forest JSHS, Forest Area SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: FCCLA
Healthy Change: To help purchase new gym equipment that will encourage students to encorpoerate new life skill into their activity time outside of school by holding an event called "NRGgize your student body with good nurtition and activity".
County: Fulton County
School Name: McConnellsburg HS, Central Fulton SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: SADD
Healthy Change: Raise money for DDR in Physical Education classes by hosting nrg Activity Nights
County: Fulton County
School Name: McConnellsburg MS, Central Fulton SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: SADD
Healthy Change: DDR for our school! Charging admission during nrg Activity Nights- a variety of games, contests, music and dancing will be featured
County: Montgomery County
School Name: Indian Valley MS, Souderton Area SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: Student Council
Healthy Change: nrg 3v3 Basketball Tournament and nrg Dance
County: Northampton County
School Name: Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS
Youth or Community Club Involved: High School Student Council
Healthy Change: Starting a salad bar option by hosting nrg Healthy Food Choice:
High School Student Council would like to hold fun activities throughout the school year
County: Potter County
School Name: Austin Area JSHS, Austin Area SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: Student Council
Healthy Change: Raise money to start a salad bar option in the High School.
County: Somerset County
School Name: Windber Area HS, Windber Area SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: HS student council
Healthy Change: After school fun fitness to include aerobics and hip hop, line dancing and to be an nrg Role Model to 3rd and 4th graders.
County: Venango County
School Name: Cranberry Area JSHS, Cranberry Area SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: CRANA (Cranberry Advocates for Nutrition and Activity)
Healthy Change: Hold an event called "nrg The Healthy Choice is Right!"- in celebration with Go for the Greens.
County: Westmoreland County
School Name: Mount Pleasant Area HS, Mount Pleasant Area SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: "Happy to Be Healthy" Club
Healthy Change: Increase physical activity choices by adding new software games to our interactive virtual reality fitness center by hosting a "nrg Interactive VR Gaming Tournament"
County: Westmoreland County
School Name: Mount Pleasant Area JHS, Mount Pleasant Area SD
Youth or Community Club Involved: "Happy to Be Healthy" Club
Healthy Change: Increase physical activity choices by adding new software games to our interactive virtual reality fitness center by hoisting a "nrg Interactive VR Gaming Tournament"
Community Groups:
County: Berks County
Youth or Community Club Involved: STEALTH Club
Organization: Boyertown Area Community Wellness Council
Healthy Change: To increase physcial actviity by hosting an "nrg challenge" Volleyball Tournament and hosting an nrg Breakfast
County: Dauphin County
Youth or Community Club Involved: 4H Urban Youth Development
Organization: PSU Cooperative Extension
Healthy Change: Work with younger kids, teens and our Master Gardner on a gardening project.
County: Allegheny County
Youth or Community Club Involved: Youth Group of SAT class
Organization: S V Temple
Healthy Change: Promote physical activity by teaching yoga.
