Awards & Recognition

Granite State FitKids
591 West Hollis Street
Nashua, NH 03062
(603) 577-4400
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Awards & Recognition
September 2010	The Gold Circle Partnership Achievement Award - NH Partners in Education - Thortons Ferry School (Merrimack), James Mastricola Elementary School (Merrimack), Reeds Ferry Elementary School (Merrimack) and Hills Garrison Elementary School (Hudson) Awarded to GSFK in recognition of its exemplary educational partnership during the 2008-2009 academic year which was made possible through the collaborative efforts of school and community. (Click Here for details)
September 2009	The Gold Circle Partnership Achievement Award - NH Partners in Education - Thortons Ferry School (Merrimack), James Mastricola Elementary School (Merrimack), Reeds Ferry Elementary School (Merrimack) and Hills Garrison Elementary School (Hudson) Awarded to GSFK in recognition of its exemplary educational partnership during the 2008-2009 academic year which was made possible through the collaborative efforts of school and community.
October 2009	October, 19,2009- NCE AAP Meeting, Washington, DC-Council on Community Pediatrics (COCP): Successful Community Approaches for Prevention and Treatment-Poster Presenter-GSFK: An Interactive School Health Awareness Program to Improve the Health and Fitness of Children Aged 9-11.
February 27, 2009	GSFK Poster Presentation - AAP CME Meeting - Future of Pediatrics - Anaheim, CA
September 2008	The Gold Circle Partnership Achievement Award - NH Partners in Education - Thortons Ferry School (Merrimack), James Mastricola Elementary School (Merrimack), Reeds Ferry Elementary School (Merrimack) and Nottingham West Elementary School (Hudson) Awarded to GSFK in recognition of its exemplary educational partnership during the 2007-2008 academic year which was made possible through the collaborative efforts of school and community.
April 2007	Granite State FitKids was listed as a “Classroom curriculum energizer” in the NH Foundation for Healthy Communities release; Recommendations from the New Hampshire Childhood Obesity Expert Panel-Preventing Childhood Obesity: Promoting physical activity and healthy eating.
September 2007	The Gold Circle Partnership Achievement Award - NH Partners in Education - Nottingham West Elementary School, Hudson, NH, Ledge Street School, Nashua, Thortons Ferry and James Mastricola Elementary Schools, Merrimack NH Awarded to GSFK in recognition of its exemplary educational partnership during the 2006-2007 academic year which was made possible through the collaborative efforts of school and community.
September 2006	The Gold Circle Partnership Achievement Award - NH Partners in Education - Nottingham West Elementary School, Thorntons Ferry School and James Mastricola Elementary School Awarded to GSFK in recognition of its exemplary educational partnership during the 2005-2006 academic year which was made possible through the collaborative efforts of school and community.
	Photo Caption: Peter Durso Principal at Nottingham West Elementary School (left), Kathy Perkins GSFK Facilitator (middle) and Randy Bell, Superintendent of Hudson Schools (right).
April 2006	One of the Best Practices for Physical Activity Promotion Around the World Granite State FitKids is recognized as one of seven programs in the United States selected to be in the WHO/CDC publication - "Best Practices for Physical Activity Promotion Around the World ".
March 2006	The Gold Circle Partnership Achievement Award - NH Partners in Education - Nottingham West Elementary School, Hudson, NH Awarded to GSFK in recognition of its exemplary educational partnership made possible through the collaborative efforts of school and community.
May 2005	The Cooper Institute-Dallas, Texas - Children's Healthy Bodies Initiative Silver Award Winner Awarded to GSFK for its efforts in the fight against childhood obesity.
March 2005	The Gold Circle Partnership Achievement Award - NH Partners in Education - Nottingham West Elementary School, Hudson, NH and Thorntons Ferry Elementary School, Merrimack, NH Awarded to GSFK in recognition of its exemplary educational partnership made possible through the collaborative efforts of school and community.
March 2004	AAP Special Achievement Award Awarded for developing the Granite State FitKids program in the Nashua Public Schools.
November 2003	The Gold Circle Partnership Achievement Award - NH Partners in Education - Nottingham West Elementary School, Hudson NH Awarded to GSFK in recognition of its exemplary educational partnership made possible through the collaborative efforts of school and community.
November 2002	The Gold Circle Partnership Achievement Award - NH Partners in Education - Nashua School District Awarded to GSFK in recognition of its exemplary educational partnership made possible through the collaborative efforts of school and community.