Getting Fit and Healthy_Grant Proposal

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Getting Fit and Healthy

Donna Mizelle

Director

Bertie County Recreation Department

PO Box 530

101 W. School St.

Windsor, NC 27983

Submitted by:

Stephanie Cottle

[email protected]

Bertie County Recreation Department,Intern

North Carolina State University-Northeast Leadership Academy

Katelin Row

[email protected] County Recreation Department,Intern

North Carolina State University-Northeast Leadership Academy

Submitted to:

Dr. Doris Williams

Dr. Andrew Behnke

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Table of Contents

Project Summary 3

Project Description

I. Background and Significance 4

II. Goals & Objectives 6

III. Program Design 7

IV. Evaluation 12

V. Sustainability Plan 13

Appendix A. References 15

Appendix B. Biographical Sketches 16

Appendix C. Budget 20

Appendix D. Budget Justification 21

Appendix E. Program Logic Model 25

Appendix F. Timeline 26

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Project Summary:

This grant is a compilation of ideas from community members and

willingness of the recreation department to implement those ideas. Our

desire is to build a walking trail open to the public in the county seat of

Windsor and to start a community garden for all members to participate in

which also contributes to the local economy at the local farmers market.

Additionally, a summer program will use the walking trail and community

garden to teach the importance of physical activity and healthy eating to

community members of all ages. This will aid in combating the high rates of

obesity and diabetes in our county.

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Background and Significance:

Nationwide there is an increase in diabetes and obesity and its showing up on the

doorsteps of our local communities. We want to raise awareness about the impact of food

choices and physical activity on the body. We hope to foster a desire for healthy eating and

physical activity in order to maintain a healthy body. We believe that the community will rally

behind the children and youth of Bertie County and begin to make a mental shift towards being

more active and invested in their physical health.

According to the 2010 Bertie County Community Health Assessment(2010) done by the

Albemarle Regional Health Services, the top 5 leading causes of death in Bertie County are:

1. Total Cancer

2. Heart Disease

3. Cerebrovascular Disease

4. Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injury

5. Diabetes

Not including unintentional motor vehicle injury, the highest disparity between our county age-

adjusted mortality rates verses the States, and even National, rates is diabetes. Our county

mortality rate is 51.0. Thats 102% higher than the state mortality rate of 25.2 and 118% higher

than that national rate of 23.3.

In the same assessment, research was conducted regarding childhood obesity. The height

and weight of 1,414 kindergarten through fifth grade students, in combination with a survey of

information about eating and physical activity behaviors, was used to calculate their Body Mass

Index (BMI). The results are listed below:

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Underweight 2.2%

Normal weight 46.0%

At risk of overweight 17.4%

Overweight 34.4%

According to this data, more than half of the students were at risk of being overweight or already

considered overweight. These concerns, obesity and diabetes, need to be addressed in our

county.

Many studies have linked diabetes to obesity, and obesity to lack of physical activity. In

order to increase the opportunities for physical activity in we have partnered with the county

recreation department and school system. Not only do we want to provide opportunities for

fellowship and fitness to decrease the obesity and diabetes rates in Bertie County, we also

strongly believe that physical health has a great impact on academic and emotional health of

students. Our countys current graduation rate for the 2011 2012 school year is 71.8%. This is a

-6.8% percent change between the previous 2010 2011 school year where the graduation rate

was 78.6%. In our experience we know increased physical activity and extracurricular activity

will indirectly correlate with the graduation rate for Bertie County Schools. We feel strongly that

the increase in physical health combined with the community support they foster during our

program will help the students involved to be successful in all aspects of their lives including

academics and ultimately resulting in a higher graduation rate in Bertie County Schools.

