1. FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLE PROGRAM

2. IN THE BEGINNING….. CHILD NUTRITION DIRECTOR APPLIED FOR A USDA GRANT
ONLY 25 SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA WERE AWARDED THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GRANT
ONLY ONE SCHOOL PER SYSTEM COULD BE CHOSEN
SAMSON ELEMENTARY WAS THE FIRST SCHOOL IN GENEVA COUNTY TO WIN THE GRANT

3. SAMSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAMSON ELEMENTARY WAS AWARDED
$26,
TO SPEND ON FRESH FRUITS AND VEGGIES FOR GRADES K-6

4. GORILLA VISITED CLASSROOMS
OUR FIRST DISTRIBUTION TOOK PLACE THE SECOND WEEK OF SCHOOL AND EVERY STUDENT RECEIVED A BANANA FROM THE FRIENDLY GORILLA
“MR LUCAS PRESLEY”

5. WTVY CAME ON OPENING DAY
WE WERE ON TV!
WTVY CAME ON OPENING DAY

6. LOTS OF HELP FROM VOLUNTEERS
PTO MOMS WERE GREAT!!!

7. HATS OFF TO A GREAT STAFF
LUNCHROOM STAFF
HATS OFF TO A GREAT STAFF

8. TYPES OF FRUITS SERVED PLUOT PLUMS GRAPES GRAPPLES BLOOD ORANGES
FRESH PINEAPPLE
BLUEBERRIES
AVOCADOS
STRAWBERRIES
GRAPEFRUIT
CLEMENTINES
STAR FRUIT
TANGELOS
PEARS
CANTALOUPES
KUMQUATS
RED & YELLOW BANANAS

9. TYPES OF VEGGIES SERVED
ASPARAGUS
ZUCCHINI SQUASH
CUCUMBER STICKS
CELERY STICKS
BROCCOLI
CARROT DIPPERS

10. FRUIT BASKETS DELIVERED TO ALL CLASSROOMS
THESE ARE FRUIT BASKETS THAT WERE GIVEN TO EACH CLASS ROOM. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL AND THE CHILDREN LOVED THEM!

11. NUTRITION EDUCATION
Alabama Extension Service Personnel gave Fruit and Vegetable In -Service

12. JANUARY FEATURED PINEAPPLE SPEARS, APPLE SLICES, ORANGE SLICES, GRAPES, BANANAS, KUMQUATS, CANTALOUPE AND GRAPEFRUIT.

13. EAT YOUR VEGGIES SMES IN MARCH WE WILL BE SERVING: GRAPPLES
ZUCCHINI SQUASH
CANTALOUPE & GRAPES
ORANGE SMILES
CUCUMBER STICKS WITH PEEL
PINEAPPLE PALS
ORANGE/GRAPEFRUIT MIX
APPLE/GRAPE BUDDY MIX

14. GRAPPLES

15. KIWI FRUIT

16. BLOOD ORANGES
DON’T THEY LOOK GREAT????

17. CALIFORNIA STEM STRAWBERRIES
THESE WERE SO TASTY !

18. BLUEBERRIES
OUR VOLUNTEERS WORKED HARD ON THESE

19. PLUOT PLUMS
A CROSS BETWEEN A PLUM AND AN APRICOT

20. STAR FRUIT
A YELLOW-GREEN FRUIT SHAPED LIKE A STAR

21. RED BANANAS variety of bananas with a reddish-purple skin
They are imported from Costa Rica and are a favorite in Central America. Red bananas are also known as Jamaican bananas.

22. SYSCO AS A PARTNER
SYSCO AGREED TO BE OUR PARTNER WHEN WE WROTE THE GRANT
THEY AGREED TO ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO TOUR THEIR FACILITY
AND ALSO PROVIDE AN INSERVICE VISIT TO THE SCHOOL

23. SYSCO TOUR
THE BIG DAY! WE WERE MET AT THE DOOR!!!

24. SYSCO TOUR
DELICIOUS FROSTIES WERE SERVED

25. SYSCO TOUR
WE HELPED MAKE THE FROSTIE AND VEGETABLE WRAP !

26. SYSCO TOUR
TALKING WITH THE PRODUCE BUYER

27. SYSCO TOUR
QUESTIONS FOR MR. JERNIGAN

28. WE HAD A GREAT TIME !
GOING BACK TO SCHOOL

29. AND IN THE END……
WE WILL CONTINUE TO FEATURE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THRU MAY
WE HAVE AN INSERVICE WITH THE SYSCO PRODUCE BUYER
A TOUR OF SAMSON ELEMENTARY KITCHEN TO SEE FIRST HAND HOW WE RECEIVE AND PREPARE THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES….AND THEIR MEALS

30. IN CONCLUSION……
A NEW GRANT APPLICATION MUST BE FILED WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT FOR NEXT YEAR
AWARDING OF THE GRANT WILL BE MORE COMPETITIVE THIS YEAR
OTHER GENEVA COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN ADDITION TO SAMSON ELEMENTARY MUST BE CONSIDERED WHEN APPLYING