Grant Proposal for New Balance FoundationKayla Arouchon, Jenny Provo, Ashley RubinoKatrina Schroeder, Liz YahnNUTR 452December 10, 2012

An itemized list of the requirements for this grant can be found here: http://www.newbalancefoundation.org/guidelines/application.htm

Concept PaperThe Boys and Girls Club is the organization represented in this grant application.  The contact person we partnered with is Traverse Robinette, the Aquatics Director at the Jordan Club in Chelsea, MA.  He can be reached at trobinette@BGCB.org or 617-516-5471.  The target population ages range from 6 years to 18 years old.  This is a wide age gap but it is specific to the participants on the competitive swim team at the Chelsea Boys and Girls Club.  We chose this organization and population because nutrition and hydration is very important for young athletes in regards to physical development, energy sustainability during exercise, and the prevention of disordered eating. 

With the grant, we plan on developing and implementing a yearly workshop based on proper nutrition practices for pre-race and pre-practice meals, snacks during long meets, post exercise recovery meals, and hydration. We plan to include interactive games to teach the students what snacks are healthy choices and the importance of hydrating with the correct beverages.  We also plan on providing take home reading materials for parents to begin implementing the lessons taught to their children, as well as a goodie bag with ideal snack options.  Our proposed program budget for materials is $1,545 so we would like to request $1,600 to cover any needs and additional expenses that may arise.

We wish for our program to continue after we have completed the initial development and implementation by developing material and games that can be reused with the children each year.  We plan on passing the program to Simmons College Nutrition students, who are specifically enrolled in Dr. Brown’s Advanced Community Nutrition class, junior or senior standing, or as a Independent study for students specifically interested in sports nutrition.  

Cover Page The name of the organization is the Gerald and Darlene Jordan Boys and Girls Club. The address is: 30 Willow Street, Chelsea, MA 02150. The executive director is Jonathan G. Davis. The contact person is Traverse Robinette, Aquatics Director (Phone 617-516-5471, e-mail trobinette@BGCB.org).

The requested amount of money is $1,600. The full details of the budget for the project are written below under “Itemized Project Budget”.

The Boys and Girls Club mission is: “To help young people, especially those who need us most, build strong character and realize their full potential as responsible citizens and

leaders. We do this by providing a safe haven filled with hope and opportunity, ongoing relationships with caring adults, and life-enhancing programs.”

The New Balance Foundation’s mission coincides directly with the plans of our program because we are looking to better the lives of the children of the Boys and Girls Club of Chelsea. Our program seeks to intervene children ages 6 to 18 on Chelsea’s swim team to help teach them how to make healthier decisions when it comes to fueling before and refueling after practice. By dividing the children into two age groups, 6 to 10 and 11 to 18, we will implement two similar educational games to teach the importance of healthy eating.

Proposal NarrativeThe Boston Boys and Girls Clubs (BGCB) mission is to help young people, especially those who need us most, build strong character and realize their full potential as responsible citizens and leaders. They do this by providing a safe haven filled with hope and opportunity, ongoing relationships with caring adults and life-enhancing programs. The ten clubs around Boston serve approximately 14,000 children and teens from the ages of 6 to 18 through programs and partnerships. BGCB strategic plan is to invest and innovate in order to double the number of youth at the impact threshold annually. To expand on the knowledge of the staff and their services, BGCB calls on the assistance of other organizations, including corporate partners, foundations, and other non-profits, to broaden their reach and deepen their impact in a cost-effective way. They believe creating partnerships with other community services plays a vital role in serving the youth by developing effective citizens and leaders.

Based on the strategic plan, annual surveys are conducted to track the organization’s progress including tracking average daily attendance and monthly membership. According to the latest survey results in 2011, main highlights included:

Increased percentage of members who exercise for at least 20 minutes four or more times per week: 39% in 2009, 48% in 2010.

76% always feel safe at the Club, as compared with 46% in their neighborhood. 92% said it’s true that they expect to graduate from high school. 87% said the Club has helped them do better in school.

Chelsea is the smallest city in Massachusetts with a total area of 2.5 square miles and a population density of 16,036.8 people per square mile. According to the 2010 U.S Census Bureau, Chelsea has an population of 35,177 people of which 62.1% are Hispanic/Latino, 25.2% White and the remaining 12.7% with a combination of black, Asian and Indian American. The median household income is $40,487 per year compared to the Massachusetts median of $64,081. Of the population, 24.2% are living below the poverty level.

