Live Wright's Top Ten of 2011

1. March was proclaimed "National Nutrition Month" in Wright County by our Human Services Board
2. The Live Wright Team participated in an online Biggest Loser competition; our team lost 93 pounds!
3. Safe Routes to School survey of Monticello School District parents had a 40% response rate, showing that parents are very much interested in the topic of student transportation
4. The Farm to School and Pinewood Learning Garden grant projects reached an estimated 1370 students, 145 staff and 20 community members
5. 6 local cities and Wright County all updated planning documents to include standards and support for active living.
6. 2 cities created trail maps and kiosks to highlight walking and biking trails (Delano and Buffalo). One city installed trail markers to make it easy to gauge the distance one travels while walking, running or biking (Buffalo). Also helped support the development of 2 interactive maps of parks and trails (Monticello, Wright County).
7. Live Wright Grants supported the creation of 1 acre of land for community gardens in the cities of Buffalo and Monticello. This includes 132 plots/beds for community gardeners.
8. Wright County Public Health staff create a slideshow/video: "Living Wright: A New Standard for Wright County" that highlights the work of our lcoal grantees.
9. Otsego Elementary partnered with Live Wright to host a Walk to School Day. School staff promoted the event with their version of the "Ped Safety Dance".Over 250 students chose to "Hike it, Bike it, Like it" on October 5, 2011.
10. Mark Preissing's Opening Doors Garden Club serves up to 700 adults with disabilities locally. The project received the 2011 Outstanding Project Award from the Minnesota Community Education Association.

Thank you to all our partners and supporters for all you help in working to create a healthier Wright County. We know that this list may have missed some of our accomplishments, so feel free to add to our accomplishments of 2011!

Walkability of Cokato

St. Cloud State Public Health Nursing Students, who gained public health experience this past fall working with Wright County Public Health did an assessment and survey on walkability.

Walkability of Cokato MN

Local SHIP Grant Not Funded for 2012-2013

Wright County Public Health's SHIP grant application was not funded for 2012-2013. The state received 29 applications, funded 18 projects. We have been in discussions locally and as a community we are committed to keeping Live Wright in place and planning for how we address the issue of obesity, with no/limited funds.

In the coming weeks, we will be providing more updates and we hope you will support us as we work towards building communities that support active living and easy access to healthy foods.