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November 5\2O16
Mayor Tmm8oReQaladu
35OOPan American Drive
Miami, H331]3
tregm|ado@miamigov.uomo
Dear Mayor Rega|adm:
Common Threads isrequesting $1O/000todeliver our proven cooking and nutrition education, along
with heaIthy food, to more than 300 children aind adults in the City of Miami. We will teach these
individuals the practical ski'lls needed to cook and eat for optimum nutrition on a budget, thereby
creating astrong foundation for not only individual personal health, but also for success inthe
classroom and in life,
Specifically, with $10,000 of support, Common Threads will partner with the Lotus Hmuse and Frederick
R, Douglass and Eneida M. Hartner elementary schools in the City of Miami to implement 13 sessions of
our cooking and nutrition education programs, including-, our Small Bites nutrition education, Parent
Workshops, Grocery Store Tours, and our aftorschoo|Cooking Skills and World Cuisine program.
In total, we will provide 2,290 hours of hands-on education and 2,275 nutritious meals and snacks to
311child and adult residents pfthe high'poverty high -need neighborhoods ofVVynwoodand Overtown
in the City of MUami
These children and adults will: learn the importance of and what constitutes a healthy diet; gain the
cooking skilIs and recipes to make healthy, affordable meals and snacks for theirfamily and themselves;
strengthemthe|rsocKa|andemotiona|sNNo,indwdingcommwmiratimm,teanmwork,anddecisiun-mmaking,
by creating recipes with their families and peers; and improve their math, language arts, and science
skills byconnecting these concepts to cooking and nutrition. Based on past evaluation results, we
anticipate that the City of Miami children who participate in our programs willl improve their vegetable
consumption and preference, cooking confidence, nutrition knowledge, frequency of cooking at home,
and communication with their family about healthy eating.
Thus, overalI, through our cooking and nutrition education, we will empower more than 300 children
and families in the City nfMiami toadopt and maintain healthy eating habits that support their physical,
economic, social, and emotional' weU-being.
Thank you for your consideration of our request. I look forward to being in touch.
Sincerely,
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Linda Novick O'Keefe, Chief Executive Officer, Common Threads
512-878-3372