Arts & Entertainment

Food Comes to Life, Touches Lives at Watsonville Movie Premiere

Kids from Jacob's Heart and Grind Out Hunger got to attend a pre-screening of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.

A special pre-release movie screening in Watsonville afternoonΒ united kids and groups that care about helping kids be healthy on Wednesday.Β 

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Β is a movie all about food, bringing fresh produce to life on the big screen.Β 

The event brought aboutΒ 200 guests of Grind Out Hunger, Jacobs Heart and California Giant Berry Farms to Green Valley Cinemas.
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California Giant hosted theΒ private screening of the movie. Kids had fun activities to take part in, there was a ribbon cutting and attendees got to snack on fresh produce treats.

Watsonville Coast Produce alsoΒ delivered 8 palettes of food which was donated to Second Harvest Food Bank.

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Grind Out Hunger isΒ a Santa Cruz nonprofit dedicated to kids helping kids in the fight against childhood hunger.

Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services is a Watsonville-based nonprofit. This month, it's recognizingΒ Children’s Cancer Awareness Month and will host its annual Kidrageous Carnival on Sunday in Watsonville'sΒ Civic Plaza.

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