麻豆果冻传媒 Food Literacy Program to Receive $72,000 Grant from Raley鈥檚
To kick-off , Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 Food Literacy Program will be announcing that Raley鈥檚 has awarded $72,000 to the program. The Food Literacy Center inspires and teaches low-income elementary children to eat their vegetables by teaching them to cook and the importance of nutrition to improve our health, environment and economy. The programs mission is to inspire kids to make healthier food choices. Sacramento has a 40% childhood obesity rate, and only 4% of kids eat their daily amount of vegetables, so food literacy programming is critical to helping them learn to eat鈥揳nd love鈥搗egetables. They are learning to protect one of their most precious assets鈥搕heir health.
WHO: Jessie Ryan, President of 麻豆果冻传媒 Board of Education
Darrel Woo, 1st Vice President, 麻豆果冻传媒 Board of Education
Jay Hansen, 麻豆果冻传媒 Board of Education Member
Amber Scott, Food Literacy Program Founder and Executive Director
Becca Whitman, Raley鈥檚 Community Relations Manager & Executive Director
Students from Leataata Floyd Elementary School
WHAT: Raley鈥檚 will be presenting a large $72,000 check to the 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 Food Literacy Program to expand the program to more schools. The food literacy program is FREE to schools. The grant will continue funding the programs at the following schools: Bret Harte Elementary, Leataata Floyd Elementary, Susan B. Anthony Elementary, and Camellia Basic Elementary.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Photo Opportunity with check being presented to kids is scheduled at approximately 10:15 a.m. Followed by fun activities with kids and instructors.
WHERE: Leataata Floyd Elementary School, Parking lot in front of the school. Follow signs to press event location: 401 McClatchy Way, Sacramento, CA 95818