Emerson students are spending time this week writing personal letters to First Lady Michelle Obama to invite her to the April 16, 2010 celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Riverside Unified School District’s Farmers’ Market Salad Bar.
Students plan to gather in the school office on Thursday, March 25 at 1 PM to personally hand over the letters for delivery to make sure they make their way safely to Washington D.C.
Nutrition Services Director Rodney Taylor stated, “We know that Mrs. Obama is passionate in her fight against childhood obesity and we applaud her efforts. For the past five years, our district has worked to increase healthy eating in students through our Farmers’ Market Salad Bar program, which has grown into one of the largest of its kind in the country. We want to show Mrs. Obama what can be done when a community comes together for the benefit of its children.”
Riverside’s nationally-recognized salad bar program includes fruits and vegetables grown at local farms. At Emerson, students plant and grow their own produce for the school salad bar. The award-winning RUSD salad bar program is a powerful tool in the fight against childhood obesity as the school district works to build healthy minds and bodies.”
Several federal, state, and local dignitaries are scheduled to attend the April 16 anniversary celebration, which begins at 8:45 AM on Friday, April 16 at Emerson.
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