FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristen Hamilton, Development Director
Glens Falls Family YMCA 793-3878
PEPSICO AWARDS $2,500 GRANT TO Glens Falls Family YMCATO HELP MORE PEOPLE ACHIEVE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES
--Funding to support initiatives related to Activate America®--
PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, and it’s Smart Spot program, a health and wellness initiative, has awarded the Glens Falls Family YMCA a grant for $2,500 in support of health and wellness programs related to Activate America®, a long-term initiative designed to strengthen and promote the YMCA’s abilities to help more Americans live healthier lives.
Specifically, the grant money will be used to incorporate healthy living components into the YMCA Afterschool Program.
This grant is one of 400 that PepsiCo is allocating to YMCAs around the country, for a total gift of $1 million for 2008.
“PepsiCo and the YMCA have a shared commitment to find better ways to help Americans lead healthier lifestyles,” said Mica Wilson, Healthier Lifestyles Marketing, PepsiCo. “Working together, we have tremendous potential to encourage individuals and families across the country to become more physically active and make better nutritional choices.”
Activate America is the YMCA’s response to our nation’s growing health crisis. The YMCA is redefining itself and engaging communities across the country to better support Americans of all ages who are struggling to achieve and maintain well-being of spirit, mind and body. Activate America is making healthy living a reality for millions of Americans by:
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helping YMCAs better support individuals who continuously try but are unable to sustain a commitment to healthy living;
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helping YMCAs to reduce community barriers and increase community supports for healthy living; and
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helping YMCAs collaborate across public, private and not-for-profit sectors to make an impact on the nation’s health crisis.
PepsiCo’s commitment to offering consumers healthier products is reflected in the implementation of its Smart Spot symbol – the first-of-its-kind designation that makes it easier for consumers to identify PepsiCo products that contribute healthier lifestyles. Products that feature the Smart Spot symbol meet established nutrition criteria based on authoritative statements from the Food and Drug Administration and the National Academy of Sciences or have other functional benefits.
“We are very grateful for PepsiCo’s support of our health and wellness initiatives,” said Kristen Hamilton, Director of Development. “Through our long-term alliance, we are working together to reverse our country’s obesity epidemic and the dangerous course of physical inactivity and poor nutrition that threatens the long term-health of our country.”
ABOUT PEPSICO AND THE SMART SPOT™ PROGRAM: PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, is committed to providing industry leadership in the health and wellness arena. PepsiCo launched the Smart Spot symbol, the first-of-its-kind designation that makes it easier for consumers to identify PepsiCo products that can contribute to healthier lifestyles. Products that feature the Smart Spot symbol meet established nutrition criteria based on authoritative statements from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Academy of Sciences or have other functional benefits. The Smart Spot logo appears on more than 300 products across all of PepsiCo’s brands including Tropicana®, Aquafina®, Gatorade®, Baked! Lay’s®, Quaker Oats ® and Diet Pepsi® among others. Visit www.smartspot.com.
