We are pleased as
punch to announce that young Rose Martin is the winner of our Every Penny
Counts coin drive contest. She raised $36.76 for Rainier Valley Food Bank. All
those pennies and nickels and dimes and quarters will help us stock our shelves
with fresh produce — lots of it organic and locally grown good stuff like
spinach and pears, carrots and kale.
Rose Martin is a
second grader at The Valley School. "I felt good collecting coins for the
food bank. It was fun and I want to do it again.
As our top fundraiser,
Rose won:
· A group cooking class through Seattle Tilth's Rainier Valley Eats program.
· A kid's gardening kit donated by Sweet Pea's
· Kids' Kitchen: 40 Fun and Healthy Recipes to Make and Share by Fiona Bird
Our other Every Penny
Counts prizes go to the library at Hawthorne Elementary School, where a
classroom of kindergarteners teamed up to raise more than $357.50 for us!
(Check out our Facebook photo galleries of Room 2's coin-counting party and
our Valentine's Day visit.)
We hope the students at Hawthorne enjoy these awesome books about food and
gardening:
· Your Farm in the City: An Urban Dweller’s
Guide to Growing Food and Raising Animals by Lisa Taylor and the gardeners of Seattle Tilth
· The Maritime Northwest Garden Guide by Carl Elliott and Rob Peterson
· How Did That Get In My Lunch Box? The Story of
Food by Chris Butterworth
Our
grand total? $419! Great job everyone!
If you didn't get a
chance to turn in your Every Penny Counts coins, no worries. You're welcome to
drop them by the food bank anytime. Or you can make an Every Penny Counts
donation online here.
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