Running head: PROGRAM PLAN PROPOSAL 1

Program Plan Proposal: Fun with Fit-trition

Nicole Cornell, Kristin Ribe, Brianna Stemmler

Sacred Heart University

December 2016
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Executive Summary
Fun with Fit-trition with an afterschool childhood obesity prevention program developed
to educate fifth graders at John Winthrop School in Bridgeport, Connecticut about the benefits of
healthy eating and exercise while discouraging a sedentary lifestyle. Childhood obesity is a rising
epidemic in the United States that disproportionately affects lower income neighborhoods and
children. This program employs the expertise of the occupational therapy profession to design
and implement 12 weeks of carefully planned programming to address a wide variety of nutrition
and exercise related concepts at a student-appropriate level. This program would run from
September through December once a week on Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30pm for students. This
program is funded through different national grants and charges a $60/student fee to families to
cover the costs of supplies and professional staff. This program is unique in its approach to
addressing the issue of childhood obesity in the United States. This program offers a less
expensive option than childcare for children after school while providing age-appropriate
education for life-long healthy habits that may not be addressed in the typical classroom setting.
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Part I: Program Description

Name of Program: Fun with Fit-trition

Name of School: John Winthrop School in Bridgeport, Connecticut (CT)

Description of Program: Fun with Fit-trition is an afterschool obesity prevention program that
will be offered to educate the fifth graders at John Winthrop School, Bridgeport, CT about the
benefits of healthy eating and exercise and the negative implications of a sedentary lifestyle on
long-term health. This program primarily aims to address childhood obesity in public schools.
Obesity is a rising epidemic in the United States (Pizzi, 2016). Approximately 17 percent of
school-aged children in the United States are obese and another 13 percent are overweight
(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2013). This is a serious problem for the health of
the nation as overweight and obese children are at greater risk for secondary health problems
compared to normal-weight peers as well as are more likely to become obese adults (Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, 2013). This impacts their ability to function in school and as
productive members of society. The World Health Organization has called for more
comprehensive interventions to not only treat obesity, but also programs to prevent it.

This program will utilize occupational therapy services in the community setting through
preventative care education. Occupational therapys unique knowledge of activity analysis and
physiology means it is the primary profession fit to lead such an after-school program in the
public school system.

This program will run for one hour after school once a week on Tuesdays from September
through December for fifth graders at John Winthrop School. The program will run afterschool
from 3:30-4:30pm. The program will cost $60/child for each family for the duration of the 12-
week program. Each week of the program will have a theme around which four, 15 minute
stations are created to help the children learn, practice, and then implement the information
learned through the program. Additionally, since this is an afterschool program, one of the
stations each week will be a snack station with a healthy snack option. Proposed weekly themes
and station topics can be found in Appendix A.

Mission: Fun with Fit-trition strives to educate the youth of America about the benefits of
healthy eating and exercise as well as the negative implications of sedentary lifestyle on long-
term health.

Vision: Healthy children equals a healthy future for America.

