Attend our Fair on Sun, Sept 15 & Support a Great Cause

1500 Garden Grants, 2500 School Salad Bars, 2 Million Kids Served

The Whole Kids Foundation just celebrated their 2nd Anniversary and already they have accomplished so much. Their mission is to “support schools and inspire families to improve children’s nutrition and wellness. Given the right opportunities, kids will get excited about fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains and other nutritious whole foods.”  This is done by increasing access to and consumption of these foods in schools, encouraging community action that supports healthier kids and creating support tools for educators, who play a vital role in modeling and teaching healthy choices.  The ultimate goal is to end childhood obesity.

What they do:

• Provide schools with salad bars through their partnership with Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools.
• Provide grants for school gardens and related programs.
• Offer cooking and nutrition education for school teachers and staff.
• Support The Lunch Box online tools, which help cafeterias transition to serving more fresh, whole foods.

Interested in getting a School Garden Grant?  Visit www.wholekidsfoundation.org right now!  Grants Applications are being accepted Sept 1st – Oct 31st! Anyone can apply, Parents, Teachers, Principals, etc! Recipients will be accounced in Spring 2014.

Past recipients of this grant include Gaithersburg ES, Stone Mill ES and Poolesville HS.  Are you next?

This brings me back to the title of this blog, our upcoming Fair to benefit Whole Kids Foundation.  We’re teaming up with some of our community partners such as Great Kids Events, Kazokufit, Montgomery TennisPlex, ArtventureUs, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, King Barn Dairy MOOSeum, Sudden Impact, Macaroni Kid, GreenKids and more to bring you a day of fun, food and education. Plus, we're grilling up some favorites for lunch as well as bringing in the Pizza Truck with some healthier choices.  And Kids just love to make their own Fruit Kabobs!

Program:

12:15 Kicks Karate Demo

12:45 DJ/Kids Dance Contests

1:30-2:15 Sudden Impact Band

2:30-3:00 Metropolitan Ballet Theatre Demo

3:00-3:30 Sudden Impact Band

3:30-4:00 DJ/ Kids Dance Contests

Activity Tickets will be available on the day of the event, $5 for 5 and $10 for 12.

Help us get Salad Bars and Educations Gardens into our Local Schools!

Questions?  Email candace.child@wholefoods.com