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Seattle Schools relax ban on unhealthful food?

ckramer — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:12:30 +0000

Seattle Public School’s Board is considering allowing student groups to sell items not in compliance with the district’s nutrition policies. With childhood obesity impacting up to 30% of our youth, should schools re-start promoting unhealthy foods? At the same time, student stores are relying on sales of unhealthy foods to fund uniforms, bus transportation to games, and in some cases prom. How can WE keep schools healthy and support student stores to make the money they need?

Current UPDATE and how you can help.

Click here for Seattle Times article (December 11, 2011)

UPDATE- S.T.O.P. Obesity 5K on February 4 to benefit Treeswing!

ckramer — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:44:00 +0000

UPDATE: Due to ‘Snomageddan 2012′, we needed to postpone this race until SATURDAY, February 4 at Seward Park. THANKS for your patience and see you there!

Hillman Sports has teamed up with Seahawks Ben Obomanu and Roy Lewis to present S.T.O.P. Obesity 5k Run / Walk and children’s 100 yard dash. A portion of the proceeds go to Treeswing.

Cost is $25.00 per person, includes a free T-shirt and swag bag.

Kids under 15 and under are free to race along Ben and Roy in the 100 yard dash.

Click here to sign up

Interested in sponsoring this event? Please contact Hillman Sports directly. THANKS!

Treeswing hosted Farm to School Workshop November 17

ckramer — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:03:23 +0000

Treeswing hosted a workshop on Farm to School on November 17, 2010 from 9-12 at the Tukwila Community Center.

Kent School District shared their Farm to School model program. This included: their process, challenges, solutions and lessons learned in developing a farm to school program for their District.

The Washington Sustainable Food & Farming Network, the Washington State Department of Agriculture and Washington Environmental Council shared A School’s Guide to Purchasing Washington-grown Food in draft. Input for the final Guide is being sought. This Guide includes an overview of relevant rules and regulations, clarifies appropriate bidding procedures to apply a geographic preference, and has sample bid language and policies for school districts to use. Workshop handouts will be posted soon!

Register NOW! Treeswing’s Farm to Table Fundraiser April 26, 2012

ckramer — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:58:33 +0000

Please join Treeswing for our first annual fundraiser!

the treeswing benefit committee invites you

to join us for an intimate multi-course dinner prepared by

seattle’s finest chefs

farm::table::playground

thursday, april 26th, 2012

6:30pm?9:30pm

urban enoteca

4130 1st ave south, seattle wa 98134

ticket price: $125

erik carlson, bartender ~ bastille

chris opsata, executive chef ~ urban enoteca

ethan stowell, executive chef & owner ~ ethan stowell restaurants

baruch ellsworth, pastry chef ~ canlis

mini silent auction . local wineries . live entertainment . interactive playground activities

an evening to raise funds to provide healthy opportunities for all children to live healthier lives

What is Treeswing?

Treeswing is a Seattle-based non profit with a mission to help children develop lifelong healthy habits through innovative programs and partnerships. Our vision is to fight childhood obesity for healthy kids and healthy futures. Through physical activity and better nutrition, Treeswing believes we can improve the overall health of children in the Puget Sound area.

Treeswing Event Planning Committee

event chairs: Brandon Gillespie & Sandra Reed

Kristen Bauer . Russell Benaroya . Carol Caffrey . Jennifer Cargall . Marlene Chen.

Sarah Heitman . Paula Hoff . Carly Kaufman . Carolyn Kramer . Mike McMurray

Click here to download this invitation as a PDF

Questions?: Please contact Carly Kaufman at carly@treeswing.org

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We are still seeking volunteers to serve on our Event Planning Committee. Click here to contact us about joining this effort.

We are currently seeking SPONSORS for the event. Please click here for more information about sponsoring our fundraiser.

Treeswing’s support for Recess featured with Playworks

ckramer — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:57:14 +0000

Treeswing’s innovative partnership with Playworks, a national non-profit based out of the bay area was featured on Playworks most recent newsletter celebrating their 15th anniversary. Click here to see the article.

Treeswing hosts Recess before Lunch Webinar November 2

ckramer — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:00:26 +0000

Recess Before Lunch (RBL) is a school-based wellness strategy that involves scheduling recess prior to lunchtime for children. This scheduling allows children to engage in active play before consuming food, which encourages consumption of healthful foods and reduces the natural tendency for youth to rush through meals in order to go play. The arrangement of recess and lunch, including the amount of time available for active play and food consumption, impacts a variety of health and learning behaviors. To download materials and resources on the webinar, please visit our Workshops page. To read more about Recess Before Lunch, click here.

Treeswing brings Playworks Recess 360 to 4 area schools

ckramer — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:53:13 +0000

In the 2011-12 school year, Treeswing is bringing Playworks Recess 360 to 4 area elementary schools: Dunlap and Roxhill Elementary in Seattle Public Schools and Beverly Park and White Center Heights in Highline School District.