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A New Program Is Funding Salad Bars for Public Schools across the Country
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(OPEN):
WHOLE FOODS MARKET IS TEAMING UP WITH CHEF ANN COOPER,
ON A PROJECT THAT WILL FUND SALAD-BARS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. COOPER EXPLAINS THE PROJECT'S GOAL...
(COOPER):
"THE TIME IS RIPE FOR 31-MILLION CHILDREN:
WE CAN MAKE THOUSANDS OF SALAD-BARS A REALITY, FOR SCHOOLS EVERYWHERE.
ADDING A HEALTHY SALAD-BAR TO SCHOOL-LUNCH OPTIONS IS THE NUMBER-ONE
THING THAT PARENTS AND ADVOCATES CAN DO, TO HELP IMPROVE SCHOOL-FOOD.
THIS IS 'WIN-WIN', FOR SCHOOLS--AND THEIR STUDENTS."
(BRIDGE):
MARCI FRUMKIN [AS IN "BUMPKIN"], OF WHOLE FOODS MARKET,
EXPLAINS HOW THE PROJECT WORKS...
(FRUMKIN):
"FROM NOW UNTIL SEPTEMBER 29TH, SHOPPERS CAN DONATE
TO THE 'SALAD BAR PROJECT' AT CHECK-OUT--OR MAKE A DONATION
ONLINE, THROUGH
'SALAD-BAR-PROJECT'-DOT-ORG. THE SALAD-BARS WILL BE DONATED TO
LOCAL SCHOOLS, THROUGH A SIMPLE, ONLINE GRANT-PROCESS. ANY PUBLIC
ELEMENTARY-, MIDDLE-, OR HIGH-SCHOOL WITHIN 50 MILES OF A WHOLE FOODS
MARKET IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY."
(CLOSE):
GRANT-APPLICATIONS FROM INTERESTED SCHOOLS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL NOVEMBER
1ST. THE ONLINE APPLICATION AND FULL CRITERIA ARE AVAILABLE AT
"SALAD-BAR-PROJECT"-DOT-ORG.
