Held on Tuesday, March 3, the purpose of the workshop was to enhance the knowledge of DYS emergency shelter employees in the areas of nutrition: preparation, cooking, healthy choices, food safety.
The training was done to help ensure that meals cooked and foods purchased for children in the shelter would be of better nutritional quality.
DYS division supervisor Vivian Sablan had contacted Coleman and Castro about the need for a nutritional training class for DYS employees.
Their response was to offer DYS a nutritional workshop.
The two CREES staff members then decided to better customize the training module to better meet the needs of the DYS employees who fall under the category of childcare providers.
The workshop consisted of presentations on topics such as kitchen safety, sanitary food handling, understanding the food guide pyramid, making healthy choices and planning meals for children.
Castro and Coleman also encouraged roundtable discussions on diet, food safety and nutritional issues common in the cultures of Saipan and Micronesia.
Castro reported that the pre- and post-assessment questionnaires that the employees took “showed an indication of improved nutrition knowledge after completion of training.”
This can go a long way with the DYS employees, who work at a shelter “that has the potential to enhance the nutrition and health status of the children they serve, as well as the families that the children come from” said Castro.
This workshop and training opportunity was part of a community project by CREES to promote healthy living and to fulfill the requirements for the school of education which are part of Castro’s bachelor of science degree program.
NMC-CREES is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Pre-economic summit public session workshop
(Department of Commerce) — The Department of Commerce and the Commonwealth Development Authority are informing the business community that there will be a pre-economic summit session workshop at the multi-purpose center building in Susupe and the NMC campuses on Rota and Tinian on March 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This session will focus on identifying economic opportunities, challenges, potential industries, and proposed changes to regulations that will benefit the commonwealth.
The event will also be broadcast to Tinian and Rota through video teleconference to give the participants on Rota and Tinian the opportunity to participate in this workshop.
The business community from Saipan, Tinian and Rota are encouraged to attend this important event. Registration is limited.
To register for the event, send your name, contact information, address, company/corporation name, and the island location to [email protected] or you can call 664-3018/3077.
LIFE in the Son Christian Fellowship will be having a Parenting Seminar — “Parenting God’s Way” — this coming Saturday, March 14, at its facility in Chalan Laulau.
The seminar will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with guest speakers Mark and Terry Benavente from Guam.
The two have been married for 20 years and have two children.
They will be speaking about today’s challenges as a parent and tips on how to have a healthy pattern for parenting.
The seminar is free of charge and lunch plates are provided by Kagman JROTC for $5. Childcare is also available for free.
Contact 285-4949, 285-2378, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.lifeintheson.net for more details.
COJHS open house today
(COJHS) — Chacha Ocean View Jr. High School will be having an open house today, Thursday, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. to distribute the third quarter student mid-progress reports.
Should you have any questions and/or comments, call 237-3921, or 664-4100.
