Saturday, September 18, 2010
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Youth Art Expression Contest
The FAT Truth
The Real Deal of Obesity on Harlem's Youth

Your entry can be in the form of:
Rap/spoken word (2 minutes or less)
Essay (250 words or less
Poster (16"x24")

Healthy Harlem Recipe Contest

Your recipe must make at least 3 changes
to the original recipe (see ideas on the flyer);
the ingredients must be affordable &
available in Harlem

Recipe Categories: (1) Main Dish,
(2) Vegetable Side Dish, (3) Starchy Side Dish
(4) Dessert

Send Entries to Kristie Lancaster:
kjl1@nyu.edu, see flyer for address

Tentative Schedule:
9:30     Registration
10:00   Introduction/Welcome
10:15   Move to sessions
10:30   Session I
            (1) Eating on a Budget (Adults)
            (2) General Nutrition for Youth
            (3) Leading a More Active Life?
11:15   Move to next session
11:20   Session II
            (1) General Nutrition
            (2) Eating on a Budget for Youth
            (3) Emotional Health & Obesity
12:05   Lunch/ Youth Contest Winner Performances
12:45   Session III
            (1) Obesity & Disease
            (2) Youth – Prep Skits
1:30     Youth Perform Skits
2:15     Announce Raffles/Recipe Winners/Wrap-up

Here is some text for your bulletin or newsletter:

The Central Harlem Health Revival is sponsoring two contests. The recipe contest is open to all. Entries must make three healthy changes in an existing recipe and submit the new recipe and changes to Kristie Lancaster at kjl1@nyu.edu. Entries to the Youth (ages 12-20 years old) Art Expression Contest – The FAT Truth – must address the effect of obesity on our community and can be in the form of a poster (16x24), rap/spoken word (2 minutes or less), or essay (250 words or less). Submit entries to Kevin Davis, mrkrdavis@yahoo.com at Denny Moe’s Superstar Barbershop. Deadline for both: Sept. 3. Winners will be announced at the CHHR Obesity Conference – It’s a Family Affair, September 18, 2010. Prizes will be awarded to the top entries. Check out our website: centralharlemhealthrevival.org for more information.