Mission: To design sustainable research-based lunchrooms that subtly guide smarter choices.

The Small Plate Movement consists of two initiatives; one aimed at families, and one at restaurants. The Family Initiative aims at encouraging consumers to reduce the size of their dinner plates in order to decrease portions. The second initiative is aimed at encouraging restaurants to reduce the size of their plates. For buffet restaurants, smaller plates would reduce both food costs and waste. For fixed-plate restaurants, smaller plates would increase perceptions of value. In either case, research shows it would lead consumers to eat less food.

HealthCorps®, a proactive health movement founded by heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, is fighting the obesity and mental resilience crisis by getting American students and communities across the country to take charge of their health. Like a Peace Corps for Health, HealthCorps is a national service and peer mentoring initiative. In high schools, HealthCorps “Coordinators” empower teens in underserved populations to make simple lifestyle changes to enhance their well-being and resilience and take the message to friends, families and neighbors.

“Growing Hope Together” is a joint community project between the Newfield (New York) school district and the residents of Simenya, a village in Kenya. “Our vision is that Growing Hope Together will connect children, families, schools and communities from these different cultures to exchange ideas and innovation while reconnecting with the local foodscape through an integrated school gardening curriculum. We will promote sustainable agriculture techniques and greater cultural awareness to support vibrant and healthy children and families. Activities will include aiding the creation and maintenance of school gardening projects in Simenya and Newfield and supporting cross-cultural learning opportunities between these schools.”

Beautiful baskets of varying styles and colors, all handmade in Simenya, are available for purchase at www.mindlessproducts.com If you are interested in getting involved in this project as an individual, family, school, organization or whole community, this is your chance to begin Growing Hope Together.

The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, an organization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was established in 1994 to improve the nutrition and well-being of Americans. Toward this goal, the Center focuses its efforts on two primary objectives:

1.Advance and promote dietary guidance for all Americans, and
2.Conduct applied research and analyses in nutrition and consumer economics.

KOR believes passionately in the importance of clean water to human health and to the health of our planet, and in the power of design to inspire and motivate.   We celebrate and treasure water through design-driven, sustainable hydration solutions and seek to engage consumers on critical water-related issues of container recycling, ocean and watershed protection, and the global water crisis.

KOR donates 1% of all sales to a select group of non-profits that focus on water-related issues. Our goal is not only to provide much-needed funds to these organizations, but to engage our customers on issues such as recycling, watershed protection and the global water crisis.

KOR Water Vessels are available for purchase at

Challenge is dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities and other employment barriers in developing their skills, interests and talents to meet the ever-changing needs of today’s workplace and be productive and contributing members of their community.