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Oprah's US$250,000 gift to health

WHEN TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey recently asked her former personal chef what he wanted for his 50th birthday, Art Smith's first thought was a new treadmill.

Aim higher, she told him.

How about a check to help fund the sort of healthy eating programs for children that was called for by another of his high-profile clients, the US first lady Michelle Obama?

Done.

Today, during a party hosted by celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, Smith says he'll formally announce the US$250,000 donation from Winfrey to his Common Threads nonprofit.

"We're going to educate a lot of children about taking care of themselves," Smith said at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. "I'd like to take this money to create healthy programs for children that mirror the first lady's program," said Smith, who lost 40 kilograms thanks to his own healthy eating.

Smith's program runs more than 20 after-school cooking classes teaching children about healthy, diverse foods.



 

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