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Congratulations to the 2008-2009 T.R.A.I.L. Grantees
 Thirty-five Native American Boys & Girls Clubs have been awarded funding for the 2008-2009 T.R.A.I.L. program year. The Indian Health Service (IHS), National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and Nike, Inc. have partnered to continue On the T.R.A.I.L. (Together Raising Awareness for Indian Life) to Diabetes Prevention. The program is aimed at reducing the onset of diabetes among Native American youth through an innovative combination of physical, educational and nutritional activities that promote healthy lifestyles.
Members draw from Tribal traditions and history to learn about nutrition, food choices and the impact of diabetes. They then apply decision-making and goal-setting skills to plan a service project to improve healthy lifestyles in their communities. Woven throughout the program are self-esteem and prevention activities; community and family involvement is encouraged.
Included in the partnership is a Nike Let Me Play on Native Lands equipment grant that includes physical activity training, curriculum, and equipment. Nike Let Me Play on Native Lands motivates T.R.A.I.L. and Club members to achieve their goals and promotes physical activity.
The T.R.A.I.L. grantees participated in a 3-day training in Cabazon, CA in October 2008. During the training, Club leaders were introduced to the T.R.A.I.L. program and Nike Let Me Play activities. Returning sites shared best practices for program implementation.
The 2008-2009 T.R.A.I.L. grantees are:
Boys & Girls Club of the White Mountain Apache, Whiteriver, AZ
Boys & Girls Club of East Valley, Tempe, AZ
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lewis Clark Valley – Lapwai Unit, Lewistown, ID
Boys & Girls Club of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Mayetta, KS
Waterville Area Boys & Girls Club – Penobscot Nation Boys & Girls Club, Indian Island, ME
Boys & Girls Club of Bay Mills, Brimley, MI
Boys & Girls Club of the Northland, Duluth, MN
Red Lake Nation Boys & Girls Club, Red Lake, MN
Boys & Girls Club of the Leech Lake Area – Main Unit, Cass Lake, MN
Boys & Girls Clubs of the White Earth Reservation, Naytahwaush, MN
Boys & Girls Clubs of Cascade County, Great Falls, MT
Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Cheyenne Nation, Lame Deer, MT
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Three Affiliated Tribes, New Town, ND
Boys & Girls Club of Farmington, Farmington, NM
Mescalero Apache Boys & Girls Club, Mescalero, NM
Boys & Girls Club of Ohkay Owingeh, Ohkay Owingeh, NM
Boys & Girls Club of Mason Valley, Yerington, NV
Boys & Girls Club of Sequoyah County, Sallisaw, OK
The McCurtain County Boys & Girls Club of the Choctaw Nation, Broken Bow, OK
Chickasaw Nation Boys & Girls Clubs, Davis, OK
Boys & Girls Club of Wilson, Inc., Wilson, OK
Boys & Girls Club of Delaware County, Jay, OK
Boys & Girls Club of Nowata, Nowata, OK
Boys & Girls Club of Ottawa County, Miami, OK
Boys & Girls Club of Tahlequah, Tahlequah, OK
Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country – Main Rec Center, Pryor, OK
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Portland – The Place for Kids Club, Warm Springs, OR
SuAnne Big Crow Boys & Girls Club, Pine Ridge, SD
Lower Brule Boys & Girls Club, Lower Brule, SD
Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County, Inc. – Tulalip Boys & Girls Club, Tulalip, WA
Boys & Girls Club of Langlade County - Boys & Girls Club of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Antigo, WI
Boys & Girls Club of the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Band, Hayward, WI
Mashkisibi (Bad River) Boys & Girls Club, Odanah, WI
Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, Fort Washakie, WY
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