The Chester Upland Soccer for Success Program, an
after-school youth development program that uses soccer as a tool to combat
childhood obesity and promote healthy lifestyles for low-income students, will
host a healthy eating seminar for Stetser Elementary School participants and
their families. All attendees will enjoy a healthy meal prepared by Widener’s
ARAMARK chefs using sweet potatoes. The featured ingredient will then be
distributed to parents thanks to the recent 32-pound harvest of sweet potatoes
by Stetser students from their school garden. Parents will also receive sweet
potato recipes and tips for healthy cooking.
What: Soccer for Success Parent Engagement Meeting focused on Healthy Eating
Who: Soccer
for Success Program participants, their families and community partners
When: Wednesday,
Oct. 10
5:15 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
Where: Stetser Elementary School
808 E. 17th Street
Chester, PA 19013
808 E. 17th Street
Chester, PA 19013
Details: The U.S. Soccer Foundation selected Widener
University to receive a $200,000 grant over two years to operate Soccer for
Success. The program began last month with 350 participants in three locations
throughout Chester: Drexel Neumann Academy, Stetser Elementary and the Widener
Partnership Charter School. The program is the result of collaborations between
Widener’s Athletic Department, the School of Nursing, the Widener Center for
Violence Prevention and the Widener student-led group Northern Star Sports in
addition to the Philadelphia Union, the Chester Youth Collaborative as an
affiliated organization of Crozer-Keystone Health Systems, the William Trippley
Youth Development Foundation and Upland Borough.
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