The NBA Champion Golden State Warriors will tip-off the team’s “Chef Academy,”
presented by Walmart and in partnership with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry
campaign and 18 Reasons, at Westlake Middle School (2629 Harrison Street) in
Oakland at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, the team announced today. The
program aims to promote a healthy lifestyle by providing youth and their
families with engaging, hands-on experience preparing and cooking nutritious
foods.
“Chef Academy” teaches fundamental culinary skills and provides healthy food
options for youth while also facilitating accessibility to affordable food for
families. Thursday’s tip-off event, which will feature Warriors Community
Ambassador Adonal Foyle, will include a cooking demonstration, smoothie bikes,
kid-friendly knife skills seminar and a “snacks on the go” station for roughly
120 children at Westlake Middle School.
“Programs like Chef Academy can have a demonstrated impact on a child’s life,
especially if it opens doors to healthy living and good eating habits,” said
Vice President of Community Relations and Executive Director of the Warriors
Community Foundation Joanne Pasternack. “It’s our hope that Chef Academy can
make a lasting impression on our youngest generation and their families by
providing the foundation for improved quality of life.”
“We’re proud to work with the Golden State Warriors to bring ‘Chef Academy’ to
children across the Bay Area,” said Chester Gray, Regional General Manager at
Walmart in California. “Getting access to and preparing nutritious meals are
essential to a healthy lifestyle. We’re delighted to help children and their
families learn more about healthy eating habits through this unique and fun
experience that builds a healthier future.”
Following Thursday’s event, the Warriors and Walmart will support the launch of
“Cooking Matters” in select schools in the Oakland Unified and San Francisco
Unified school districts in partnership with 18 Reasons. “Cooking Matters,”
which is taught by a chef and nutritionist, is a free six-week long series of
cooking and nutrition classes that helps encourage youth and family
participation in food education, as well as assistance with access to resources
required to prepare healthy meals.
Walmart helps people around the world save money and live better – anytime and
anywhere – in retail stores, online and through their mobile devices. Each week,
nearly 260 million customers and members visit Walmart’s 11,593 stores under 63
banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries. Share Our
Strength is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending childhood
hunger through the No Kid Hungry campaign. 18 Reasons is a nonprofit
organization based in San Francisco that works with Share Our Strength to
implement the Cooking Matters program in low-income communities through the Bay
Area.
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