Wellness - Grant to Promote Healthy Foods in Recreation Facilities
Culture, Tourism and Healthy Living
Overview
This grant program will provide $500 to support community recreation facilities in making healthy changes to their food and beverage options. People are becoming more aware of the foods they eat, and want to have healthy options available.
Eligibility
The grant is open to community recreation facilities including arenas, rinks, community centres, youth centres, pools, parks/trails, others.
Description
To be eligible for a grant you must agree to:
• Add at least two new healthy foods (or one healthy food and one healthy beverage) to your canteen, vending machines or other food outlets in your facility
• Choose foods / beverages from the list in the “Healthy Foods in Recreational Facilities” toolkit (see link below) or have them approved by a dietitian.
• Ensure that the new items are being offered consistently for a minimum of 2 months.
• Ensure that the new items are well promoted to your customers throughout the 2 month period.
• Submit an evaluation upon completion of your initiative.
• Following your initiative, consider adopting the healthy food and beverage options as regular menu items
There is no fixed deadline for this grant. You can apply any time during the year. A facility may re-apply for this grant after six months. A second grant may be given during the same fiscal year providing funds are still available. Priority will be given to first time applicants. Any facility who has received a grant from this fund at any time in the past, must submit the evaluation from their previous initiative before being considered for another grant.
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Fredericton
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