Congratulations to the 2011 Scholarship Winners!

By providing undergraduate and graduate scholarships, CANFIT hopes to encourage more students to consider careers that will improve adolescent nutrition and fitness. Click here to read more about CANFIT’s Scholarship program.

Ashley Morisako
Santa Clara University
Public Health
“Everyone deserves to have the quality of life they wish to have. Through my experiences in college, I have now realized that I wanted to be involved in the community and promote healthy lifestyles. My personal goal is to start an intervention and prevention program that offers support for children and their families as they struggle with health-related illnesses. To instill long-term lifestyle change, I would like to include a nutrition and diet component as well as a physical fitness and education component. My experiences (working in the community) have primed me for what is to come in my future.”


Matthew Vazquez
Long Beach State University
Kinesiology/Exercise Science
“I want to work to seek out better food and safe recreational environments for our children. As an adult in my community, I still fear strolling to the park because of crime, but one day I know that when I have my children, they will be able to go to that park without hesitation at anytime of day without the fear of being assaulted, kidnapped or followed. I will implement my role to prosper and with the assistance of others, this wondrous dream can one day become a pleasant reality for us all.”


Adrien Wilson
San Francisco State University
Dietetics
“I know that 89.9% of dieticians are Caucasian but the vast majority of nutrition related illnesses are found in community of color. When I was at a school working with children, I saw how necessary it was to have people that look like you, grew up eating the same foods as you, has the same body type as you, and can empathize with your situation and not just sympathize. I am very grateful to everyone who works with organizations that bring nutritional understanding and food justice to communities that are food deserts and children who need it. I know I would be happiest serving the community in the field of dietetics and this is the direction that I am going.”

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