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Brittney Damerow is the Director of Dining Services at the Michigan School for the Deaf (MSD), in Flint, Mich., which serves students as young as 30 months old through young adults in their mid-20s. Students hail from counties and school districts across Michigan. Because many of the students’ families live in a different part of … Continued
As a teacher at an alternative high school in north Milwaukee, Jennifer Parr is working to bring different approaches to her science and health classes. She applied to the Apples4Ed program with ideas for more engaging ways to educate and motivate students to eat healthier and share healthier habits with their families. Parr’s school, NOVA … Continued
Livingston, Mont. (May 8, 2019)—The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) today awarded the last of its 2019 Apples4Ed grants to Livingston, Mont. school Winans Elementary. The $4,000 grant will provide funding for students to participate in monthly cookery and curriculum lessons on healthy snacking. Following Montana State University’s Harvest of the Month (HOM) program, students will learn about … Continued
Flint, Mich. (May 7, 2019)—At a celebratory event today at the Michigan School for the Deaf, which included Gary McDowell, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the U.S. Apple Association (USApple) awarded students with a $4,000 Apples4Ed grant. The Michigan school was selected from numerous nationwide applications for its proposal to … Continued
Milwaukee, Wisc. (May 2, 2019)—The Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy (NOVA) in Milwaukee has been awarded an Apples4Ed grant by the U.S. Apple Association (USApple) to provide funding for the creation of a student-managed agricultural area at the school. The $4,000 grant is one of five being given this year by USApple to help schools provide … Continued
Rennselaer, N.Y. (April 29, 2019)—The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) today awarded a $4,000 grant to the Rensselaer City School District as part of its 2019 Apples4Ed program. The grant will provide funding for the school district to create a healthy snacking program that encourages student participation in physical activity. “The Rensselaer City School District really … Continued
Baltimore, Md. (April 26, 2019)—The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) today awarded a $4,000 grant to Baltimore’s Robert W. Coleman Elementary as part of its 2019 Apples4Ed program. The grant will provide approximately 200 ‘weekend survival’ food-filled backpacks to its homeless student population. “Receiving numerous applications from across the country, Robert W. Coleman Elementary really stood … Continued
This harvest season, USApple is celebrating another successful year of growing apples by giving back to student communities across the United States and helping to teach healthy habits. We’re proud to partner again with the School Nutrition Association and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture to present Apples4Ed, which will award five public … Continued
