The Human Race

Jeremy King, Program Assistant, CalSERVES


Excitement filled the air as we crowded together at the start line. Looking to my right and left I saw white CalSERVES shirts surrounding me. The day was already warm at 8:00 in the morning, making me glad we would be done before noon. The race started and we were off! A wave of humanity rushed through past the start line and into the empty street. Onlookers cheered from the sideline as men, women, children, and even dogs made their way through the race.


I was walking with the knowledge that we at CalSERVES raised more than $15,000 to buy books for our kids this summer. It had begun a month before with emailing and asking friends and family to help support our students by donating money to our cause. By the race I had only raised $55.00, which is a small amount compared to some of our members and staff who raised more that $500 by themselves.


It was an amazing day!

Roseland Nutrition Olympics

Kristen Mowers, Nutrition Coordinator - CalSERVES



CalSERVES Roseland Elementary Program hosted Nutrition Olympics at their site. The mentors and students had loads of fun participating in a variety of nutritional booths. Some of the students’ favorites were Pepper Toss,



Citrus Tic Tac Toe,



and the “Food For Thought” ticket booth. Students answered trivia and riddles to earn tickets that they could take to other booths and play games.

*** As a note to concerned readers, no fruits or vegetables were harmed in these games... those that were tossed were made of Styrofoam, and those that were real were eaten by the children after the games. ***

Nutrition Olympics at Wright

Katie O'Looney, Supervising Teacher at Wright Elementary

STAR testing week is the perfect time to get the kids out of the classroom and outside having fun. Luckily, testing week also happens to be TV Turn-Off Week and the week we celebrate the Nutrition Olympics. With help from the Network for a Healthy California, we were able to participate in activities such as raisin picking, the pepper toss, supermarket shopping relay, coconut bowling, the carrot hop, cucumber javelin and the lettuce dribble. The students and mentors had a wonderful time, evident by lots of smiles and laughs. I would have never imagined that you could keep primary students entertained by throwing raisins and sunflower seeds onto the grass and tell them to find as many as they can. Overall it was a fantastic event and our students learned to eat more fruits and vegetables and to stay away from high sugar drinks!!

Enjoy the pictures!