NE Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative Endowment Announced

Friends and benefactors have recently established an endowment to support the work of  the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative (FFI).  The endowment is a way for citizens to invest in the ongoing work of this initiative, which will make the healthy choice the easy choice for generations to come.

The FFI is a comprised of a growing number of people in Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties working together to create vibrant communities where every day all people in NE Iowa have access to healthy, locally grown foods and abundant opportunities for physical activity and play. This effort is part of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Food and Community program which invests in community-driven policy and system change projects.  More information about the FFI is available at www.iowafoodandfitness.org.

The endowment has been invested with the Allamakee County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque.  Gifts to this fund are eligible for the Endow Iowa 25tate tax credit.  Gifts to this fund can also be made online at http://www.dbqfoundation.org/Donors/GiveNow.aspx.

For more information about the fund, contact M.J. Smith, Director of Affiliate Foundations at 563-880-9992.