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SWOT Analysis:
Strengths
Mission & Vision: Taps into a niche and
underserved population. Care 4 Kids subsidies
for childcare services in Connecticut had a
recent budget cut in May 2016 which has
reduced the amount of applicant that can
receive these services. There are 10,800
children who will no longer have access to
childcare due to cost and the loss of these
subsidies for parents (Connecticut Association
for Human Services [CAHS], 2016).
Compliance: The timing of the program
ensures high compliance because students will
already be at school
Physical Resources: Gym and materials are
available and readily accessible
Financial Stability: The program is starting
with maximal financial resources due to its
nature and there is no pressure for turning a
profit through this program
Organizational Structure: Grants are available
to school-run programs that support similar
goals to our program
Opportunities
Demographics: Accessible youth population
Social Factor: Lifestyle change for the youth
within the program and transfer of skills
learned into their home environments
Mission & Vision: This program is one of the
front-runners for meeting the needs of this
emerging niche
Promotion of OT: The professional
knowledge of occupational therapy is being
used and awareness of the profession is being
raised
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Weaknesses
Customer Satisfaction: Since the program has
a definite end, it is difficult to gauge customer
satisfaction over time and there is little ability
to make improvements
Human Resources: Pay is average, but not
remarkable for professionals and requires the
Occupational Therapist (OTR/L) and Certified
Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to
work outside of their salaried jobs
Physical Resources: There may be unknown
half-days and holidays in which the team will
need to reschedule the day of the program for
that week
Organizational Structure: Though the timing
of the program is beneficial in terms of
reducing costs for after school care as well as
access a niche population, it may still conflict
with other extracurriculars participants may
be engaged in. Additionally, parents are
required to pick up their child after the
program as no buses will be available making
transportation after the program a problem.
Economics: The program still costs parents
money to have their child attend
Threats
Competition: Similar programs run in other
nearby schools and community centers
Accountability: There is no real accountability
since it is a program with a definite
termination date, though ensuring
accountability would be better
Social: This program may not be long enough
to produce long lasting change
Organizational Structure: The resources we
need may be unavailable due to other
programs being run on a specific day
Human Resources: It may be difficult to
recruit an OTR/L and enough COTAs to run
the program given the financial compensation
being offered
Financial Stability: Not all grants may be
funded, thus compromising our proposed
spending budget
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Organizational Goals: There are three organizational goals this program seeks to meet:
1. Function within financial budget based on grants received.
2. Serve the target populations needs and meet educational expectations in regards to nutrition
knowledge and physical exercise participation.
3. Increase availability of long-term resources for obesity prevention for the school.

Measurable Objectives: There are three objectives this program hopes to achieve:
1. At least 80% of participants in the program will have at least one hour of physical activity per
day within four months.
2. Participants will demonstrate competency through a 90% pass rate on a nutritional diet
interactive knowledge test.
3. Educators will create one lesson a month promoting exercise or nutrition.

Geographic Region and Target Population: Children in low-income households have a higher
prevalence for childhood obesity (Connecticut Department of Public Health, 2014). With the
percentage of individuals living in poverty at 23.6 percent, the Bridgeport School District has
many students coming from low-income households (United States Census Bureau, 2015). The
location of this program will be implemented at John Winthrop School in Bridgeport, CT in
Fairfield County. The demographics of the county, city, and specific school for this program are
as follows:

Fairfield County, CT (United States Census Bureau, 2015)

Estimated total population - 948,053 (2015)
Median household income - $83,163 (2014)
Age distribution
Persons under 5 years: 5.6% (2015)
Persons under 18 years: 23.3% (2015)
Persons 65 and over: 14.5% (2015)
Poverty rate - 9%

City of Bridgeport, CT (United States Census Bureau, 2015)

Estimated total population - 147, 629 (2015)
Median household income $41,204 (2010-2014)
Age distribution
Persons under 5 years: 7.4% (2010)
Persons under 18 years: 25% (2010)
Persons 65 and over: 10% (2010)
Poverty rate - 23.6%

John Winthrop School: 85 Eckart Street, Bridgeport, CT

Children: 680 students spread between grades K-8 (John Winthrop School, 2016)
Staff: 55 Staff Members (John Winthrop School, 2016)
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Principal, assistant principal, 1st to 8th grade teachers, Specials teachers (Music, Art, Phys. Ed.),
Numeracy Coach, Psychologist, Paraprofessionals (John Winthrop School, 2016)
School hours: 8:50-3:10 pm (John Winthrop School, 2016)
School focus: The mission of John Winthrop Elementary school is to cultivate students who
think critically to solve problems, read fluently, comprehend text, write for diverse audiences,
apply mathematical concepts, get along well with their peers and are prepared to succeed in high
school and beyond (John Winthrop School, 2016).

Anticipated Project Volume: The average class size at John Winthrop School is 75 students per
grade and we are assuming that a majority of the class would not participate in the program, thus
making anticipated participant volume about 20 students. The projected volume of participants is
based on public information available about John Winthrop School and previous research on
program participation among elementary aged children. Previous research shows that only about
6 percent of all youth attend afterschool programming (Bouffard, Wimer, Caronongan, Little,
Dearing, & Simpkins, 2006). This number is further affected when a child is from a lower
socioeconomic family (Bouffard, Wimer, Caronongan, Little, Dearing, & Simpkins, 2006).
However, it is anticipated that the cost of the program being lower than the cost of after school
childcare for program days will draw more than 6 percent of all fifth graders at John Winthrop
School to participate in this program in particular (Connecticut Association for Human Services
[CAHS], 2016). Therefore, to anticipate a project volume of around 20 students seems
appropriate.

