Page 26 April 2011 Besides the garden, the school also has implemented the Fresh Fruit and Veggie Program. Diane Heine, the food service director for the district, said the program provides students with fresh fruits and vegetables as snacks. “The program exposes students to fruits, and vegetables they wouldn’t eat regularly,” Heine said, “food some parents may not be able to buy. “The program gets the students talking about what they are eating, and with the program everyone has the opportunity to eat healthy,” she said. Heine, who is contracted with Sodexo, a company providing integrated food to schools around the country, also brings in programs such as fresh picks of the month, and a mascot known as Lift-Off to provide students with entertaining ways to learn about health and nutrition. “Fresh picks of the month features one fruit or vegetable per month, and the school provides the student with activity sheets, fun facts, and lessons about that particular item,” Heine said. “You start young, so the children are aware going on in life.” Besides the special programs, the school has a fresh fruit and vegetable self-serve salad bar for lunch, and breakfast in the classrooms to make sure students are eating before school begins, Tijerina said. “Brunson-Lee was an underperforming school three years ago,” Tijerina said. “Now it is a performing-plus school. “The focus on nutrition is one of the main reasons.” Tijerina, is planning to construct a green house this month for the school in hopes that the students will each have their own personal plants. That means students can take the gardening into the classroom for math and science projects, he said. Balsz Continued from page 17 Food items can erase library fi nes By Erin Mahoney Paying off your late-book fee at the library can also be your good deed for the day. During Phoenix Public Library’s annual Food for Fines April 9-23, library customers can pay their overdue fees by bringing in non-perishable food items to restock local food banks. Fifty cents will be deducted for every item donated to any one of the city’s 16 libraries. Customers “can clear their credit and feel good about it,” said Rita Marko, Community Relations for Phoenix Public Library. Food for Fines has been around for the last 10 years, and in 2010, the program’s most successful year, more than 32,000 pounds of food were donated. Library of fi cials hope that the community will help them do at least that for the second year in a row. Though it’s a lofty goal, library customers should remember that past-due fees don’t go anywhere. “People accumulate fi nes and don’t even notice it,” Marko said. This is a once-a-year opportunity to erase debt without breaking the bank. Furthermore, in these hard economic times, the need for food is great at the food banks throughout the valley, and all donated food will be distributed between St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance and Desert Mission Food Bank. A maximum of $50 can be credited with donated food, and homemade food or food in lieu of lost or damaged books cannot be accepted. Collection bins will be available starting April 9. Brian A. Serbin, DVM • Anthony Gilchrist, DVM Rachel Bart, DVM • Kristen Levine, DVM Y" - % 1Y!21Y ' 0 "1Y#6-2' !1 Y WWW.INGLESIDE.COM Check Out Our New State-of-the-Art Facility! 4855 East Thomas Road • Phoenix AZ 85018 602-840-3446 (HOSPITAL) • 602-952-1754 (GROOMING) Monday-Friday: 7am–6pm • Saturday: 8am–3pm Member Since 1959 Medical • Dental • Surgery • Boarding • Grooming • Obedience Training KV%>OJBKQ"OV!IB>KBA .OBPPBA >Q-RO#SBOVA>V*LT.OF@B PARK AVENUE PARK AVENUE $2.25 Cleaners $2.25 Cleaners Comforters $18 Comforters $18 (Excludes Down) (Excludes Down) 3711 E. Indian School Rd • 602-957-9277 3711 E. Indian School Rd • 602-957-9277 (In the Gaslight Square next to Beckett’s Table) Open Mon-Sat 7am-7pm. (No leathers or formals) 1>JBA>VPBOSF@B'K?V>J-RQ?VMJ "OV@IB>KFKDLCD>OJBKQPLKIV Laundered Shirts Laundered Shirts $1.75 $1.75 ,7%0+#,2 $1.85 $1.85 "07!*#,#" .0#11#" Prepaid. No Limit. With Coupon. Expires 4/30/11. /R>IFQV!IB>KFKD>Q>%OB>Q.OF@B

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