Many people live sedentary lives; in fact, 40% of adults in the United States do not

participate in any leisure-time physical activity. (U.S. Department Of Health And Human

Services, 2001) We will combat this statistic in Bertie County using the following project:

The project we are putting together comes in three parts: a walking program built into a

summer program for youth, a walking track available to the overall community and a community

garden. The walking program and community garden will be initiated during a summer program

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offered through the Bertie County Recreation Department. The seniors in the community will

mentor youth to show them the basics of traditional gardening with the assistance of Bertie Early

College High School teachers and students to educate the youth in horticulture. Also as part of

the summer program, the youth will utilize the newly installed trail to begin training for the

Town of Windsors annual Spooktacular 5k and improving overall health. We will also open the

trail to community members during operating hours (8am-8pm daily) and have classes for

seniors during the school year in order to take full advantage of the walking trail.

Our primary goal is to inspire, motivate and provide an opportunity for all community

members to embrace a healthier lifestyle. This will eventually lead to reduced diabetes rates,

reduced obesity rates and, indirectly, increased academic scores.

Goals & Objectives

Goal 1: Increase the physical fitness and healthy eating habits of Bertie County through a

walking track and community garden.

Objective 1a: We will see a minimum of 15% increase in the reported physical

activity in focus groups within the first year (outside of the summer program) by

using quarterly surveys to evaluate progress.

Objective 1b: We will see a 10% reduction of BMI for at least half of the students

consistently involved in the 5-week summer program.

Objective 1c: At least 30% of participating students will be in the 50th

percentile

or higher by the end of the summer program using the National Physical Fitness

Award Qualifying Standards and all students will show growth throughout the

duration of the summer program.

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Goal 2: Increase inter-generational collaboration through cooperation in maintaining the

community garden and allowing youth and seniors to interact.

Objective 2a: At least one out of every five youth, will remain in contact with at

least one adult (counselor or senior mentor) throughout the school year whom

they connected with through the summer program.

Program Design

The Getting Fit & Healthy initiative is comprised of 3 major components: a summer

program for youth, a walking track available to the overall community and a community garden.

The process will begin by setting up an advisory board to help lead the process. In addition to

both Stephanie Cottle and Katelin Row being a part of the board, we will reach out to chamber of

commerce, local boards (town and school system) and local businesses to recruit appropriate

community members. We will also reach out to the school system to recruit youth

representatives to be on the advisory board. We feel like this is a very important step to begin the

initiative to build ownership and long-term sustainability.

The grant, as currently written, is to fund the building of the track and community garden,

as well as a full-time groundskeeper and staff for the summer program. The Bertie County

Recreation Department is leading this initiative. The recreation director, Donna Mizelle, will act

as program director and will help to coordinate the summer program. She will also supervise,

recruit, support and evaluate the groundskeeper year-round and all contracted summer staff. The

groundskeeper will become a full-time employee of the department. He or she will ensure the

facilities are open and available for public use, as well as be the primary caretaker for the

complex grounds and the community garden. This position is an asset to the department in

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providing the community services and making sure the complex is available and ready for use at

all times.

The Track

To build the track we will reach out to Waters & Waters Construction Company to

donate their time and use of their equipment. We will begin the building process as soon as

possible after funding has been granted. The recreation department will utilize the track during

warmer months for classes and because there will be a full-time groundskeeper stationed at the

facilities it will be available for all community members to use daily from sunrise to sunset. We

anticipate the majority of the use of the track will be by seniors in the area on Tuesdays and

Thursdays when senior classes are not regularly offered at the recreation department. We also

envision the nearby elementary school will be able to use the track either during the school

day, after school or for a community event in order to meet state mandated physical education

standards or for extracurricular activities.

Eventually, additional funding will be sought or fundraisers will be held to purchase

outdoor equipment such fitness stations suitable for young people. We will also strategically

place benches and flowerbeds along the trail primarily for older individuals utilizing the track.

