Happy (Fiscal) New Year! WNED Celebrates Multiple Milestones

By Suzanne Kashuba

Break out the champagne and the noisemakers. July 1 marks the start of a brand new (fiscal) year—that’s right, FY 2013 is about to begin! Since I happen to be a fiscal new year baby, I’ve always felt this day should be given more significance (why wait three more days for parades and fireworks!?).

Landing smack dab in the middle of the year, it’s a good time to look back and reflect. Although my own fiscal year was fairly uneventful, fiscal year 2012 will go down in history as a significant era for WNED public broadcasting. As I’ve been gathering information for our upcoming annual report, I wanted to share some impressive highlights. So here’s my Top 10 WNED Triumphs for Fiscal Year 2012.
Drumroll, please …

LiveWell Family Resource Kit: Helping families be healthy and save money

By Guest Blogger Corey Herskowitz, LiveWell program associate

In my house growing up, dinner with my brother and sister consisted of pizza on Wednesday’s, Chinese food on Sunday’s, fast food once or twice a week and countless TV dinners. With no hesitation, we were downing thousands of empty calories and getting an early start on the highway to heart disease and diabetes. Really though, what child would question pizza and french fries? My sister never did and she was borderline obese and had high cholesterol - in fourth grade! Not to mention the ridicule she went through as an overweight teen.

LiveWell: Healthy Lifestyles to Last the Holidays

By Guest Blogger Janet Hinkel

From Thanksgiving to Christmas I eat my favorite foods, rich, hearty, delicious and local – maple-sweetened pies, local apples and pears, the last of the kale and spinach from the fields, free-range meats that are lean and flavorful, squash in all shapes and sizes, organic heavy cream from New York dairy farmers, and steaming, fresh, whole grain bread from the small bakery around the corner.

I love late-harvest, holiday food; I dread the weight gain. What’s a food-loving, health-nut to do?

Celebrating Central City Café

By Guest Blogger Caesandra Seawell

Join us for the celebration of Central City Café's 21st Anniversary and Fall Harvest Festival on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 from 1  – 4 p.m.  at the Central City Café Gymnasium (200 East Eagle St, Buffalo 14204)

Make Your (Healthy) Voice Heard!

By Suzanne Kashuba

If you do something good, tell people about it! I’ve always believed it’s important to set an example for young people. But it’s amazing what young people can do to set an example for their peers when they are truly passionate about a cause.

Creative Culinary Helping the Community

By Suzanne Kashuba

Do you remember the first time you tasted kiwi or tried salmon? Do you still puzzle over the odd-looking items in the produce department?  As we’ve all experienced, eating can be an adventure!  Making healthy choices also can be adventurous, fun and creative.