About 9,000 youths in the Dept. of Parks & Rec Summer Fun program will help battle the obesity epidemic by taking a pledge to be soda-free this summer.
City & County Parks staff have replaced soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages in vending machines with water and 100% fruit juice
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