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Eat Healthy, Act Healthy, Be Healthy
The Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas Partners with Lied Discovery Children’s Museum to Introduce It’s Your Choice Nutrition Exhibit, Opening March 28
February 23, 2009
The Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas has joined forces with Lied Discovery Children's Museum (http://www.ldcm.org) to create It's Your Choice, a nutrition exhibition opening on Saturday, March 28. Families, children and parents can experience this fun and interactive exhibit designed to highlight the importance of developing healthy eating habits for a healthy life.
Located on the second floor of the museum, It's Your Choice's messages revolve around a wide range of food that inspire parent/child interaction and conversation about healthy eating habits. The exhibit features seven components that include: From Dirt to Dinner: The Path of a Potato, Let's Make a Deal, Find Your Balance, Cleaning out the Fridge, Seeing Spots, and Super Foods. Each area features interactive components to help teach kids in a fun, exciting way.
"When we were initially planning to create the exhibit with the children's museum, we wanted to make sure we were able to highlight the importance of nutrition in a fun and educational way," said Jay Bluhm, Epicurean Charitable Foundation Executive Board Member. Bluhm, along with a committee of Epicurean Charitable Foundation members, played an instrumental role in the creation of the exhibit. The committee worked with designer Mike Walker and exhibit fabrication company Studio Displays Inc. to bring learning about nutrition to life.
"We are excited to introduce It's Your Choice to the community," said Linda Quinn, Lied Discovery Children's Museum Executive Director. "Our goal is to continually offer different learning experiences and hands-on interaction. The emphasis on health and nutrition in this new, core exhibition is an important addition to the museum."
Located in the heart of downtown, Lied Discovery Children's Museum is a private non-profit organization designed to provide vibrant and engaging experiences that ignite a love of lifelong learning for children and their families in the arts, sciences and humanities. Since 1990, the museum has been offering interactive learning adventures through hands-on exhibitions, multicultural performances, and creative art and science workshops. Lied Discovery Children's Museum is located at 833 Las Vegas Boulevard North, Las Vegas, NV 89101 and is open Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults and $7 for children 1 through 17 years of age, seniors and military families. Children under one year old are free. For more information call 702- 382-KIDS or visit www.ldcm.org.
About the Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas
Founded in May 2001, the Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas is comprised of more than 40 top food and beverage executives who are dedicated to making a difference in the hospitality industry and the community through support of the local education system and hospitality and culinary related organizations, charities and associations. The Foundation's primary charitable endeavor is the establishment of annual scholarship awards for local students seeking careers in the hospitality industry. The Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas can be reached 702-932-5098 or by visiting www.ECFLV.org.
