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From: USDA Office of Communications <oc.news@usda.gov>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 07:29:50 -0600
To: Tom Karst<TKarst@vancepublishing.com>
Subject: Agriculture Deputy Secretary to Visit Alexandria School to Celebrate Nutrition Excellence
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| | Media Advisory No. 4311.10 | Contact:
FNS Office of Communications
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Agriculture Deputy Secretary to Visit Alexandria School to Celebrate Nutrition Excellence Local School to Receive National Recognition Award
ALEXANDRIA, Va., -Nov. 8, 2010 – TODAY, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan will present the HealthierUS School Challenge Gold Award to Cora Kelly School in Alexandria, Virginia. Cora Kelly is a dynamic multicultural elementary school and serves as a magnet school for programs in math, science and technology. USDA's HealthierUS School Challenge is a voluntary school nutrition and wellness initiative for schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program. To be recognized, schools must meet criteria for nutrition, nutrition education, and physical activity established by USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, which, in turn, recognizes them with Gold of Distinction, Gold, Silver, or Bronze status. Improving USDA's child nutrition programs on behalf of 32 million kids across the nation is a top priority of the Obama administration. The HUSSC is also a key component of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign to end childhood obesity within a generation. | | Monday, November 8, 2010 10:00- 11:30 AM | | WHAT: | Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan will visit Alexandria for a HealthierUS School Challenge ceremony to honor the Cora Kelly School and to discuss the Obama administration's priorities for improving school meals and the health of the nation's children. Activities will include a tour of the school garden and a presentation by the student Science Club. | | WHERE: | Cora Kelly School 3600 Commonwealth Avenue Alexandria, Va. 22305 (703) 706-4420 |
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