The Community Garden

The community garden is going to serve multiple purposes for our community. It will be

on county land at the recreational complex and consist of ten 3 feet by 10 feet plots. Each plot

will contain one of the following vegetables: lettuce, tomato, watermelon, green beans, corn,

squash, cucumbers, cantaloupe, butter beans and peppers. We hope to eventually extend the

garden to comprise of also herbs in raised planters and potatoes in 10 gallon buckets. All crops

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from the community will be sold at the local farmers market for sustainability. The

groundskeeper will be responsible for facilitating that process.

The community garden will be open to the public to assist in maintaining the crops.

Though the groundskeeper will be the primary caretaker, as part of the summer program they

will work with Donna Mizelle, the Program Director, to recruit and organize volunteers to assist

them. We foresee the majority of volunteers being retired seniors and, during the summer,

children and youth. The community garden will be used as a means to unite the different

generations in our community. Much of our community relies on farming yet many of our

children and youth are unfamiliar with the concept and process. We want to harness the expertise

of the older members of our community to teach and work with our youth through a mentoring

program. The seniors will commit to a number of hours and be partnered with a small group of

students to work with during the summer program. Youth are expected to work with at least 4

different seniors throughout the five-week summer program. It is our hope that the youth will

form a bond with at least one of the adults and continue the mentor relationship throughout the

following school year.

We will also partner with the local public school system to assist in tending the

community garden. Our Bertie Early College High School (BECHS) has a horticulture program

and the teacher is employed year-round. We will work to recruit the teacher into the summer

program as part of the summer program staff in order to increase knowledge and proper

techniques for gardening. Priority for Junior Counselors will be given to Early College students

who have been involved with the horticulture program or have previous experience in gardening.

The Five-Week Summer Program

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An affordable summer day camp program is a huge need in our area. Previous summer

camps have been established but unfortunately staffing has a huge concern in our county. As

opposed to part-time employment, summer staff with this program will be contracted. Priority

for summer staff will be given to employees in the school system. The summer program will

require a Site Director to oversee the program, including detailed planning of the agenda and

coordinating supplies for each day. This individual will report to Donna Mizelle, the Program

Director. Additionally, the Site Director will oversee and assist Mrs. Mizelle in hiring the

additional summer support staff.

The general daily structure will consist of a tiered training jogging class to assist youth in

preparing for the town of Windsors Spooktacular 5k, which raises funds for the local food

pantry. Following the morning physical activity there will be a designated gardening time where

students will be grouped with volunteer senior mentors to work on an assigned plot. Though the

primary focus will be the community garden, there may be opportunities for youth to work with

their mentor to assist in beautification of the complex facilities. The next component of the

summer day program will be practicing a specific fitness skill for the Presidential Fitness

Program and athletic play. The Program Staff will ensure physical activity is done properly by

including stretching before and after activities. Each week of the summer camp will spotlight a

different sport: soccer, kickball, baseball, ultimate frisbee and team building. The final

component of the day will be organized water play. This will include water balloon games, spray

tag, water sponge games, slip n slide or a sprinkler. Adequate staffing and applied rules and

regulations will ensure the safety of all persons during the summer camp.

The site director will use the first week of their contracted time to begin forming a

partnership with the Bertie County Cooperative Extension and 4H representatives. 4H currently

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partners with our school system to teach healthy eating habits in the elementary schools and

Cooperative Extension has experience, resources and knowledge for sustaining a community

garden. Both programs have offered previous summer day camps and have a positive working

relationship with the recreation department. Combined with the BECHS horticulture teacher and

students, these programs will strengthen and support our goal of creating a healthier community.

Another segment of the partnership with the community will be that the summer camp

participants will contribute to the local farmers market. With assistance from mentor volunteers

and the groundskeeper the youth will sell produce that is harvested from the ten crops that will

be grown during the summer camp. This process will teach youth about accountability, handling

money and public speaking. Money earned from selling produce will aid in the sustainability of

similar future programming.

As an extension of the summer program the Recreation Department will offer similar

programming during teacher workdays throughout the school year. This will strengthen the

relationships between the youth and senior mentors that were forged during the summer camp.