Payer source: The primary payer source for this program will be through federal and regional
grants given to programs that focus on obesity prevention in youth. Partial funding will be
provided by the $60 fee for program participation paid by each participants family. Payer source
will be elaborated on further under the financial plan.

Part II: Operations and Marketing Plan

Description of Space: This program will utilize the school gym and partition it into different
stations. Each week of the program will focus on a different topic related to obesity prevention.
Within each topic, there will be four subtopics represented at each of the four stations set up in
the school gym. See Appendix A for each weeks programming. Each station will have five
chairs, two tables, and one whiteboard. Different equipment will be needed at each station each
week ranging from foods and dishware to crafting materials.

List of equipment: Prices based off Walmart.com (Walmart.com, n.d.).

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Equipment Quantity Price Total Price

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Mixed nuts 3 bags $20.99 $62.97

2.5 lb can

Oatmeal 1 box $8.50 $8.50

Frozen mixed berries 3 bags $4.00 $12.00

Carrots 1 bag $2.00 $2.00

Celery 2 bags $2.50 $5.00

Cinnamon 1 jar $1.50 $1.50

Pumpkin seeds 1 bag $7.00 $7.00

Zucchini muffins 2 containers $7.00 $14.00

Yogurt (chobani) 1 container $1.50 $1.50

Hummus 4 containers $4.00 $16.00

Chips 2 bags $3.00 $6.00

Peanut Butter 2 jars $2.59 $5.18

Grapes 1 bag $4.00/lb $4.00

Cheese cubes 1 bag $7.00/lb $7.00

Kabob sticks 2 bags $1.00 $2.00

Whiteboard 4 boards $12.00 $12.00

Whiteboard markers 12 markers/ 1 pack $11.79 $11.79

Battery-operated CD 1 player $31.99 $31.99

player

KidzBop CD 1 CD $11.99 $11.99

Poster Paper 20 pieces $6.49/ pack of 10 $13.99

Magic Markers 4 boxes $4.79 $19.16

Gallon Ziploc bags 1 box $5.49 $5.49

Computer paper 1 ream $4.00 $4.00

Pencils 1 box $5.99 (48 pack) $5.99

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Baskets 2 baskets $10.00 $10.00

Printer access N/A N/A N/A

Internet access N/A N/A N/A

M & Ms 1 bag $16.00 $16.00

Stopwatch 1 watch $6.99 $6.99

Water access N/A N/A N/A

Measuring cups 4 cups $5.00 $20.00

Water bottles 24 bottles $4.20/12 bottles $8.40

Total Equipment Expenses: $395.38

List of Services: In terms of services, this program will use the expertise of an occupational
therapist and occupational therapy assistants to provide quality programming. To complete this
program successfully, this program will need school gym availability for the duration of 12
weeks on Tuesdays from 2:30-4:30pm. The first hour will be used by the occupational therapist
to plan and set-up supplies while the program will be implemented during the second hour.
Additional services needed include the assistance of school custodial staff for set-ups and clean-
ups.

Facilities Floor Plan:

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Human Resources Plan: There will be one occupational therapist (OTR/L), four certified
occupational therapy assistants (COTAs), and four high school volunteers needed for this
program. No administrative or support staff is needed. We will recruit high school student
volunteers from within the district through the high schools Key Club. The OTR/L will plan the
sessions as well as evaluate results. The OTR/L will be responsible for training the COTAs in
each session to run the four different stations. COTAs were chosen to be used in this program
because they are well-trained to implement plans and administer client education when
supervised by an OTR/L. These strengths are applicable to this program and should be
capitalized upon for the most effective as well as cost efficient way to run the program.

Both the OTR/L and the COTAs would be paid hourly as independent contractors because the
nature of the program lends itself to this payment system being more appropriate. The OTR/L
will be paid $43/hour. $43/hour is the current average hourly wage of an OTR/L in the state of
Connecticut ("Occupational Therapist Salaries," n.d.). The OTR/L will be paid one hour to
prepare before each session as well as for the one hour of program implementation each week.
This equals a total cost of $86/session for the OTR/L. Each COTA will be paid to work the one
hour program as well as paid for 30 minutes of preparation time before the sessions each week.
The COTAs will each be paid $26/hour ("Occupational Therapist Assistant Salaries," n.d.). This
means they will be paid $39/session. Since there will be four COTAs used in this program, this
makes the total cost per session $242 which includes the pay of the COTAs and OTR/L. These
professionals will technically be independent contractors for their hourly work and no benefits
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will be included in the pay. These positions would likely appeal to entry level OTR/Ls who wish
to gain a variety of experience in the field.

