Contest Winners

MO Project Online Contest 1: MO Good Food! MO Safe Places to Play! MO Opportunity!

CANFIT’s first online multimedia contest for youth ages 13-18 drew more than 100 entries from Los Angeles, the Central Valley and the San Francisco-Bay area. In June 2009, 30 youth winners were honored by Assemblymember Tom Torlakson at the California Childhood Obesity Conference in Los Angeles, CA.

The winning submissions are:

•PSA - Make the Right Choice Too promotes the message that healthy foods can have long-term effects in our community.

•Short Story - Menu Labeling – South Los Angeles students discuss the importance of restaurant menu labeling.

•Short Documentary - What We See in Santa Ana shows all the things students observe in Santa Ana that do not work for the community.

•Spoken Word - Nutritious Poem was written for the benefit of young kids. Poet: Adrian Crosby.

•Poster - Jovenes Sanos City Planning - The poster of an ideal city was designed by students from Watsonville High in Santa Cruz County.

To get a MO Project Youth Convening in your community, contact CANFIT at 510- 644-1533 or email .

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