Neighborhood Improvement Association
On Friday, December 10th hundreds of Brooklyn families will be awarded with a unique
five-week nutrition education and physical fitness program developed by, Health/Exercise
Lifestyle Plan (HELP). The program will reach 300 children and 150 parents, with the goal
of instilling healthy behaviors, including physical activity and smart nutritional choices.
HELP will be offered by the Neighborhood Improvement Association (NIA) Community Services
Network and is made possible through a $25,000 Active Healthy Living grant from The
Coca-Cola Foundation.
The Coca-Cola Foundation will present the grant check to Mary Anne Cino, CEO, NIA Community
Services Network and Bernadette Fitzgerald, Principal, PS 503 elementary school in
Brooklyn. The event will also feature remarks from area dignitaries and a lively address
on nutrition and healthy active living from registered dietitian Cristina Rivera who will
then lead the schools 300 students on a walk and other fun exercises like skipping and
walking sideways and backward.
NIA Community Services Network is a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to improve
the quality of life for people living in Brooklyn. It is one of sixteen organizations
selected to receive part of $300,000 in Active Healthy Living grants that The Coca-Cola
Foundation is giving to non-profit organizations in California, New York and Texas to
support family-oriented physical activity and nutrition education programs.
Mary Anne Cino, CEO, NIA Community Services Network
Annette Scadutto, Director of Program Operations
Cristina Rivera, MS, RD, CSSD, CDN
Bernadette Fitzgerald, Principal, PS 503 Elementary School
Harriet Tolve, Coca-Cola Refreshments USA
For More Information Please Visit
Neighborhood Improvement Association: http://www.niabklyn.org/index.htm
Coca-Cola: http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/index.html
