Students Munch on Free Local Produce Delivered to Class
Student nutrition provider uses grant funding to make produce more accessible to all students
A $75,000 New Jersey's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant, secured by nutrition-provider Sodexo for Lakewood School District, will make fresh and local produce abundantly available in schools throughout the state.
The grant, administered by New Jersey’s Department of Agriculture for the third consecutive year, provides the Lakewood School District with fresh produce throughout the 2010-2011 school year and allows Sodexo to teach students about the importance of fruits and vegetables in their diet. Sodexo is using the grant to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables for more than 1,600 elementary school students at both Ella G. Clarke School and Spruce Street School in Lakewood.
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Atlantic City School District – Atlantic City, N.J.
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East Orange School District – East Orange, N.J.
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Long Branch Public Schools – Long Branch, N.J.
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Phillipsburg School District – Phillipsburg, N.J.
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Plainfield Public Schools - Plainfield, N.J.
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West Orange Public Schools – West Orange, N.J.
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