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Reis Foundation to host benefit game night at Greenock Country Club on Feb. 7

"I think it’s hard to change a society that is all about ‘quick, give me a piece of pizza, and let’s go!’" foundation founder Josh Reis told The Berkshire Edge. "But I think if we can teach children about healthier options for food and nutrition we can change that."

Lee — The Reis Foundation will hold its first-ever night at the Greenock Country Club on Friday, February 7, at 6 p.m. Tickets for the event are $65 per person or $400 for a table of eight.

According to the foundation’s website, its mission is to provide fresh meals made from local foods to Berkshire County school students and to provide nutritional education to young people.

Josh Reis, Berkshire County native and founder of the Reis Foundation, has been a nutritionist and a personal trainer for over seven years and started the foundation last fall. “I have always had this passion for figuring out how to get real food to our youth,” Reis told The Berkshire Edge. “Growing up in Berkshire County, I went to Monument Mountain Regional High School and other schools around here. I never thought about nutrition as I was growing up. Looking back at my school years, the food I was served was not great health-wise. Everything was frozen and processed, and there was not a lot of fresh food available.”

Reis explained that he started the foundation to make a positive impact on children’s nutrition. “I’ve already met with representatives from the school district to see how we can positively impact what children are eating,” Reis said. “We have a project to build gardens at schools so children can learn where food comes from and how to grow it. We’ve already had a positive impact on students and connecting them with food, including actually being able to bring the food that is grown in the garden into the cafeteria to eat.”

Despite our broadly fast-paced society, Reis emphasized the importance of children getting proper nutrition. “When it comes to food, everyone wants quick stuff,” Reis said. “For parents, it’s become ‘quick, have a bowl of cereal!’ It’s all about the rush and a fast pace. I think it’s hard to change a society that is all about ‘quick, give me a piece of pizza, and let’s go!’ But I think if we can teach children about healthier options for food and nutrition we can change that. I was overweight when I was growing up. When I became an adult, I moved to California, and when I was there, I was all about Pizza Hut. I can understand the fast-food aspects of growing up, but I want to help it go back the other way in advocating for healthier nutrition.”

Click here for more information and to purchase tickets for the February 7 event.

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