LIVE WRIGHT

FEBRUARY 28TH, 2011

LIVE WRIGHT STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (SHIP)

OVERVIEW

FUNDED PROJECTS

Invested $297,387 to improve the health of our local communities and schools! Supporting projects countywide! Local grantees donated over $62,000 to accompany their award.

GETTING THE WORD OUT/UPCOMING EVENTS EVALUATING PROGRESS THE FUTURE

Community Gardens

Buffalo Presbyterian Church: $4,300 City of Buffalo, Gary Mattson Park: $5,975 Opening Doors Garden Club: $36,000 Monticello Resurrection Lutheran Church:$5,180

RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH COMMUNITY GARDEN

Grand Award: $5,180 Create and maintain a community garden on church land To Date: 18 plots 1500 lbs of produce harvested in 2010!

Parks & Trails

City of Buffalo Park /Trail Plan: $20,000 City of Buffalo Trail Markers & Kiosks: $7,206 City of Monticello Park/Trail Plan: $52, 500 City of Albertville Trail/Sidewalk Plan: $11,766 City of Delano Park/Trail Plan: $19,500 City of Annandale Park/Trail Plan: $19,500 City of Howard Lake Park/Trail Plan: $17,940 Wright County Trail/Bikeway Plan: $46,910

WRIGHT COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT TRAILS & BIKEWAYS PLAN

Grant Award: $46,910

Update and improve the County walking and biking trail plans

To Date: 2 Open Houses Survey Plan development starting

Schools

Discovery Elementary Grow Lunch! : $3,000 Monticello Safe Routes to School: $17,110 Monticello Farm to School: $17,500 Pinewood Learning Gardens: $1,000

MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL FACS CLASS FARM TO SCHOOL

Grant Award: $17,500 Engage several nutrition and wellness initiatives, including promotion of fresh, local produce in FACS class To date:

Farmers Panel Taste Testing at lunch

PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEARNING GARDENS

Grant Award: $1,000

Create and maintain a school garden in a courtyard. Integrate the garden with K-5 school and Community Education

To Date:

83 lbs of produce grown!

GETTING THE WORD OUT

Press Releases

10 news releases submitted by WCPH

Biggest Loser Minnesota Competition

18 Live Wright Team Members 57 lbs lost!

Grantee stories

Local grantees utilizing local media to share their story

GETTING THE WORD OUT

Park and Trail Plan Community Forums

City and County Consultants working together

Facebook

65 friends

Live Wright Blog: www.wrightcountylivewright.blogspot.com

NEWS

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TEAM (CLT)

CLT checklist
Live Wright Events Subcommittee 6/2011 CLT Meeting at Gary Mattson Park to Celebrate our grantees and the newest Community Garden in Buffalo

EVALUATIONS

Contracted Evaluator: Minnesota Institute of Public Health (MIPH) Mid-Term/Common Measure Reports from Grantees
Goal Attainment Scaling Key Informant Interviews Case Study

Future

Governor's Proposed Budget:

Governor Dayton has released his proposed state budget for the next biennium. His proposal includes $20 million per year for SHIP. It is important to note that the governors proposal will be debated by the Legislature; the final outcome may be different from what was originally proposed today.

Our Plans

Upcoming Events

National Bike to Work Day: May 20th National Nutrition Month: March

http://www.eatright.org/NNM/