These types of relationships will foster a sense of purpose for senior mentors and accountability

for our youth resulting in healthier individuals and community.

Timeline

Months 1-2 (April, May) Months 3-5 (June -

August)

Months 6-12 (September

March)

Create an Advisory Boardwith partners (including

youth) for sustainabilityHire groundskeeper

Contact partners (Watersand Waters Construction)to build track and dig outcommunity garden

Create survey andthoroughly backwards plan

Partner with schoolsystem to enroll 50-60

students into the five-week summer camp.

Collect baseline dataand contactinformation to plan foradditional waves ofdata collection(surveys)

Evaluation of programthrough review of data

collection on studentprogress and surveys ofparents and communitymembers

Amend current programfor following years

Write required reports

Continue to open

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summer program

Screen, hire, and beginningtraining summer staff including partnering withthe horticulture department

at BECHS.Coordinate volunteers to

mentor youth andbeginning training.

Provide 5 week daycamp during summerintersession - targetingBertie school childrenages 7-15 with a focus

on healthy foodchoices and theimportance of physicalactivity

walking trail daily

Continue upkeep andbeautification ofcommunity garden

Provide senior walking

classes throughrecreation department

Teacher workdayextension program days

Program Evaluation

To evaluate the success of the program we will use comparable measurements to align

with our initial data used to determine the need and significance of the program. To track our

impact in fight childhood obesity, we will record the BMI for all youth participating in the

summer day camp. We will use the age, sex, current height and current weight of the students to

record an initial BMI within the first week of the summer program and then measure both the

height and weight again the final week of the summer program to calculate a finishing BMI. We

will use the BMI Percentile Calculator for Child and Teen (http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/)

on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make the required calculations. Though we

hope to see a reduction in BMI in all youth participating, our goal is at least a 10% decrease in

BMI for half of the children.

Since our diabetes data extends to the national scale, we also want to make sure we have

a comparable national measurement. We will use the National Physical Fitness Award

Qualifying Standards to determine student fitness levels on a national level. Participating youth

will complete an initial test on their first day of camp and each of the following Fridays. They

will test in five categories: curl-ups, shuttle run, v-sit reach, one-mile run and right angle push-

ups. We expect all participating youth to show growth and at least 30% will be in the 50th

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percentile or higher by the end of the summer program.

For the final two objectives we will use a survey in the form of a questionnaire to

evaluate the increase in physical activity and the continued support between youth and summer

mentors or counselors. We will be distributing surveys at least four times throughout the year.

Participating individuals will fill out an introductory survey, a survey at the conclusion of the

summer program and two additional surveys (early November and March) throughout the

following year. We will be asking questions to evaluate the impact and longevity of the inter-

generational mentor-youth relationships and the amount of physical activity each individual

participates in weekly.

Sustainability Plan

Despite the countys inability to provide funding for additional staff in the past, we

envision an adequate level of sustainability once grant funds have been exhausted. Each year

compost and seeds for the community garden will need to be replaced and any necessary repair

and replacement of gardening equipment will need to be completed. We also anticipate that the

walking trail will need a fresh layer of crush and run gravel every two years. A considerable

sustainability expense would be funding the salary of the new position of groundskeeper for the

Bertie County Recreation Department. While this may be the largest expense it is also the most

imperative as this position will greatly contribute to meeting the needs of the community during

the summer program and sustaining the garden and walking trail throughout the calendar year. It

will also be a huge asset in terms of manpower and resources to the recreation department,

because they will assist with program planning and implementation during the off seasons. It

would be important for the Recreation Department Director and the advisory board to petition

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the county to provide another staff member to the recreation department to maintain the role of

groundskeeper.

The recreation department will continue to utilize the existing advisory board to seek out

additional funds through grants and donations to maintain the community garden and walking

trail. Other means of funding these needs could come from annual fundraisers and possibly a

community festival centered on fitness and healthy living. Each year that the summer program is

offered the campers will pay a minimum program fee of $10 per week for the five-week camp.

