This lovable Brit is not only a talented Chef, but has taken his passion and love for food to people all over the world through inspiring the UK and the rest of the world to cook healthy nutritious food. Jamie Oliver has made his mark on the world through his books, television series, and wanting to make a difference through offering opportunities to disadvantaged teenagers and ensuring that school students get the nutritious food that they deserve.

Achievements

· Oliver created the Fifteen Foundation in 2002. Each year, 15 young adults who have a disadvantaged background, criminal record or history of drug abuse, are trained in the restaurant business.

· In 2003, he was awarded an MBE.

· In 2005, he initiated a campaign called “Feed me Better” in order to move British school children towards eating healthy foods and cutting junk food. As a result, the British government also pledged to address the issue. Delving into politics to push for changes in nutrition resulted in people voting him as the “Most Inspiring Political Figure of 2005.”

· A great proponent of fresh organic foods, Oliver was named the most influential person in the UK hospitality industry when he topped the inaugural CatererSearch 100 in May 2005. In 2006, Oliver was named 2nd on the list behind fellow celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.

· In December 2009 Oliver was awarded the 2010 TED Prize for his campaigns to “create change on both the individual and governmental level” in order to “bring attention to the changes Englanders and now Americans need to make in their lifestyles and diet.”

· Oliver is a patron of environmental charity Trees for Cities.

Making A Difference

Wanting to create something positive using his wealth and fame, Oliver conceived and established the Fifteen charity restaurant where he trained 15 disadvantaged young people to work in the hospitality industry. Following the success of the original restaurant in London, more Fifteens have opened around the globe: Fifteen Amsterdam opened in December 2004, Fifteen Cornwall in Newquay opened in May 2006, and Fifteen Melbourne opened in September 2006 with Australian friend and fellow chef Tobie Puttock.

Oliver then began a formal campaign to ban unhealthy food in British schools and get children eating fresh, tasty, nutritious food instead. Oliver’s efforts to bring radical change to the school meals system, chronicled in the series “Jamie’s School Dinners“, challenged the junk food culture by showing schools they could serve healthy, cost-efficient meals that kids enjoyed eating. Jamie’s efforts brought the subject of school dinners to the political forefront and changed the types of food served in schools. subsequent to Oliver’s efforts, the UK Government pledged to spend £280m on school dinners (spread over three years). Tony Blair himself acknowledged that this was a result of Oliver’s campaign. Following the success of the campaign, Oliver was named “Most Inspiring Political Figure of 2005″ in the Channel 4 Political Awards 2006.

Jamie Oliver plans to set his sights on America as he looks to tackle Americas child obesity crisis and achieve a similar outcome of healthy nutrition options in schools for American children, which will be aired on his show Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (2010).

Television

Oliver’s programmes are shown in over 40 countries, including the USA’s Food Network. Oliver’s Twist and “Pukka Tukka” picked up where “The Naked Chef” left off. More recently, Jamie has been doing series based on campaigns to improve food in schools and cooking skills of the average person.

The Naked Chef (1998–1999), Pukka Tukka (2000),

Oliver’s Twist (2002), Jamie’s Kitchen (2002), Jamie’s Kitchen Australia (2006), Jamie’s School Dinners (2005), Jamie’s Great Italian Escape (2005), Jamie’s Chef (2007), Jamie at Home (2007), Jamie’s Fowl Dinners (2008), Jamie’s Ministry of Food (2008), What’s Cooking? with Jamie Oliver (2008), Jamie Saves Our Bacon (2009), Jamie’s American Road Trip (2009), Jamie’s Family Christmas (2009), Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (2010).

Books

Something for the Weekend, The Naked Chef, The Return of the Naked Chef, Happy Days with the Naked Chef, The Naked Chef Takes Off, Jamie’s Kitchen, Jamie’s Dinners, Jamie’s Italy, Cook With Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook , Jamie’s Little Book of Big Treats, Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life, Jamie’s Ministry of Food: Anyone Can Learn to Cook in 24 Hours, Published in America as Jamie’s Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals, Jamie’s Red Nose Recipes, Jamie’s America.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Oliver

The Kennedys

The Kennedy family has become synonymous with glamour, politics, leadership, and social service for the past half century and forged an iconic legacy in American History. The recent death of Senator Ted Kennedy, age 77,hasgiven us the opportunity to not only reflect upon the work achieved in American politics by Senator Ted Kennedy, but the legacy of the Kennedy family. The Kennedy families political involvement has revolved around the Democratic Partyand has seen them involved in social policy that has helped shaped America reflecting their values of equality and civil rights for all no matter what ones class, wealth, ethnicity, gender and sexuality.

Prominent Kennedys include the 1960’s elected John F. Kennedy and his two bothers Robert F Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy who held prominent positions in the federal government.All three Kennedy’s played a major role in passing many laws, including laws addressing immigration, cancer research, health insurance, apartheid, disability discrimination, AIDS care, civil rights, mental health benefits, children’s health insurance, education and volunteering.

Caroline Kennedy, daughter of John F. Kennedy serves on the boards of numerous non-profit organizations and heavily involved in fundraising for the public schools of New York.

Christopher G. Kennedy, nephew of John F. Kennedy, American businessman who has provided leadership in business and economic development, clean energy and environmental design and the importance of providing affordable education.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver(July 10, 1921 – August 11, 2009), sister of John F Kennedy, founded the Special Olympics in 1962 and in 1968, she helped Ann McGlone Burke popularize the Special Olympics movement across the U.S. She was heavily involved with charity worked, which included work with juvenile delinquency, women’s rights and protection against violence and a vocal supporter of the pro-life movement.

She was a key founder of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a part of the National Institutes of Health, in 1962, and has also helped to establish numerous other health-care facilities and support networks throughout America. In 1982, Shriver founded the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caringa comprehensive character education program with a focus on disabilities, which has been adopted by almost 1,200 schools nationwide and in Canada.

She is also the mother in-law to the Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

.Rory Kennedy(born December 12, 1968), the youngest of the eleven children of U.S. SenatorRobert F. Kennedy. formedMay Day Media, a non-profit organization that specializes in the production and distribution of films with a social conscience, based in Washington, D.C. Films that she has directed and produced include American Hollow (1999), Different Moms (1999), Epidemic Africa (1999), The Changing Face of Beauty (2000), America: Up In Arms (2000), All Kinds of Families (2001), Healthy Start (2001), Pandemic: Facing AIDS (2003), A Boy’s Life (2004), Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable (2004), Homestead Strike (2006), Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (2007),Thank You Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House (2008), The Execution of Wanda Jean (2002), Sixteen (2002), Hidden Crisis: Women and AIDS (2002), Together: Stop Violence Against Women (2003),The Nazi Officer’s Wife (2003), Girlhood (2004),Xiara’s Song (2004), Street Fight (2005),Yo Soy Boricua (2006), Coma (2007).

Rory Kennedy advocates for several social activism organizations and sits on the board of numerous non-profit organizations.

The family has suffered a series of tragedies, sometimes called “the Kennedy curse“, including the assassination of John and Robert, the controversial Chappaquiddick incident, and four aircraft crashes.

The Kennedys are an extrodinary family who over the last 50-60 years have helped shaped America through their values of equality, the need for a social conscience and the importance ‘to give back’ to the community in which you live.