While the geographical area is small, there is a dense amount of large food markets and specialty stores with easy accessibility for public transportation and walking distance. The main supermarkets are Market Basket, Johnny’s Market, Save-A-Lot and Compare Supermarket along with many convenience and wholesale stores. In addition, Chelsea has

four elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school. There is a high mobility rate among the students, meaning that many students move in and out of the school system throughout the year. The school system has a high drop out rate and is ranked low on regional test scores.

We are requesting money to fund a night filled with information about smart snacking and smart hydration for the swimmers. There will be a game for the 6-10 year olds, a game for the 11-18 year olds, and a cooking demo for the parents. The budget for this evening is $1,600.

Our program’s overarching goal is to increase the swimmers’ knowledge about healthy snacking before and after swim practice. Our hope is that this knowledge will lead to behavior change in the long-term and help to increase their energy and performance both in and out of the pool.The objectives of our program are to:

Decrease the percentage of kids who report being tired after practice from 57% to 40%.

Increase the percentage of kids who bring a drink to practice from 58% to 75%. Have 65% of the swimmers respond that they chose a healthy snack before

practice.

The Boys and Girls Club’s swim team will be divided into two groups to better tailor the educational sessions to the children. Both groups will learn what healthy snack and main meal options will better their performance throughout the school day and in the water. The activity created for the 6-10 year old age group will be a 3 hour educational program where they will learn which snacks and beverages will cause them to “sink” and which will cause them to “swim”. The 11 to 16 year old age group will be learning similar concepts over a 3 hour period, however their activity will be based on a competitive trivia game where the team which reaches the swim race finish line first wins. In addition, the parents will attend a cooking demo and will be given a healthy starter kit for snacks. Each child who participates in the activity will receive a water bottle. After the children have completed the educational program sessions, a one-week follow up survey will be administered to the group to ensure progress in healthy eating behaviors. A second survey will be given out 2 months after the program has been completed to see what further progress the group has made.

Our hope is that we are leaving the club with the materials that they need in order to provide this game night each year for the swimmers and their families. Once we have evaluated it using the strategies mentioned below we will continue to fine-tune what we teach the kids based on what they are retaining. We plan to pass the materials along to Simmons College students in the nutrition department to continue the event each year and would hope that there would be funds available to continue providing the snack kits to the families to take home.

The Boys and Girls Club does not currently collaborate with any nutrition organizations or services regarding athletics, though they do have an RN who oversees all of the Boys

and Girls Clubs of Boston who has been available to provide information when requested.

Our formative evaluation was a survey sent to the kids on the swim team. This survey gave us an idea of whether or not the kids eat breakfast, hydrate before practice, have healthy snacks before and/or after practice, and what they generally eat.

Our summative evaluation will be three-fold: Attendance at the game night, as well as participation and engagement in the

game A survey/quiz 1-week post game night to judge whether or not the kids learned

what we intended A survey 2-months post game night to judge whether or not the kids made any

behavior changes based on what they learned

Our hopes are:

50% attendance amongst swim team members at game night (with parents preferably)

95% of attendees will actively participate in the game during game night 65% of attendees will have made overarching healthy changes in their eating and

hydration habits surrounding swim practice 75% of kids will report drinking water before and/or after practice 2 months post-

game night 65% of the answers to "what did you eat before practice today" will be healthier

choices in the 2 month follow-up than in the formative evaluation

AttachmentsPlease see attached the budget, current board member list, and tax except form.

Itemized Project Budget:

Printing Costs

100 Brochures (full color, tri-fold, 100lb paper stock) $200.00

8 Posters (18x24”, full color) $160.00

100 Magnets (5.5x4.2” full color) $110.00

Translation Costs

10¢ per word for ~500 words $50.00

Consultation Fee

4 nutrition experts spending 3 hours teaching at Boys and Girls Club of Chelsea

$300.00

5 nutrition experts putting together grant proposal $250.00

Food for Family Night

30 healthy snack starter kids including: Greek yogurt ($1.29), banana ($0.49), English muffins ($2.00), low-fat cheese ($2.99), green pepper ($0.99), and pizza sauce ($1.89)

$300.00

Materials for the Game

Food wrappers, duct tape, quiz cards, progress poster, bins $150.00

Water bottles for each child (50 @ 0.49 each) $24.50

TOTAL $1,545 (round up to $1,600)

Board of Directors as of October 9, 2012 Jonathan G. DavisChair of the Board of Directors Chief Executive OfficerThe Davis Companies

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