Considering we expect around 50-60 campers, this would be a sizeable amount to help garnish

any unforeseeable expenses and support the teacher workday programming throughout the

school year.

A main component of our grant proposal to encourage youth to be a part of economic

development in the county is connecting them with the local farmers market to sell the produce

that is grown during the summer camp. These monies would finance any promotional materials

used to expand the program including brochures for camps, fundraisers, festivals, and the like.

Over the course of the grant the recreation department will partner with the local cooperative

extension to properly plant and cultivate the flower and produce gardens with the intent of the

partnership continuing. We will reach out to Natalie Hampton and the team of Cooperative

Extension state specialists at N.C. State for future grant opportunities. Katelin Row and

Stephanie Cottle will continue to cooperate with the Bertie County Recreation Department to

assist and organize any of the aforementioned activities.

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Albemarle Regional Health Services. (2010, December 1). Health statistics. 2010 Bertie County

Community Health Assessment, 51-90. Retrieved from http://www.arhs-

nc.org/media/pdf/Bertie_CHA_EA_2010.pdf

"Bertie County Schools."NC Report Card. Public Schools Of North Carolina, n.d. Web. 1 Aug.

2013. http://www.ncschoolreportcard.org/src/distDetails.jsp?

pSchCode=312&pLEACode=080&pYear=2011-2012&pDataType=1&Page=2

"BMI Percentile Calculator for Child and Teen English Version."Healthy Weight - It's Not A Diet, It's A

Lifestyle!. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, n.d. Web. 1 Aug. 2013.

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Goldman, B. (2011, October 12). Correlations between diabetes, obesity, and physical activity.

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obesity.findthedata.org/b/240/Correlations-between-diabetes-obesity-and-physical-

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Physical fitness test. (2013, August 1). Retrieved from The President's Challenge website:

https://www.presidentschallenge.org/challenge/physical/index.shtml

Texas Health Department. "Walking Trail Materials."How to Build a Walking Trail. 1998.

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What you can do. Retrieved from The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent andDecrease Overweight and Obesity website:

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Principal Investigator/Program Director (Last, First, Middle): Row, Katelin, Danielle

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHNAME

Row, Katelin DaniellePOSITION TITLE

Northeast Leadership Academy Intern

North Carolina State University

EDUCATION/TRAINING

INSTITUTION AND LOCATIONDEGREE

(if applicable)YEAR(s) FIELD OF STUDY

North Carolina State University MSA CurrentlyEducational

Administration andLeadership

University of North Carolina at Greensboro B.S. 2006-2010Elementary Educationwith a Concentration inInterdisciplinary Arts

University of Southern Queensland, Australia Fall 2007

Positions and Employment:

2013 to Present: Assistant Principal Intern, Bertie County SchoolsWindsor Elementary School, Windsor, NC

2012 to 2013: 5th Grade Math and Science Teacher, Bertie County SchoolsColerain Elementary School, Colerain, NC

2010 to 2012: 4th Grade Self-contained Teacher, Bertie County SchoolsColerain Elementary School, Colerain, NC

2007 to 2010: Part-Time Cashier, Deli-Bakery Associate, Produce AssociateHarris Teeter, Inc., Greensboro, NC

2008 to 2010: Student Teacher, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County SchoolsWalkertown Elementary School, Walkertown, NC

2009 to 2009: English Tutor, Associazione Culturale Linguistica Educational

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ACLE, San Remo, Italy

Other Experiences:2013-Present Internship with Bertie County Recreation Department

2012-Present Northeast Leadership Academy (NELA)2012-2013 Colerain Elementary Leadership Team Member2011-2012 Fourth Grade Level Chair2010-2012 Teach For America, ENC Corps Member

Professional Memberships:

ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)

Honors/Awards:

Graduated Cum Laude from UNCG, Spring 2010UNCG Deans List - Spring 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009

