
Healthy Kids Committee
About the Healthy Kids Committee
The mission of the Bethlehem Healthy Kids Committee is to work in cooperation with all levels of district administration and personnel, Bethlehem students and families, and the larger community to improve nutrition, physical activity, environmental health and overall wellness of all students in the Bethlehem Central School District with a goal of providing the best possible environment in which our students can learn. For more information or to join us in this mission, please contact us at bethlehemhealthykids@gmail.com.
Farm to You Fest 2019 (September 30 – October 5)
Check back in the coming weeks for more information!
Healthy Kids Week 2020 (May 4-8)
Information will be posted as the event gets closer.
Resources
Michele Obama calls on American families to fight obesity
See Michele Obama’s call to action for American families to stay active and fight childhood obesity: http://www.letsmove.gov/
Healthy Kids Committee Meetings
All meetings begin at 7 p.m. in the Board room at the Bethlehem Public Library.
- Monday, September 16, 2019
- Tuesday, October 29, 2019
- Tuesday, November 26, 2019
- No December meeting
- Thursday, January 23, 2020
- Wednesday, February 25, 2020
- Wednesday, March 25, 2020
- Thursday, April 23, 2020
- Tuesday, May 26, 2020
- No June meeting
Representatives
- Colleen Carroll-Barbuto
- Cindy Ferrari
For more information about the Healthy Kids Committee and to join, send us an email.
Resources
- Sweet Deals: School Fundraising Can Be Healthy and Profitable [PDF]
Here is a useful resource to use as schools (PTAs, booster clubs, etc) are trying to raise funds. Sweet Deals: School Fundraising Can Be Healthy and Profitable is from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). - Lunch Box Snack Ideas
- Kiwi, sliced in 1/2 and sent with a spoon for easy scooping
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Grape skewers: Thread alternating green and red grapes on small wooden skewers and tuck into lunch boxes
- USDA Healthier School Day
- Two Angry Moms
- Farm to School
- Today I Will…
- Action for Healthy Kids
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation