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April 25, 1997

'Team Nutrition Days' educate kids on healthy eating

May 5-9 has been designated "Team Nutrition Days" across the nation as school children participate in programs to promote healthy eating. Sponsored by the USDA, activities planned include creating school gardens and setting up nutrition fairs and food tastings. "Cooperative Extension is working with communities to help in the education effort, " says William Evers, associate professor of foods and nutrition. "From improving school lunches to teaching about the food pyramid, it's important to reach children with information about healthy nutritional choices." Evers says the eating habits children establish will be with them for a lifetime. He has a list of more than 800 Indiana schools expected to participate. CONTACT: Evers, (765) 494-8546; e-mail, eversb@cfs.purdue.edu

Events

Monday, April 28
Public lecture on the history, construction and architectural and engineering aspects of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the seat of China's Congress. 7-9 p.m., Fowler Hall. Featured speaker is Wu De Sheng, president of the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design and Research. Wu will be available to journalists from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday in Room 101 of the Mechanical Engineering Building. Sponsored by Purdue's student chapter of Pi Tau Sigma, the mechanical engineering honor society. CONTACT: Todd Flounders, Pi Tau Sigma, (765) 743-7593; e-mail, flounder@tools.ecn.purdue.edu

Thursday, May 8
Organizations, Employees & Families: Partners in Productivity. A conference for employers on family-friendly work practices. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center. Participating employers will be invited to join in a new membership organization to provide corporations with networking opportunities and resources on family-friendly practices. Sponsored by the Center for Families in the School of Consumer and Family Sciences, the offices of Vice President for Human Relations and Vice President for Business Services at Purdue and the USA Group. CONTACT: Shelley MacDermid, director of the Center for Families, (765) 494-6026; e-mail, shelley@vm.cc.purdue.edu

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