Ever since Katie and Jennifer graduated the first local
group of Master Food Volunteers in May these 15 people have wasted no time in
teaching Arlington and Alexandria residents about healthy food choices. Here is
a summary of just some of the things they have done.
Aleksandra Damsz taught a lesson to a
group of kids at Carver Community Center on how to choose fast food with less
fat and sugar. She also helped Sue Grace
with a series of nutrition classes for a group at the Nauck Family Life
Center by leading physical activity lessons. Carolina Spencer led a class on Cooking for One at the Aurora Hills
Senior Center. Catherine Hader
helped Katie teach a series of classes to TSA employees on the DASH diet and worked
together with Alice Eichers to teach
a class on low-salt cooking. She also taught a low-salt cooking class at the
Nauck Family Life Center. Desiree
Morningstar taught a series of three classes on hearty salads for weekday
lunches. The classes were very well received and Desiree will be taking her
show on the road, providing the series at a local church. Desiree also helped
Sue Grace with the series at the Nauck Center by teaching a physical activity
lesson and has been helping Jennifer and Hareg with the Cooking Matters course
at Macedonia Baptist Church. Volunteer Kris
Angerthal has been helping with
these classes as well. Diane Blust helped
Katie with several canning classes in Fairfax and worked with Katie and
Jennifer on a canning class in Arlington. Janet
Al-Hussaini has been doing cooking demonstrations at the Great Falls
Farmers’ Market and will be offering a series of Middle Eastern Cooking classes
at Fairlington on Wednesdays in September. Julie
Mendoza helped Katie with a canning class out in Reston. Lynnette Vango taught nutrition to
three groups of pre-schoolers, helped with a series of three cooking classes at
the Carpenter’s Shelter in Alexandria, and has helped with nutrition and
cooking lessons at all five of the Cooking Matters classes at Macedonia Baptist
Church. Ruth Schulman led two of the
cooking classes at the Carpenter’s Shelter. Sara Knopp helped out at one of the Carpenter’s Shelter classes. Ruth and Desiree also represented
Master Food Volunteers at VCE’s exhibit at the Arlington County Fair. Susan Grace led a series of three nutrition
classes at the Nauck Family Life Center. Susan
Lagon helped with a canning class in July and is teaching several healthy
eating programs for seniors at various centers in August.
We are grateful for the enthusiasm of these
volunteers and look forward to their contributions in the fall.