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Stephanie Farmer Cottle

205 Jernigan Airport Road Ahoskie, North Carolina, 27910 252-325-0198 [email protected]

Education North Carolina State UniversityCurrently

Northeast Leadership Academy FellowMSA in Educational Leadership and Leadership

North Carolina A & T University 2008Graduate courses taken to complete lateral entry for Trade &Industrial curriculum area

Isothermal Community College 2007Graduate courses taken to complete lateral entry for Trade &Industrial curriculum area

Chowan College 1999B.S. in Printing Production and Imaging TechnologyMinor in Applied Business

Bertie High School 1995High School Diploma

Experience Bertie High School 2005 - 2013Graphics Teacher, Grades 9-12

Educated students about Graphics Communications and

inspire them to explore the field in order for students to beprepared for college or the workforce.

Operated and maintain production operations for the PrintGraphics department.

Served as Career Technical Education DepartmentChairperson.

Collaborated with fellow CTE staff to ensure academic successof all students and to enhance the CTE Program as a whole.

Chowan College

Assistant Coordinator for Printing Production 1999 -2004

Supervised student interns and work/study students workingthe Graphics Department.

Provided customer service, ordered supplies, maintainedequipment and performed routine computer maintenance toensure the production department operated effectively.

Performed desktop layout and design to create and produce

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various jobs.

Adjunct Faculty 2003-2004

Taught a freshman-level introductory course in the William A.Krueger School of Graphic Communications

Achievements SAS-C Coordinator 2012Coordinated and implemented the Student Academic SuccessCelebration to recognized students who modeled idealbehavior and maintained good grades

SkillsUSA Advisor 2007-2011Under my supervision and coaching students competed in thescreen printing competition at the North Carolina SkillsUSAState Conference who placed in the top four including earning2nd place in 2011

Most Outstanding Graduate in Graphic Communications 1999Chowan College

Most Outstanding Student in Graphics 1995Bertie High School

Skills Adobe InDesign CS6Adobe Illustrator CS6Adobe Photoshop CS6Microsoft Office

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BERTIECOUNTYRECREATIONDEPARTMENT

FIT& HEALTHYSUMMER PROGRAM

Year One

Account Description Overall Budget Donated Budget Requested Budget1. Personnel: Salary and Fringe $73,750 $45,000 $28,750

2. Travel: Daily commute/Field

Trips$2,500 $0 $2,500

3. Supplies: Walking

Trail/Community Garden$12,750 $250 $9,500

4. Contractual $14,350 $0 $13,750

5. Other: Maintenance and upkeep

of trail/garden$300 $0 $300

Total Cost Project Year One $103,650 $45,250 $55,400

Year Two

Account Description Overall Budget Donated Budget Requested Budget

1. Personnel: Salary and Fringe $73,750 $45,000 $28,750


Trips$1,500 $0 $1,500


Trail/Community Garden$600 $0 $600

4. Contractual $14,350 $0 $13,750

5. Other: Maintenance and upkeep

of trail/garden$300 $0 $300

Total Cost Project Year Two $90,500 $45,000 $45,500

Year Three

Account Description Overall Budget Donated Budget Requested Budget

1. Personnel: Salary and Fringe $73,750 $45,000 $28,750


Trips$1,500 $0 $1,500


Trail/Community Garden$1,600 $0 $1,500

4. Contractual $14,350 $0 $13,750

5. Other: Maintenance and upkeepof trail/garden

$300 $0 $300

Total Cost Project Year Three $91,500 $45,000 $46,500

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YEAR ONEBUDGETJUSTIFICATIONFOR FIT& HEALTHYSUMMER

PROGRAM

1. Personnel

Program Director (1 FTE) $0

This county employee will oversee and make final decisions regarding thesummer programs for the community garden and walking trail. They will alsosupervise the groundskeeper year-round and the contracted summer staff. Thisindividual will be responsible for recruitment, support and evaluation of alladditional staff within the summer program. Since this will fall under theduties of a county employee, we estimate an approximate donated amount oftime for this position to be $30,000.