During the sessions, one COTA will be working at each station. One OTR/L will be responsible
for advising the four COTAs and the volunteers. There will be approximately three to four
children participants at each station at a given time, thus this meets the needs of the target
population by having one COTA and one volunteer at each station.

Position descriptions:

Occupational Therapist (OTR/L)

Description: The occupational therapist will be responsible for planning sessions, administering
information, and overseeing implementation of programming related to nutrition and exercise as
it contributes to preventing childhood obesity. He or she will need to be passionate about
preventing childhood obesity. Previous experience related to the topic is encouraged, but not
required.
Hours: 2 hours per week for 12 consecutive weeks
Qualifications: Licensed OTR in the state of Connecticut; meets school districts criteria for
visiting professional (criminal background check and health criteria); no minimum years of
experience in the profession required
List of Duties:
Supervise the children, with priority being their safety
Encourage positive participation of all students in nutrition and exercise activities
Plan, prepare, organize and lead a variety of enriching and age appropriate activities for each of
the four nutrition and exercise stations each week of the 12 week program
Guide the COTAs and instruct them to implement each stations plans for the week
Participate in and evaluate the effectiveness of activities and events
Implement positive discipline techniques and group management
Report observations and incidents

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)

Description: A COTA will be responsible for running each of the four stations of the program
each week. Each COTA will be administering information and leading sessions related to
nutrition and exercise as it contributes to preventing childhood obesity. The COTA should be
passionate about preventing childhood obesity. Previous experience related to the topic is
encouraged, but not required.
Hours: 1.5 hours per week for 12 consecutive weeks
Qualifications: Licensed COTA in the state of Connecticut; meets school districts criteria for
visiting professional (criminal background check and health criteria); no minimum years of
experience in the profession required
List of Duties:
Supervise the children, with priority being their safety
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Encourage positive participation of all students in nutrition and exercise activities

Lead organized learning activities for students to develop and strengthen their skills related to
knowledge about nutrition and physical exercise
Learn from OTR/L activities related to each stations topic each week
Assist OTR/L in evaluating effectiveness of activities and events
Implement positive discipline techniques and group management
Report observations and incidents

Volunteer
Description: A volunteer will assist the COTAs by relaying information and assisting in leading
sessions related to nutrition and exercise as it contributes to preventing childhood obesity. The
primary responsibility of the volunteers will be to work with the children attending the program
in such a way that facilitates adherence to the lesson plan. Volunteers will also assist the OTR/L
in set-up, program activities, and take-down.
Hours: 1.5 hours per week for 12 consecutive weeks
Qualifications: Must be enrolled in Central High School, Bridgeport, CT; must be a member of
the Key Club; no history of criminal activity; must have own transportation to and from the
program; must commit to assisting at all 12 weeks of the program
List of Duties:
Supervise the children, with priority being their safety
Encourage positive participation of all students in nutrition and exercise activities
Assist with setting up and taking down the equipment needed each week
Report observations and incidents
Assist the OTR/L and COTAs in any requested tasks

