We announced earlier this year that McDonald’s New York Tri-State area restaurants were tackling healthy food options in the community with the Nutrition Network that launched this past Spring. On August 22nd, the New York Metro McDonald’s Nutrition Network announced the recipients of its first-ever New York Metro Nutrition Network grants.
Anthony Scari, president of the McDonald’s New York Tri-State Owner/Operators Association states: “As evident from the overwhelming number of applications we received from organizations across the New York Tri-State, there is a real need for support of nutrition education for residents in our local communities. Now more than ever, McDonald’s is committed to supporting these efforts and we look forward to the work these organizations will perform for their constituents.”
Here at Stylemom, we believe that it takes a village to help shape the lives of our children and their health, and the community around us plays a major role. We’d like to congratulate the winning organizations for their innovation in helping communities develop healthy food choices:
- Let’s Celebrate (Hudson County, New Jersey); Let’s Celebrate’s mission is to help people move from hunger to wholesome by providing a continuum of services to the community of Hudson County, New Jersey.
- SoBro (Bronx, New York); South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation addresses community development, assists businesses with starting and growing, offers opportunities for youth and creates affordable housing and commercial space that reverses the blight in the community.
- Star Inc., Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut); STAR, Inc. Lighting the Way serves over 500 individuals of all ages with developmental disabilities. Services provided include infant/early childhood intervention services and providing families with information, behavioral intervention and advocacy.
- Hillside Food Outreach (Westchester, New York); Hillside Food Outreach’s mission is to deliver healthy food to those in need including the elderly, children under 18, the housebound due to illness or disability and those with no transportation or food pantry nearby.
- Island Harvest (Long Island, New York); Island Harvest is the bridge between those with surplus food and those who need it, supplying a network of nearly 570 community-based nonprofit organizations on Long Island with critical food and supportive services to help stem the advancing tide of hunger in local communities.
SPONSORED BY McDONALD’S NUTRITION NETWORK
ABOUT McDONALD’S NEW YORK TRI-STATE RESTAURANTS:
McDonald’s is one of the world’s best-known brands and is a global leader in food service. There are more than 600 McDonald’s restaurants, owned by over 100 franchisees, located throughout the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut Tri-State area. Visit www.mcdonaldsnymetro.com or follow us on Twitter @McDNYTriState for information about other McDonald’s area programs.
