The Code Grant Application ( if interested)

1. Our club was recently formed, this year, to combat obesity amongst the youth in our community. Over the summer we, as a group of friends, noticed that people were posting about eating junk and then only to complain about not being skinny. We decided to create this group to educate the uneducated before it’s too late. We are roughly made up of 30 members at the moment and our ages vary from 13 to 40. The club is composed of leaders in all aspects on campus: athletes, scholars and even faculty. We are a democratic club focused on the members and what they want to learn about. Members propose ideas and we vote on them as a whole that way everybody has a voice. We are a new club so we haven’t accomplished much yet but that will soon change. 2. Our project is focused on improving the quality of life for the youth in our region while combating obesity. Our goals are to expand and have a branch of our club at every high school in the Santa Maria Valley. We plan to hold classes on diet and exercise twice a month as a whole to expand our knowledge. We have connections with the YMCA of Santa Maria and their trainers. One of them, Julie Reynoso, has said that she would love to help our cause and is willing to hold diet and exercise classes for our group. 3.November Diet and Exercise Classes (2x) December Diet and Exercise Classes (2x) January Diet and Exercise Classes (2x) January New Years 5K February Diet and Exercise Classes (2x) February Health Awareness Month March Diet and Exercise Classes (2x) April Diet and Exercise Classes (2x) May Diet and Exercise Classes (2x) 4. Teens and the community will benefit together because that is who our project is geared towards. The teens will learn the pros and cons of a healthy diet with the benefits of exercise. Teens that follow the program and stick with it will see new changes such as regular eating habits and physical gains. The community will benefit due to the amount of teens learning and when the teens become parents they themselves will teach the well being to their children. 5. Obesity is a major problem in America and although we would be affecting only a tiny portion of the problem it is our portion. Today we see children who are not even in junior high that weigh upwards of 200 pounds and soon that can be normal if we keep eating the junk we are now. The problem stems from the lack of education in the health field, yes P.E. and Health are for that but who ever really wants to go to those classes. We are designing this club to be fun and have people enjoy healthy living. People always complain about not having abs or the cute little figure but this club is geared towards helping the members reach their goals. 6. Our adult allies are Kevin LeClair, Sal Reynoso, and Julie Reynoso. Our advisor Kevin is a teacher at Righetti and wants to see health awareness spread. He promotes the club and helps plan events also. The Reynosos are Guadalupe residents who are into the health craze. Both of them are willing to assist us in organizing meeting and classes for health education and such. 7. We will know if our project is successful if it continues next year. Most of the club is made of seniors so our goal is to get as many younger students involved as possible to take on the responsibility. 8. We are asking for 2000 dollars for our project. It is a rough estimate but it would cover the venues that we would have to rent out for our bi-monthly classes. The 5k and Health month are the priciest events because we would use the money for everything and then hopefully be reimbursed in profits. Our secretary for the club would be entrusted with the financial expenses.