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Apex school earns award for garden project
St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church and School got a Gold Star Award from the N.C. Fruits & Veggies Nutrition Coalition for the gardens planted by students in grades K-3.
Posted — UpdatedAPEX, N.C. — A private school in Apex was recognized by a state program that promotes healthy eating.
St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church and School got a Gold Star Award from the N.C. Fruits & Veggies Nutrition Coalition for the gardens planted by students in grades K-3. The students sampled the fruits of their labor during tasting parties.
St. Mary Magdalene was among 13 organizations to be honored. The others:
- Camp Lejeune Dependents Schools Child Nutrition Department (Tarawa Terrace, N.C.)
- Rowan-Salisbury Schools Child Nutrition Program
- Ashe County Schools Child Nutrition Program
- Gentilesse Place (Winston-Salem)
- Graham A. Barden Elementary School (Havelock)
- LiveWELL Carolinas! (Charlotte)
- Amdocs/ABCS Vision, Inc. (Charlotte)
- Inter-faith Food Shuttle (Raleigh)
- Southeastern Regional Medical Center Community Health Services – Project HEALTH (Lumberton)
- FirstHealth of the Carolinas School-Based Health Centers and Page Street Elementary School 3rd Graders (Biscoe)
- Rockingham County Cooperative Extension (Reidsville)
- Pasquotank County Cooperative Extension (Elizabeth City)
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