Groundskeeper (1 FTE) $23,000The groundskeeper will be responsible for the upkeep of the outdoor facilities.They will maintain the community garden and coordinate volunteers. Theywill also ensure the site is open to patrons during working hours. This positionrequires a pesticides license and ability/experience operating machinery suchas commercial mowers, weed eaters, etc.

Senior Mentor Volunteers $0

Several senior volunteers will participate in gardening and mentoring youththroughout the summer program. We estimate an average of five seniors aday, volunteering at least two hours, five days a week for all five weeks. Thisis approximately 250 hours. Using North Carolina volunteer rate of $30 anhour we estimate a donation of nearly $7,500 in volunteered time.

Total $23,000

1. Fringe Benefits

Groundskeeper ($23,000 x 0.25 = $5,750) $5,750

Program Director ($30,000 x 0.25 = $7,500 donated) $0

The recreation department pays 100% medical, dental, vision, life anddisability for full-time employees, and is calculated at 25% of annual salary.Since the Program Director responsibilities will fall under a county employee,the positions benefits will be considered donated funds and amount to $0 forthis budget.

Total $5,750

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2. Travel

Field Trip Fund $2,500

Funds are requested for field trips during children and youth programming(Hertford County Community Center/Grounds keeping at ECU, etc) to covergas consumption costs, parking and maintenance. These funds will also assistin the commute between the Recreation Department and the communitygarden at the outdoor complex. Vans for local transportation have beenpurchased through a previous grant and are county-owned; therefore mileagefor local trips is not requested.

Total $2,500

3. Supplies

Walking Trail

To increase physical activity in the community and during the summerprogram we would like to provide a walking trail. This will hopefully lead toreduced obesity rates and have other positive health effects on the community.

Edging $3,600

Approximately 3,600 feet x 2 (each side) = 7,200 @ $10/20ft

Gravel $3,750

Needed to fill 3,600 feet long x 4 feet wide x 4 inches deep = about 250tons of gravel @ $15/ton

Labor $0

Rather than contract out the work to an architecture firm, we will solicitthe services of a local company to donate the labor and machinery to buildthe walking trail based on our provided dimensions, calculations andmaterials.

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Community Garden

To increase knowledge and awareness of healthy living and support our localeconomy through the farmers market, we would like to provide a communitygarden open to all members of the community. Youth would ultimately helpplant, cultivate and harvest produce with volunteer mentoring through the

senior community in the county.

Soil analysis/Compost $3,600

The garden will require minimal testing to ensure it is fertile enough togrow plants and compost will need to be purchased to begin the project.Initial soil testing is about $15 a sample. If we test both the compost andlocal soil in two or three places that would be around $75-$90. Theremaining amount would be used to purchase compost at $45 per cubicyard to cover ten 3 feet by 10 feet plots each two feet deep, totaling about600 cubic feet.

Plants $400

Start-up plants/flowers will be purchased from local farmers, garden shop.An average plant Following years will be grown from seeds.

Tools $800

This will cover required tools such as a tiller, shovels, pruners, hand tools,water pails, garden hoses, gloves, etc.

Enclosure $600

Fence for Community Garden, borders for individual produce plots

Total $12,750

4. Contractual

Site Coordinator (1 @ $600/week x 6 weeks) $3,600

This individual will be responsible for planning the agenda and coordinatesupplies for each day of the summer program. They will supervise alladditional contracted staff and be the first contact for parents and guardians ofthe involved youth. They will facilitate and act as the liaison for the recreationdepartment in working with Cooperative Extension and 4H. Site Coordinatormust have experience working with youth and summer programming. Willreport to the Program Director.