Organizational Chart:
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Market Plan: There are various other school-based obesity prevention programs that exist
throughout the United States. The following are a sampling of programs that most closely
resemble the currently proposed program:
1. Action for Healthy Kids mobilizes three complementary elements to combat childhood obesity:
school action plans, programs & practices, and school-family-community partnerships. They
operate on a state-level basis and emphasis both exercise as well as breakfast programs for kids
(Action for Healthy Kids, n.d.).
2. Alliance for a Healthier Generation: Healthy Schools Program offers a School Health Index
assessment for professionals to use to identify strengths and weakness of a schools policies and
programs for promoting health and then offers tools to help develop an action plan for improving
student health. This program does not actually implement programming in the schools, but offers
resources to help a professional who does want to do so (Alliance for a Healthier Generation,
n.d.).
3. 5210 Lets Go! provides schools with toolkits, online resources, and technical assistance to help
them increase physical activity and healthy eating for children and youth. It encourages
teamwork among the professionals at a school to implement long-lasting changes in the school.
It also offers strategies for success for schools (Lets Go!, n.d.).
4. CATCH: Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) Grade K-5 focuses on four
components: school nutrition, classroom curriculum, physical education program, and a family
program. This program offers resources and curriculum materials for schools. It uses the CDC
coordinated school health model which is now the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole
Child (WSCC) model (Coordinated Approach to Child Health [CATCH], n.d.).
5. Just for Kids! is a health education program that focuses on changes in diet, exercise, and
communication. It is a five to 10 week programs with workbook guides that make changes in
habits and lifestyle. This program uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to make small changes
that are sustainable. The workbook is used in the classroom setting and uses different techniques
to teach kids about physical activities to make their bodies stronger and nutrition (Just for Kids,
n.d.).
6. Lets Move is a Task Force on Childhood Obesity launched by First Lady Michelle Obama to
combat childhood obesity in America. Its five main tenants are to create a healthy start for
children, empower parents and caregivers, provide healthy food in schools, improve access to
healthy, affordable foods, and increase physical activity. It aims to combat childhood obesity
through family programs, school programs, and community-wide programming (Lets Move,
n.d.).

Marketing Strategies and Effectiveness Monitoring: This program will be pitched to the John
Winthrop School school board. Given the small-scale nature of the program, it is more
appropriate to pitch the program school by school instead of to an entire school district. Once the
school board agrees to allow this afterschool program to be run, the plan is to use school posters
to get children interested in the program as well as make flyers to be brought home to parents
about the program and ways to sign-up or give consent for their childs participation in the
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program. Posters and informational flyers will be the best way to target our two primary
audiences, the parents and the students, when it comes to getting participants. Fifth graders are
likely to be engaged and interested in reading a poster if it has few, but impactful words, is
brightly colored, and placed in highly visible places, such as in the cafeteria. Additionally, this
program need parents to consent to their childrens participation in the program. The flyers that
are given to the children to bring home should be a single page, so they are concise, but will also
be more information than the posters in terms of content and specifics about the program itself.
Flyers sent home will be accompanied by a permission slip to be returned before a student is
allowed to participate.

Marketing effectiveness for parents will be measured by the number of returned permission
forms for participation. An example of the proposed permission form for the program can be
found in Appendix B. We expect to receive a low number of informed consent permission forms
as previous research has shown that only 6 percent of students participate in afterschool
programming (Bouffard, Wimer, Caronongan, Little, Dearing, & Simpkins, 2006). However, the
number of permission forms returned does represent a level of marking effectiveness because it
is the actual number of children who will be participating. The second measure of marketing
effectiveness will be having teachers ask their students if they remember seeing the posters in the
cafeteria and remembering one thing they said. This is more of an informal evaluation of
marketing effectiveness. Teachers can then report back the rough percentage of their classroom
who first remembered seeing the posters at all and second who remembered something the
posters said.

Deliverable: Below is a copy of the poster that will be hung in the school to catch fifth graders
attention about the program. We are not providing a copy of the flyer for the program as only one
deliverable is necessary to be included in this proposal. The poster would be printed to measure
24 x 36 inches, a typical wall poster size. Additionally, this poster example doesnt have as much
information about the program as the flyer going home to parents would because having too
much information would not be eye-catching or attractive to the student audience this poster is
hoping to reach. Fifth graders are very into emojis right now. The more that can be said with an
image, the less that needs to be said with words is more effective in message transmission to this
population. Previous research has found that the use of emojis can help children make better
nutrition choices when used strategically in marketing (Siegel, Anneken, Duffy, Simmons,
Hudgens, Lockhart, & Shelly, 2015). This knowledge shaped how the poster was designed as a
deliverable for this programs marketing strategy. The flyers produced for the parents would
cover more in depth the content of the program, the goals, and logistics such as times and
locations.
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Part III: Financial Plan

Revenue: Revenue will be obtained primarily through national and regional grants given to
obesity prevention programming in schools. Additional revenue will come from a student
attendance fee for the program. To attend this program, each student must pay five dollars per
session. Overall, the total of the 12 week program will cost a family $60/child. This cost will be a
one time, upfront fee paid by the parents, thus contributing to the initial revenue and starting
budget of the program.

