HCZ and Mentoring USA promote healthy lifestyles
As a part of the Harlem 100 Days of Peace and Purpose campaign, Mentoring USA and the Harlem Children’s Zone co-sponsored a healthy lifestyles event entitled: Together We Serve.” The goal of the April 13th event was to introduce QuickStart tennis and mentoring opportunities to mentees, mentors and parents.Together We Serve kicked off with opening remarks that included the USTA Serves Foundation’s goal, “to encourage children to pursue their goals and highest dreams by succeeding in school and becoming responsible citizens.’’ With high spirits of volunteerism and the promotion of good health, Mentoring USA staff, assisted by high school volunteers, taught QuickStart tennis skills to elementary school kids.
During the event, children were served healthy snacks such as granola bars, fruit and bottled water to encourage the importance of a healthy body. Harlem native and former Spin City television star, Victoria Dillard was also in attendance for the event in Harlem. Mentoring USA will launch Quickstart tennis programs this May at Newark, NJ’s Eighteenth Avenue School, PS 154 in Harlem and in Houston, TX via the Harris County Department of Education/Cooperative for Afterschool Enrichment.
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“During the event, children were served healthy snacks such as granola bars, fruit and bottled water to encourage the importance of a healthy body.”
I wish my office would follow the example of Mentoring USA and the Harlem Children’s Zone. We could use something healthy during meetings. Adults also function much better with granola bars, fruit and bottled water than they do with soda and cookies.