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MARCH, 2012
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At the recent Pacific Agriculture Show, Take A Bite of BC was presented $30,000 for the program. (l to r) Kenda Allen, District Vice President, TD Bank; Mark Johnson, President BCAITC; Lindsey Babineau, Exec. Director BCAITC.
A boost for Take A Bite Take a Bite of BC started out as a pilot program in 2008 with eight schools participating. Today 37 schools have implemented the program. It is a culinary arts program only in secondary schools where students in the program develop dishes from donated local food which is then served to students at lunch in the school cafeteria. Students pay for their meal and many have said they were surprised that local food tasted so good. Not only does it taste better, but students learn about where their food comes from.
“It’s a positive experience for everybody,” says Ag in the Classroom Communications Director Emma Sweeney. At the Pacific Agriculture show in January the organization’s Executive Director Lindsay Babineau was presented with a $30,000 cheque, with the funding going toward AITC programs such as Take a Bite, and the elementary schools Fruit and Vegetable snack and Spuds in the Tubs programs. The elementary school programs have reached an estimated 400,000 students in 1300 schools.
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