Junior League of Orange County, CA, Holds Kids in the Kitchen Event at Hazard Elementary...

Junior League of Orange County, CA, Holds Kids in the Kitchen Event at Hazard
Elementary School to Teach Healthy Habits to Youngsters

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Junior League of
Orange County, Calif., (JLOCC) is holding a Kids in the Kitchen event 9 -11
a.m., Friday, May 21st, for 5th grade students at Hazard Elementary School in
Santa Ana.

The event will feature booths offering fun activities to teach good eating
habits, exercise options, and the importance of establishing healthy habits at
an early age. Hands-on learning activities will include planting seedlings,
using the hula hoop, "boot camp" basics, and a "healthy food game show."

Kandace McMenomy, a Newport Beach Clinical Exercise Specialist and Health Coach
certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, will offer a
presentation on the importance of eating well, especially at breakfast. She'll
also provide examples of healthy meals and snacks to be consumed throughout the
day. A 10-year veteran of the fitness industry, McMenomy works at Shape Up
Chiropractic in Newport Beach. She offers boot camp classes at the beach in
Corona del Mar and also leads a twice-weekly walking club. The Kids in the
Kitchen event will also feature a local police officer who will discuss the
importance of staying in school, listening to adults, and becoming physically
fit. Orange County's state legislators have been invited to attend.

The Junior Leagues' Kids in the Kitchen is an Association-wide initiative of The
Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI) designed to help communities
address the urgent issues surrounding childhood obesity and poor nutrition. The
program was launched in 2006 by Junior Leagues in over 225 communities. By
joining together to make an impact on the future health of our youth, Junior
Leagues are committed to empowering today's youth to make choices that help them
lead healthy lives. The initiative illustrates the power of voluntarism to
address community problems on both the grassroots and international levels.

Key to the impact of the initiative is the Kids in the Kitchen website, which
includes fitness and nutrition tips from Kids in the Kitchen program partners
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), American Dietetic
Association (ADA), Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and many more.
The Kids in the Kitchen website also includes a virtual recipe collection from
celebrity chefs, local restaurateurs, celebrity moms and nutrition experts,
designed to teach young children healthy eating habits at an early age. These
recipes are available in electronic and downloadable formats on the website,
http://kidsinthekitchen.ajli.org.

About the Junior League of Orange County, California, Inc.

The Junior League of Orange County, California, Inc., is an organization of
women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and
improving the community through the effective action and the leadership of
trained volunteers. JLOCC has contributed to Orange County by helping found
organizations such as Orangewood Children's Home and the Volunteer Center of
Orange County. As a solely educational and charitable organization, the JLOCC's
trained volunteers actively support the community through collaboration with
organizations that promote and support the health, safety and education of women
and children. A 501(c)(3) organization, the JLOCC reaches out to women of all
races, religions, and national origins. Originally founded in 1956 as the
Newport Harbor Service League, the JLOCC is a member organization of the
Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. To learn more about the
JLOCC, call (949) 261-0823 or visit www.jlocc.org.

Funds raised annually by the JLOCC directly impact the community through
collaborative projects with partner organizations and support JLOCC's mission of
promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the
community. This year's projects include the Orangewood Children's Foundation
Kinship Project; Orangewood Mentoring Program Activities Project; Children's
Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) Reading Program; Florence Crittenton Services
Project; Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Emancipated Youth Program;
Impact Orange County; and Bear Hugs, a JLOCC project supporting emancipated
teens in Orange County.

CONTACT: Ballou Communications
Susan Ballou
(949) 477-3070
susanballou@att.net