Junior League's Kids in the Kitchen Program Continues 4/2

In 2009, the Junior League of Nashville began a local educational program called Junior League's Kids in the Kitchen in partnership with the Middle Tennessee and Cumberland Valley Troops of the Girl Scouts of America. . This year, JLN will host Kids in the Kitchen at the Martha O'Bryan Center as a strategy to attract a broader audience of 4th through 6th graders, including children at the James A. Cayce Homes, the city's largest housing project.

Session 1: Girl scouts 9:00-12:00
Session 2: Local children 1:00-4:00

Kids in the Kitchen 2011 will feature ten activity stations hosted by local experts in hopes to teach children how to make healthy lifestyle choices. A registered dietitian will show kids how to prepare simple, healthy snacks. A local fitness expert and Physical Education teacher will be doing fun exercises including hula hooping and jumping rope. There will be an Iron Chef station, a food pyramid station, a portion size station and a station illustrating the benefits of water. In addition, students from Belmont University will join in to discuss body image and self worth. In the Two Foods Game, children will be challenged to choose the healthiest food and to round out the event there will be a pediatric dentist to discuss the health value of good dental hygiene.

About The Junior League of Nashville
The Junior League of Nashville (JLN) was founded in 1922 by a group of visionary women committed to serving the Nashville community in a volunteer capacity. Today, JLN has nearly 1,700 members and remains committed to developing the potential of women as leaders and grassroots volunteers in charitable causes that improve the lives of women, children, and families.

Located at 2202 Crestmoor Road in Nashville, the Junior League of Nashville consistently ranks as one of the 15th largest Leagues internationally. JLN's local, nonprofit partners include:

· Centerstone's Therapeutic Preschool*
· First Steps
· Harvest Hands
· Homeless Teen Drop-In Shelter at Oasis Center*
· Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt*
· McNeilly Center's Infant and Toddler Program*
· Nashville Children's Alliance
· Nashville Children's Theater Comfort Room*
· OUR Kids
· Preston Taylor Ministries
· Rejoice Ministries
· Ronald McDonald House
· Saddle Up!
· Second Harvest Food Bank
· St. Luke's Community House

*Programs of the Junior League Home Board

For more information or to learn more about the Junior League of Nashville, please visit www.jlnashville.org.

To post a comment, you must register and login.