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Program Staff/Counselors (7 @ $250/week x 5 weeks) $8,750

Staff will carry out day-to-day activities assigned by the site coordinator andbe responsible for supervision and safety of the youth. We are anticipatingapproximately 50-60 youth ages 7-15 to participate. This will provide us withapproximately an 8:1 ratio. We will target school teachers in the area to assist

throughout this program.

Junior Counselor (4 @ 100/week x 5 weeks) $2,000

Our Early College has a horticulture program and we would like to utilize theskills and expertise of participating high school students. In order to attractinterest and ensure our youth are learning correct methods in caring for theplants and flowers, we will offer a $100 stipend for each week qualifiedstudents participate. Junior Counselors will be between the ages of 16-19.

Total $14,350

5. Other

Maintenance and upkeep of trail/garden $300

Pesticides/weed killer, minor repairs of border/fence

Total Required Cost Project Year One $103,650

Total Requested Cost Project Year One $55,400

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Bertie Recreation Department Getting Fit & Healthy InitiativeLogic Model

GOAL: Enhance community awareness and offer parental support while improving the overall health of individuals, startingwith youth, through focused programs and activities that promote healthy living and fitness during school breaks.

INPUTSExisting

Resources

OUTPUTSActivities

OUTCOMESShort Term Intermediate

Long Term(Months 1-2) (Months 3-5)

(Months 5-8)

Planning PhaseCreate an Advisory Board with partners forsustainabilityCollect baseline data and plan for additionalwaves of data collectionScreen, Hire, and Train staffImplementation PhaseEnroll 50-60 students into healthy living andfitness programs during school breaksProvide 5 week day camp during summerintersession targeting Bertie school childrenages 7-15 with a focus on healthy foodchoices and the importance of physicalactivityEvaluation PhaseEvaluation of Program Impacts with data

collection on student progress and surveysof parents and community membersMake Adjustments to ProgramWrite Reports

Increased knowledgeand awareness ofhealth statistics forBertie County with afocus on diabetes andobesity

Increased knowledgeand awareness of howmaking healthy foodchoices and increasingtheir physical activitywill impact their overallhealth

Improved relationsbetween all stake

holdersImprovement ofRecreation facilities

Increased physicalactivity since youthwill work hands-onto grow andharvest produceand contribute tothe local farmersmarket as well asexercise on a dailybasis

Increased health andfitness of thecommunity

Increased parentengagement inyouths health and

physical educationIncreased family-

school-communityrelationships withpositive goals

Increased support forparents duringschool breaks

ImprovedCommunityInvolvement iStudent Learn

Supportivestructure in plfor positivehealth andfitnessexperiencesduring schoolbreaks

Reduction ofnegative impaon School AYand ABC.

Bertie CountyRecreationDepartment

Bertie CountySchools

Community MembersKey partners and

future fundersRoanoke-Chowan

Partners forProgress

NC CooperativeExtension

Bertie County 4-H

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Time Line:

Months 1-2 (April, May) Months 3-5 (June -

August)

Months 6-12 (September

March)

Create an AdvisoryBoard with partners(including youth) for

sustainabilityHire groundskeeper

Contact partners (Watersand WatersConstruction) to buildtrack and dig outcommunity garden

Create survey andthoroughly backwardsplan summer program

Screen, hire, and

beginning trainingsummer staff includingpartnering with thehorticulture departmentat BECHS.

Coordinate volunteers tomentor youth andbeginning training.

Partner with schoolsystem to enroll 50-60students into the five-

week summer camp.Collect baseline data and

contact information toplan for additional wavesof data collection(surveys)

Provide 5 week daycamp during summerintersession - targetingBertie school childrenages 7-15 with a focus

on healthy food choicesand the importance ofphysical activity

Evaluation of programthrough review of datacollection on student

progress and surveys ofparents and communitymembers

Amend current programfor following years

Write required reports

Continue to openwalking trail daily

Continue upkeep andbeautification ofcommunity garden

Provide senior walkingclasses throughrecreation department

Teacher workdayextension program days

Documents

Getting Fit and Healthy_Grant Proposal