Subject: Clinton Foundation In The News
From: Clinton Foundation Press Office <[email-masked]>
To: Clinton Foundation Press Office <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 20:14:38 +0000

Hi everyone - wanted to give you all a quick update on the Clinton Foundation and some of the recent events and announcements about its work helping people across the country and all over the world. We encourage you to share these positive stories through social media (please see links to stories, and ways to retweet, below).

*         President Clinton and Nancy Brown, the CEO of the American Heart Association, today authored a piece for CNN.com<http://CNN.com> that highlighted the Alliance for a Healthier Generation's 10 year anniversary<http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/30/opinions/clinton-brown-healthy-kids/index.html> and its progress in combating the childhood obesity epidemic. In the op-ed, they write about what we can do to combat obesity and help kids live healthier lives.
To retweet this piece on the Alliance's work on childhood obesity, visit: https://twitter.com/ClintonFdn/status/615893281357041664

*         Today, Chelsea Clinton is giving opening remarks at the 8th Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference in San Diego where she will talk about the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.  See more: http://wjcf.co/1dsZntj

*         Yesterday, Secretary Julian Castro authored a piece for the front page of Quartz that highlights CGI America and HUD's new CGI Commitment to Action<http://qz.com/440195/julian-castro-we-must-make-sure-every-child-in-america-can-chase-their-dreams/>. Timed to coincide with this weekend's Independence Day celebrations, he discusses the investments needed to increase economic equality in the United States.
To retweet this piece on economic equality, visit: https://twitter.com/ClintonGlobal/status/615892967778332672

*         The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, which was founded by the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation, and McDonalds announced<https://www.clintonfoundation.org/press-releases/mcdonalds-and-alliance-healthier-generation-announce-progress-commitment-promote> the release of the first annual report on McDonald's progress on a CGI Commitment to Action to increase customers' access to fruit and vegetables and help families and children make informed choices in keeping with balanced lifestyles. The announcement was covered by the Associated Press<http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/mcdonalds-fewer-happy-meals-orders-opting-soda-32018439>, Washington Post<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/mcdonalds-fewer-happy-meals-orders-opting-for-soda/2015/06/25/9492213c-1b38-11e5-bed8-1093ee58dad0_story.html>, Chicago Tribune<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us--mcdonalds-nutrition-20150625-story.html>, Boston Globe<http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2015/06/25/mcdonalds-fewer-happy-meals-customers-ordering-soda-after-drinks-taken-off-menu/>, the Wall Street Journal<http://www.wsj.com/articles/less-soda-being-chosen-with-mcdonalds-happy-meals-1435266633>, Fox Business,<http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2015/06/25/mcdonalds-fewer-happy-meals-customers-ordering-soda-after-drinks-taken-off-menu/> and Quartz<http://qz.com/437155/mcdonalds-reports-progress-on-its-health-commitments-and-also-strong-sales-of-chocolate-milk/>. The Today Show also ran a segment on the announcement, which you can watch here<http://www.today.com/money/mcdonalds-ceo-talks-about-new-healthier-fast-food-options-t28621>.

*         Trudie Styler authored a Huffington Post piece<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/trudie-styler/no-ceilings-to-the-clinto_b_7662542.html> on Thursday on her first-hand experiences with the Clinton Foundation's global work. She writes about why she supports the Foundation, and she discusses the various life-changing programs she saw while traveling with the Clinton Foundation throughout Asia.
To retweet this piece about the Clinton Foundation's work, visit: https://twitter.com/ClintonFdn/status/614146492727738368

If you need more information about stories that have been in the news recently, please visit "The Facts" here on the Clinton Foundation's website: https://www.clintonfoundation.org/press/facts