Two Charleston Schools Receive Subway Fitness Grants

Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle, right, presents Logan DiTullio, center, a ninth grade student at James Island Charter High School, with a $1,000 SUBWAY Card grand prize in the SUBWAY FRESH FIT® Video and Poster Competition and Principal Robert Bohnstengel accepts a $1,000 fitness grant for the school.

Osbaldo Duarte, left, a third grade student at St. Andrew's School of Math & Science helps Principal Mark Shea, right, accept a $1,000 fitness grant for the school presented by Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle. Duarte is a grand prize winner in the SUBWAY FRESH FIT Video and Poster Competition and won a $1,000 SUBWAY Card for food.

Subway Congratulates Winning Students for Focus on Staying Healthy

CHARLESTON, SC, Subway restaurants announced today the grand prize winners in the SUBWAY FRESH FIT Video and Poster Competition. Jared Fogle, Subway’s national spokesperson, visited the winning schools to present the students with their awards and congratulate Logan DiTullio, a ninth grade student at James Island Charter High School (JICHS), and Osbaldo Duarte, a third grade student at St. Andrew’s School of Math and Science. The two grand prize winners each received an awards package including $1,000 SUBWAY Card and $1,000 fitness grant for their school.

Runners up in the contest, each receiving a $100 SUBWAY Card, are: Brandon DiTullio, an eleventh grader at JICHS; Hannah McDermett, an eleventh grader at Wando High School; Maddie Granger, a fifth grader at Harborview Elementary School; and a group of fifth graders, Mayra Lomeli-Garcia, Joshua Bailey, DaeQwan Haynes, Destiny Roberts and Victoria Wrighten, attending North Charleston Elementary School.

Nearly 400 (389) students in the Lowcountry submitted entries in the SUBWAY FRESH FIT Video and Poster Competition, which ran Sept. 8 – Oct. 8. Participants in the contest showed how they stay healthy and fit, by either drawing on a poster board or recording a video. The program was designed to help educate students, increase local awareness about the nation’s current childhood obesity problem, and provide positive incentives for kids to form healthier diet and exercise habits. It was open to students ages 5-17.

“South Carolina students really stepped up and showed us the creative and fun ways they are staying healthy and fit,” said Fogle. “I am pleased to join my friends at the local Subway restaurants in giving back to the community and getting kids to really think about the importance of health and nutrition.”

One in four of South Carolina’s young children are overweight or obese. By the time students reach high school, these numbers will have grown to one in three. Obesity in children is generally caused by a lack of physical activity, unhealthy eating patterns or a combination of both. The majority of today’s kids remain significantly less active than children 15, 10 and even 5 years ago. That’s why Subway restaurants want to encourage students in the area to register for the contest, make healthy diet and exercise choices, and tell local residents how they stay healthy and fit.

SUBWAY is the world’s largest submarine sandwich franchise, with more than 31,000 locations in 91 countries, including over 360 Subway locations in South Carolina. For more information about Subway restaurants, visit subway.com or subway.freshbuzz.com.

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