Grants/Funding:
1. Game on Grants ($2,500): Game on Grants offers grants ranging from $500-$2,500 and they
are awarded to elementary, middle, and high schools. Game on Grants provides funding for
programs involving physical activity and nutrition initiatives in health-promoting schools. To be
eligible for this grant, schools must describe how they will teach students about healthy food
choices and physical activity in the home and school environment. Upon provision of the grant,
the school will be recognized nationally as a health-promoting school (School Grants for Healthy
Kids, n.d.)
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2. Childrens Obesity Fund (Variable - asking for $500): This organization provides variable
funding to nonprofit programs who share their mission of increasing physical activity among
children and improving nutrition. Their four main tenants are to educate, prevent, activate, and
reach out. Overall, the Childrens Obesity Fund accepts applications from a variety of small to
large groups. Each application is considered individually and awarded amounts vary based on the
programs needs. This grant would be appropriate for this program because it shares the common
goals of this program (Childrens Obesity Fund, n.d.).
3. Fuel Up to Play 60 ($500): The Fuel Up to Play grant is provided up to $4,000 per school year
for qualifying K-12 schools enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60 to initiate healthy changes for
Americas youth. To be eligible schools must be enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60 and participate in
a National School Lunch Program. Schools applying for the grant must have a plan for activities
and submit that with their application. Although this considered this grant was considered to fund
this program, the school must be enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 50 and they must participate in the
National School Lunch Program, therefore the John Winthrop School would not quality for this
(Fuel Up to Play 60, n.d.).

An example of an initial proposal for a grant application from Childrens Obesity Fund can be
found in Appendix C. Like other organizations, an initial proposal is requested and needs to be
approved prior to submitting an entire grant application

Expenses: There is no cost to use the school gym space at John Winthrop School because this
program is a non-profit program (Lambeck, 2014). Therefore, both the rental space and the
utilities are covered because of the non-profit nature of this program. In terms of salaries, the
OTR/L would be earning $86/session at a rate of $43/hour. Each of the four COTAs will be
making $39/session at a rate of $26/hour. The OTR/L will be paid to work one hour prior to the
beginning of each session to prepare each weeks session and an additional one hour per session
to help facilitate running the session. Each COTA will be paid for a half hour of preparation time
prior to each session as well as for the one hour implementation of the session each week.

Benefits will not be provided to the OTR/L or COTAs because they are working as hourly
independent contractors for this program. There will be no capital equipment or loan repayment
needed as this program as it will be financed through grants. Additionally, there will be no
outside services needed since the facility will be maintained by the school for free. The only
variable expenses for this program will be marketing and supplies. Variable expenses include
brochures to parents about the program, cost of printing posters to advertise the program at John
Winthrop School, and session supplies and snacks needed each week of the program.

Budget Spreadsheet:
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Budget Notes:
Also, see the above descriptions of revenue and expenses for further notes and descriptions.
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Appendix A
Proposed 12-week schedule of healthy eating and exercise related activity stations for childhood
obesity prevention program, Fun with Fit-trition.

Week Theme Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Station 4

Week 1: Snack: make- Education: Practice: practice Implement: have

Aerobic or your-own trail instruction on aerobic exercise the participants
anaerobic? mix with healthy the difference such as dancing design a game of
mix options between aerobic and anaerobic their own that
and anaerobic such as sprints incorporates both
exercise and types of exercise
examples of each

Week 2: What Implement: have Snack: oatmeal Education: Practice: have

are my daily the participants snack cakes instruction on children match
values? draw their own the daily values different
version of a daily recommended of quantities of
values diagram each food groups different food
using poster as well as groups to their
paper minutes of proper values
exercise

Week 3: Is it a Practice: have Implement: have Snack: cut-up Education:

fruit or a teams of participants fruit bowl and education on the
vegetable? participants sort develop their raw vegetables differences
baskets of a own new hybrid between a fruit
variety of mixed fruit or vegetable and vegetable
fruits and and explain to and the varieties
vegetables into the group what of each
different baskets makes it healthy
using pictures

Week 4: Sweet Education: Practice: have Implement: have Snack: making a

tooth education on the participants rank participants sweet treat that is
amount of sugar pictures of exercise the good for you (i.e.
found in different sweets amount it would fresh apples with
different junk based on how take to burn the cinnamon)
foods and why much sugar are calories of 1
that much sugar in them M&M
is unhealthy

Week 5: Games Snack: roasted Education: Practice: have Implement: have

and play pumpkin seeds correlate participants participants
exercise to make lists of incorporate
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different types of their favorite elements of all

games and what games and how the games they
makes them it makes them love into one
good for you feel to play them new game they
physically and can practice
mentally

Week 6: Make Implement: Snack: zucchini Education: teach Practice: provide

it healthy allow muffins different ways a recipe or two
yourself participants to you can alter and have
make up a recipe common foods participants
for their favorite and recipes to brainstorm
food and explain make them changes that
how they made it healthier could be made to
healthy make it healthier

Week 7: When Practice: have Implement: have Snack: mixed Education: teach
can I exercise? participants list participants fruits and yogurt different ways to
when in their day practice walking dip incorporate small
they sit to do while doing amounts of
something when imaginary exercise into
they could stand activities like daily routines
or walk instead brushing their
teeth

Week 8: Education: Practice: have Implement: have Snack: hummus

Exercising with instruct on ways participants in participants in and chips
others to encourage pairs work on pairs create their
others to engage and practice own two person
in healthy ways to invite game where both
behaviors as well each other to be are active
more active or
eat healthier

Week 9: Drink Snack: mini-fruit Education: Practice: have Implement: have

up! smoothies instruct on the participants list participants
recommended what they have make water
amount of water done that day bottles with
that should be and then markings and
consumed daily measure out the times for how
and the benefits equivalent much water they
water has for the amount of water need to drink
body they need each day

Week 10: That Implement: have Snack: ants on a Education: Practice: have
is a sport? participants log and apples introduce participants
create their own with peanut children to new practice one of
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game using one butter dip aerobic sports the new games
of the new from around the they were taught
games as world about
inspiration

Week 11: This Practice: set-up a Implement: have Snack: snack Education:
or That game of this or participants play kabobs with instruct children
that and have a game involving grapes and on how to make
participants in picking the side cheese cubes choices between
two teams and of the line they healthy and less
compete by believe to have healthy foods
picking the the healthier they encounter
healthier option option until one when out to eat
of the two person is left or in the
options with the correct cafeteria
presented answer

Week 12: Test it Game: Play Game: Matching Game: aerobic Snack: make-
out! modified game of different exercise station your-own
Jeopardy to test daily needs with with new quick nutritious snack
knowledge about their game day
exercise needs corresponding
and types values
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Appendix B
Sample of informed consent permission slip to be returned by parents as a measure of marketing
effectiveness for the program.

Permission Slip to Participate in Fun with Fit-trition

Dear Parent,

Fun with Fit-trition is an afterschool program offered at John Winthrop School that educates
children about the healthy eating and exercise. The program will run for 12-weeks September
through December of this school year. It will be held once a week on Tuesdays from 3:30-
4:30pm. The program cost is $60 which covers supplies and professional personnel to lead the
program. Participation in the program is completely optional. Following the program each week,
your child must be picked up at 4:30pm at the front entrance of the school. Transportation is not
provided from school.

If you are interested in your child participating, please fill-out the bottom section of this
permission slip and return it to school as soon as possible along with $60 cash or check to enroll
your child in the program. Students may not attend Fun with Fit-trition without a permission slip.

If you have further questions about the Fun with Fit-trition program please contact:
Nicole Cornell cornelln@mail.sacredheart.edu
Brianna Stemmler stemmlerb@mail.sacredheart.edu
Kristin Ribe ribek@mail.sacredheart.edu

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I give permission for my child________________________ to participate in Fun with Fit-trition.

____________________________ _______________________ ____________

Parent or Legal Guardian Signature Print Name Date

EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
_________________________________________
Name(s)
______________________________________________________________________________
Street Address City State Zip Code
_______________________________________ ______________________________
Email address(es) Phone Number(s)
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Appendix C
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Example of a grant application applicable to this program. This initial proposal for a grant
application is a sample from Childrens Obesity Fund.
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