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Roy wins state award for work with CMAP
Friday, April 17, 2009 (713 reads)

ALEXANDRIA - Wendy Roy, program director of The Rapides Foundation's Cenla Medication Access Program, has won the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation's 2009 Women of Excellence Award in the health and medicine category. Awards were presented at the Women of Excellence Awards Gala on May 6 in Baton Rouge.

Cenla Celebrates 'Kick Butts Day'
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 (562 reads)

Youths from across Central Louisiana will be holding activities Wednesday, March 25, to recognize Kick Butts Day, a nationally recognized day that empowers young people to speak up and take action against tobacco. Several schools and organizations are sponsoring activities with grant funding provided by The Rapides Foundation's Tobacco Prevention and Control Initiative.

Beyond High School Report Released
Monday, March 23, 2009 (224 reads)

The Rapides Foundation has released a new report, "Beyond High School: What will it take to build Cenla's next workforce?"

Foundation to hold diet, physical activity forum
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 (577 reads)

The Rapides Foundation is looking for community partners interested in working on its Diet and Physical Activity Initiative. The community is invited to learn more about this initiative on Thursday, March 5, from 10 a.m. until noon at The Rapides Foundation Building, 1101 Fourth St., downtown Alexandria. The forum will take place in Classroom C, Second Floor.

Summit to focus on responsive education for the 21st century
Friday, January 16, 2009 (535 reads)

The Rapides Foundation and The Orchard Foundation have joined with Central Louisiana's nine school districts to sponsor "Investing in Cenla's Future: A Summit on Responsive Education for the 21st Century."

Cenla Boardbuilders graduates Class of 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 (604 reads)

Twenty Central Louisiana professionals on Dec. 4 graduated from Cenla Boardbuilders, a Community Development Works program that trains emerging leaders to become active in their communities as members of nonprofit Boards of Directors.

The Rapides Foundation Presents Cenla School Wellness Summit
Friday, December 05, 2008 (454 reads)

WOODWORTH – Teams from nine parish school districts attended The Rapides Foundation’s first Central Louisiana School Wellness Summit on Friday to hear results from the state’s report card on physical activity and learn how to make public schools healthier

Man behind tobacco campaign delivers message to Central Louisiana students
Monday, November 17, 2008 (440 reads)

Rick Stoddard, the man who launched an anti-tobacco crusade after losing his 46-year-old wife to lung cancer eight years ago, delivered his message to 8,500 students in nine parishes of Central Louisiana from Nov. 3 to Nov. 14