United Fresh Foundation and Kaiser Permanente Partner to Donate Salad Bars to Seven D.C. Public Schools


Mon. December 2nd, 2013 - by Jordan Okumura-Wright

<p>Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States and the United Fresh Foundation is announcing the donation of salad bars to seven D.C. Public Schools in Wards 7 &amp; 8 through the Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools initiative. The partnership will officially make the announcement at an event at Burrville Elementary School in Northeast D.C. on December 5th with a ceremonial "Ribbon Cutting” with students and school officials. One-on-one interviews with students and school officials will also follow.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The United Fresh Foundation is a founding partner of Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools, which supports First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative to end childhood obesity in a generation, according to a press release. Kaiser Permanente’s donation builds on their commitment to improving the health and wellness of children in Wards 7 &amp; 8 communities and supports Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools. The salad bars will benefit 2,300 students by increasing their access to a variety of fresh produce at school lunches. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>DCPS Schools receiving salad bars from Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States:</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Burrville Elementary School (Ward 7)<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">801 Division Avenue, NE<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Washington, DC 20019</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Beers Elementary School (Ward 7)<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">3600 Alabama Avenue, SE<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Washington, DC 20020</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Garfield Elementary School (Ward 8)<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">2435 Alabama Avenue, SE<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Washington, DC 20020</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Kimball Elementary School (Ward 7)<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">3375 Minnesota Avenue, SE<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Washington, DC 20019</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Nalle Elementary School (Ward 7)<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">219 50th Street, SE<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Washington, DC 20019</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Patterson Elementary School (Ward 8)<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">4399 South Capitol Terr., SW<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Washington, DC 20032</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Randle Highlands Elementary School (Ward 7)<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">1650 30th Street, SE<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Washington, DC 20020</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Thank you United Fresh and Kaiser for the wonderful donation to America's use and increasing fresh produce consumption.</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://saladbars2schools.org" target="_new">Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">