Whole Foods Market Kentlands invites you to attend the Annual Fair on Sunday, September 14th.

2,116 Garden Grants, 3,381 School Salad Bars, More than 2.7 Million Kids Served

The Whole Kids Foundation just celebrated their 3rd Anniversary and already they have accomplished so much. Their mission is to “support schools and inspire families to improve children’s nutrition and wellness. Given the right opportunities, kids will get excited about fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains and other nutritious whole foods.” This is done by increasing access to and consumption of these foods in schools, encouraging community action that supports healthier kids and creating support tools for educators, who play a vital role in modeling and teaching healthy choices. The ultimate goal is to end childhood obesity.

What they do:
• Provide schools with salad bars through their partnership with Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools.
• Provide grants for school gardens and related programs.
• Offer cooking and nutrition education for school teachers and staff.
• Support The Lunch Box online tools, which help cafeterias transition to serving more fresh, whole foods.

Interested in getting a School Garden Grant? Visit www.wholekidsfoundation.org right now! Grants Applications are being accepted Sept 1st – Oct 31st! Anyone can apply, Parents, Teachers, Principals, etc.! Recipients will be announced in spring 2015.
Past recipients of this grant include Gaithersburg ES, Stone Mill ES, Poolesville HS, Rachel Carson ES & Lake Seneca ES. Are you next?

This brings me back to the title of this blog, our upcoming Fair to benefit Whole Kids Foundation. We’re teaming up with some of our community partners such as Great Kids Events, Montgomery TennisPlex, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, King Barn Dairy MOOSeum, Macaroni Kid Rockville-Gaithersburg, Audubon Naturalist Society’s GreenKids, Fitsu LLC, My Gym Kentlands, Fleet Feet Sports Gaithersburg, Throwing Wrenches Band and more to bring you a day of food, fun, games and education. Plus, we’re grilling up some favorites for lunch with some healthier choices. Last year, we raised $3,300 – almost enough for 2 garden grants! Can we top that number this year?

Program:
12:00 Throwing Wrenches Band
1:00 DJ/Kids Dance Contest
1:20 Fitsu Demonstration
2:00 Metropolitan Ballet Theatre Demonstration
2:30 Throwing Wrenches Band
3:30 DJ/Kids Dance Contest

Activity tickets will be available on the day of the event, $5 for 5 and $10 for 12.

Visit us on Facebook for a chance to win activity tickets!

Help us get salad bars and gardens into our local schools!

Questions? Email candace.child@wholefoods.com or visit our online calendar