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Jennifer Karin, from Anna Jacques Hospital,
Puppeteer Leslie Smith & Sammy the Snail, and Mary Beth Shea
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Anna Jacques Hospital obtained a grant from the Moseley Foundation to fund a 'Healthy Snack' initiative at the Sweetsir School which began in April. Each classroom was given a chart, as shown in the picture, so they could track the healthy snacks brought in by students. The kick-off for this initiative included a puppet show featuring Sammy the Snail and entertainer Leslie Smith. As an incentive students earned trading cards depicting food based cartoon characters. The grant also included books and videos about nutrition and exercise for our library.
The feedback from students has been extremely positive. Last week, a mom told me she really appreciated the focus on healthy eating. As a result, her son has been requesting she buy carrots and other vegetables for snacks on a regular basis!
