The Dannon Company, Inc., White Plains, NY, has awarded the 2012 Dannon Next Generation Nutrition Grants, donating a total of $120,000 to four non-profit organizations in support of community-based nutrition and wellness programs for children. The grant winners for this year’s awards were: Cook Children’s Health Care System, Fort Worth, TX, with its Nutrition University program, an 8-week healthy eating and exercise tutorial aimed at changing the nutrition and lifestyle habits of children who are overweight and challenged by obesity; The Minster Memorial Field improvement project Honoring the Past While Building for the Future, from The Minster Athletic Booster Club’s, Minster, OH, a program designed to assist the youth of local schools in their efforts to maintain personal fitness and healthy living; Utah’s Salt Lake Community College (SLCC)’s Know Greater Heroes program, which seeks to prevent childhood obesity by teaching and promoting healthy behaviors in Salt Lake County elementary schools; and New York’s Family Services of Westchester (FSW)’s Healthy Lifestyles initiative, which aims to help the community make informed food choices, incorporate exercise into their daily routines and improve their overall nutrition and health.