(NaturalNews) The Consumer Wellness Center, led by Executive Director Mike Adams (editor of NaturalNews) has announced its third grant in its
Nutrition Grant Program. The Consumer Wellness Center (CWC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to promoting nutrition education. The Executive Director position is a non-paid position.
Our Nutrition Grant Program awards $1,000 grants to individuals or institutions dedicated to the promotion and sharing of nutritional knowledge among children, expectant mothers and other important groups.
The
grants are awarded based on the number of people that can be positively impacted, the detail of the grant proposal and the enthusiasm and commitment of the teacher or administrator using the funds. Each award recipient is asked to report the results of the grant program to the CWC. Our intention is to then post these
nutrition "success stories" on NaturalNews.com so that the most effective strategies of
nutrition education can be shared with the world.
The "Fresh Produce" food bank in Michigan
Our third
Consumer Wellness Center Nutritional grant of $1000 has been awarded to Kristina Wood C.N.H.P., Director of Family Care Network; a 501(c) 3 non-profit located in Manton, Michigan.
The Consumer Wellness Center grant will enable the Family Care Network to plant three
garden plots (completely free of pesticides and
chemicals) and to purchase
seeds, compost, seed starter
kids, garden tools and hoses to support the garden. After a season of growing, this will allow them to put
fresh produce into their food bank.
This food bank produce will then be distributed to over 160 families and 50 senior citizens throughout the summer and fall months of 2009, bringing them fresh produce instead of the typical canned and processed foods donated to food banks.
This effort is also educational: Recipients of the program will also be taught how to grow a portion of their own food, and a series of nutritional classes for kids, families and seniors will be made available to participants. These classes will teach nutritional strategies for specific age groups, cooking tips and how to stretch the
family food budget.
Family Care Network has committed to reporting back to the Consumer Wellness Center with pictures of class attendees, garden plots and recipients of the fresh produce. They've also promised testimonies regarding the impact of these events on local families.
"We are ecstatic to partner with such a dedicated, compassionate supporter of humanitarian food aid to economically disadvantaged families," said
Mike Adams, executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center and editor of
NaturalNews. "This program exemplifies the kind of grassroots, person-to-person fresh food programs that provide the nutritional foundations for a healthier, happier population and a better world," Adams said.
Background on Kristina Wood and the Family Care Network
Starting as a volunteer in the local food pantry housed in a church in Manton, Kristina soon found herself deeply concerned about the lack of nutritional knowledge among the poor coming to the food pantry for assistance.
Her local communities, Wexford and Missaukee Counties, were hit hard by economic woes. The closing of factories and small businesses has left many families jobless and hungry.
"I was seeing all kinds of ailments from respiratory to diabetes and even cancer," Kristina told NaturalNews. "In the
children, I saw chronic allergies, ADD/ADHD and autism. All these conditions can be improved with proper nutrition. Knowing what I do about food, it became increasingly difficult to "bless" those in need with food that I knew would harm them. So, I did something about it."
Between May and October of last year (2008), fresh organic produce from Kristina's efforts were distributed to over 50 families. The foods included carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, basil, lettuce, watermelon, squash & spinach -- all 100% free of chemicals! That success will be expanded in 2009 with the help of CWC grant money and, of course, seeds, soil and sunlight from Mother Nature.
Congratulations to Kristina Wood of the Family Care Network for earning our third $1,000 nutrition grant from the Consumer Wellness Center.
Learn more about the CWC at
www.ConsumerWellness.orgSponsors of the CWC include Boku Superfood (
www.BokuSuperfood.com), Ed Group's Global Healing Center (
www.GHChealth.com), Magnetic Clay Baths (
www.MagneticClay.com), Health Products Distributors Inc. (
www.IntegratedHealth.com) and many others.
Donations are needed to continue funding the CWC's nutrition grant programs. If you or your organization would like to make a tax-deductible donation to the CWC, you may do so at this page:
http://www.consumerwellness.org/Sponsorship.htmlThank you for your continued financial support. With your help, we are pioneering new models for nutrition education and lifelong
wellness.
About the author: Mike Adams is a consumer health advocate and award-winning journalist with a passion for teaching people how to improve their health He is a prolific writer and has published thousands of articles, interviews, reports and consumer guides, impacting the lives of millions of readers around the world who are experiencing phenomenal health benefits from reading his articles. Adams is an honest, independent journalist and accepts no money or commissions on the third-party products he writes about or the companies he promotes. In 2010, Adams co-founded NaturalNews.TV, a natural health video sharing site that has now grown in popularity. He also founded an environmentally-friendly online retailer called BetterLifeGoods.com that uses retail profits to help support consumer advocacy programs. He's also a noted technology pioneer and founded a software company in 1993 that developed the HTML email newsletter software currently powering the NaturalNews subscriptions. Adams volunteers his time to serve as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and regularly pursues cycling, nature photography, Capoeira and Pilates. Known as the 'Health Ranger,' Adams' personal health statistics and mission statements are located at www.HealthRanger.org
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