<p>Produce for Kids® is kicking off their second annual <I>Healthy Families, Helping Kids</i> this September to increase produce consumption for consumers and raise money for local health and nutrition-based classroom projects.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> More than 20 fresh fruit and vegetable suppliers, including ACME Markets, Meijer, and Publix Super Market will support the campaign by making a consumption-based donation to DonorsChoose.org, an online charity aimed at helping public and charter schoolteachers across Americas obtain the supplies needed for their classrooms, according to a press release. Local classrooms benefit when shoppers buy items from any of the participating suppliers.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Shoppers can find Produce for Kids signage featuring characters from the popular Sprout® television show, <I>The Chica Show</i>, in the produce section of more than 1,300 grocery stores in 15 states starting this September through October. The signage will direct shoppers to the Produce for Kids website, where they can find more than 120 <I>Ideal Meals</i> recipes, meal planning tools, campaign information, and tips and solutions to help keep shoppers and their families healthy for back-to-school and year-round.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “We’re delighted to be partnering with DonorsChoose.org again this year and continuing to help our grocery retail partners support local classrooms in their areas,” said John Shuman, president, Produce for Kids. “We’re helping to educate kids, both at home and in the classroom, on the importance of a healthy diet with fresh fruits and vegetables by funding health and nutrition-based projects.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “We are proud to partner with Produce for Kids and participating retailers to bring healthy eating resources into public schools,” said Janelle Lin, vice president of partnerships and business development for DonorsChoose.org. “We can’t wait to build on the momentum of last year’s campaign to help improve the eating habits of students across the country.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Produce for Kids will promote the campaign through various sweepstakes and giveaways on social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Sprout will promote the campaign through daily national campaign-focused television spots and web banners on their website.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.produceforkids.com" target="_new"> Produce for Kids </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.sproutonline.com" target="_new"> Sprout </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
