Two Midlands Schools Receive Subway Fitness Grants

Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle, right, visited two area schools to recognize the grand prize winners in the SUBWAY FRESH FIT Video and Poster Competition. At Oak Pointe Elementary School, Principal Jim Stephens, left, accepts a $1,000 fitness grant for the school and grand prize winner Jordan Brideau received $1,000 SUBWAY® Card from Jared Fogle.

Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle, left, surprises members of the Elite Stars at Miss Libby's School of Dance & Gymnastics, who were grand prize winners in the SUBWAY FRESH FIT Video and Poster Competition. Celebrating the win at the gymnastics center are, from left: (front row) Sarah Weaver, Chelsea Horton, Taylor Baker, Savannah McCause; (middle row) Jared Fogle, Faith Blackmon, Amy Banghart, Molly Orr, Coach Tiffany Andrews; (back row) General Manager Seth Reimer, Mike Domagalski and Coach Mary Andrews.

Subway Congratulates Winning Students for Focus on Staying Healthy

COLUMBIA, 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 Jordan Brideau, a fourth grade student at Oak Pointe Elementary School in Irmo, and members of the Elite Stars at Miss Libby’s School of Dance and Gymnastics in Sumter: Molly Orr, Savannah McCause, Bethany Jones, Chelsea Horton, Faith Blackmon and Amy Banghart. 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: Tyrone Gordon, a tenth grader at Calhoun County High School in Saint Matthews; Kayla Spires, an eleventh grader at Calhoun County High School; Emily Jackson, a fifth grader at Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School in Leesville; and Sarah Grace Powell, a fourth grader at Chapin Elementary School in Chapin.

Over 1,000 (1,117) students in the Midlands 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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