Two elementary students – Xavier Purches and A’Layia Howard – from Freeman Elementary School, Flint Community School District, in Flint, MI, will join First Lady Michelle Obama at the annual Fall harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden on Thursday, October 6, 2016.
Xavier, a 5th grade student, and A’Layia, a 4th grade student will represent Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools at the White House event. They also will help White House Chefs prepare fruits and vegetables and eat their creations. Two of only 22 kids in the entire country invited to participate, Xavier and A’Layia will be joined by students representing other Let’s Move! initiatives.
To help improve child nutrition and mitigate exposure to lead, Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools donated salad bars to 19 schools in Flint, MI, this year including Freeman Elementary School, every school in Flint Community School District and four other Flint school districts. Good nutrition plays a pivotal role in helping children limit the effects of exposure to lead. Eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, including those rich in calcium, vitamin C and iron, such as dark green leafy vegetables, citrus fruits, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, kiwi, and melons, is especially important. The salad bars offer a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables every day at school lunch and help children increase their fruit and vegetable consumption.
Xavier and A’Layia will be available for media interviews on Thursday afternoon immediately following the Fall harvest event of the White House Kitchen Garden event.
Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools supports First lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Initiative and has donated salad bars to 4,800 schools nationwide. The United Fresh Start Foundation is one of the four founding partners of Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools.
About United Fresh Produce Association
Founded in 1904, the United Fresh Produce Association brings together companies across every segment of the fresh produce supply chain, including growers, shippers, fresh cut processors, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, foodservice operators, industry suppliers and allied associations. We empower industry leaders to shape sound government policy. We deliver the resources and expertise companies need to succeed in managing complex business and technical issues. We provide the training and development individuals need to advance their careers in produce. Through these endeavors, we unite out industry with a common purpose – to build long-term value for our members and grow produce consumption. For more information, visit www.unitedfresh.org.
Source: United Fresh Produce Association