Our charity partner for MDFA 5K is…
LifeTime Foundation
As the charitable giving component of Life Time, the Life Time Foundation is about inspiring healthy people and a healthy planet one mission at a time. Our current mission is improving children’s nutrition – One School Lunch Program at a Time. We’re on a mission to ensure every child has a healthy start in life, beginning with proper nutrition and exercise. Through our resources and knowledge, we have the power to make a positive change in the world.
We’re starting our first mission by initially partnering with one elementary school in the Twin Cities. Our objective is bold. Eliminate bleached flour, processed sugar, food coloring, high-fructose corn syrup, preservatives, trans fats and hormones from the lunch menu. While not an easy task, it’s an essential one. In doing so, the Life Time Foundation will provide the necessary financial support to make this a reality, offsetting the gap between the existing school budget and the cost of the new healthy lunch menu.
Additionally, in the spirit of supporting an overall healthy way of life, Life Time will also expand exercise programming, to complement existing the schools nutrition and exercise curricula.
Ultimately, by lending our exercise and nutrition expertise, and bringing the financial support necessary to launch this pilot program, we aim to develop a model that Life Time can bring to our 26 markets nationally. It’s our goal to influence parents, schools, businesses, government and citizens to make dramatic improvements in the quality of nutrition we’re providing our young people. By investing today, we ensure a brighter future for all. Through a series of successful pilots, we intend to present a new model that can be copied and executed by others. We aim to be the agent of change, and know it will take support well above and beyond our direct efforts.
Unlike many other charitable organizations in which a portion of your donation is consumed by administrative costs, 100% of every dollar donated to the Life Time Foundation supports our missions. That’s because all administrative costs are contributed by Life Time Fitness, Inc. Meaning the impact of your donation goes that much further.
For more information go to www.ltffoundation.org or to our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/lifetimefitnessfoundation