What is Children's 5 a Day - Power Play! ?
The California Children's 5 a Day -- Power Play! Campaign is a statewide nutrition education program funded by the California Nutrition Network through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Stamp Program. The Central Valley Region Campaign is housed at the University of California Cooperative Extension Office in Fresno. Please feel free to contact Elizabeth Villalobos, Program Coordinator at (559) 456-7275 if you have any questions.
What does 5 a Day - Power Play! do?
The Central Valley Children's 5 a Day -- Power Play! Campaign encourages children and their families to eat at least 2 1/2 to 5 cups of fruits and vegetables and get 60 minutes of Power Play each day for better health!
This encouragement is done through a variety of areas that we call channels, including:
Where do we work?
The Central Valley 5 a Day - Power Play! Campaign works with low-income, food stamp eligible children ages 9 - 11. The Campaign serves the Central Valley counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mariposa, and Tulare.
5 a Day Power Play! Resources
Forms
Partners
For Parents
For Teachers
Calendar
For a calendar of upcoming events click here
Upcoming Events
Grand opening of Madera Farmers Market
Madera
06.16.06
Le Grand Elementary Nutrition Decathlon Event
Le Grand
06.02.06
5 a Day-Power Play! Steering Committee Meeting
UCCE Fresno
06.08.06
Garden of the Sun Student Teacher Day
Fresno
09.28.06
5 a Day-Power Play! Steering Committee Meeting
UCCE Fresno
10.12.06
Contact us
5 a Day -- Power Play! Campaign
University of California Cooperative Extension, Fresno County
1720 South Maple Avenue
Fresno, CA 93702
FAX: (559) 456-7575
Elizabeth Villalobos, Program Coordinator (559) 456-7275; evillalobos@ucdavis.edu.
5 a Day - Power Play!, Latino 5 a Day, and African-American 5 a Day are available to all food stamp eligible families.