The Great Big Crunch

If you hear some loud crunches around London today, don't be alarmed, The Great Big Crunch is here! Schools will be celebrating with activities, assemblies and by simultaneously crunching into delicious apples today. Fresh apples were delivered by Smith Fruit to 17 VON Student Nutrition Program funded schools.
 
The Great Big Crunch is a community-wide event where students and staff crunch into fresh apples simultaneously time to promote, celebrate and enjoy healthy snacks and school nutrition programs. Students across London and Middlesex take one big bite toward healthy living through healthy eating. The Great Big Crunch is used to raise awareness about the Student Nutrition Program. Nutrition programs improve the learning abilities of children, decrease absenteeism, decrease disruptive behaviour in the classroom, and provide a chance for children to learn healthy habits for lifelong healthy development.

Through a donation by the VON Student Nutrition Program, the Children's Nutrition Network (CNN) is able to cover the costs of over 6,500 apples for 17 London and Middlesex schools.

The CNN is supported by Investing in Children in partnership with Middlesex-London Health Unit, MayCourt Club, City of London, London District Catholic School Board, Thames Valley District School Board and Cooking for Kids/London InterCommunity Health Centre. 

We would also like to thank all the volunteers, parents, teachers and Public Health Nurses who assisted with washing apples. Public Health Nurses from the Middlesex London Health Unit have been behind the coordination of this event for the London area for several years.

Schools that participated this year: Academie de la Tamise, Princess Elizabeth, Knollwood Park, Northbrae, St Pius X, Victoria, St. Robert, St. Anne, Chippewa, Aberdeen, Woodland Heights, JP Robarts, C.C. Carrothers, Sir Isaac Brock, Bishop Townshend, Our Lady Immaculate and St. Vincent de Paul.

   

About Children’s Nutrition Network. The Children’s Nutrition Network (CNN) is the local contact group for the Student Nutrition Program across London and Middlesex County. We work directly with local schools, programs and the community to raise funds, awareness and to support 72 nutrition programs in the London area. The CNN is directly affiliated with Investing in Children and in partnership with: Middlesex-London Health Unit, MayCourt Club, City of London, London District Catholic School Board, Thames Valley District School Board and Cooking for Kids/London InterCommunity Heath Centre. For more information see http://www.investinginchildren.on.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=80

A sneak peak of a student 'crunching' away. More to come! So stay tuned!