Health & Safety Committee
GARDEN CLUB - The FALL Garden Club members just completed Phase 2 harvest last week! In October the garden was prepared and the kids planted a variety or winter, root vegetables to grow through the cold season. We also planted some lettuces which were harvested before the winter break. At the first harvest, the kids also picked radishes and onions and we prepared salads which they tested and proudly ate. It was enriching to see the kids discover that their hard work paid off in a delicious and healthy treat. In the second harvest, we picked more ripe vegetables and herbs that we donated to The Shelter Kitchen, a local homeless shelter in downtown Tallahassee that serves dinner to the homeless community seven nights a week. This is our contribution to our local metro community.
There will be one more harvest in a couple weeks when our cabbages are ripe. Each child will be able to take home a green or red cabbage that their family can prepare together. A recipe list will accompany their harvest so the family can work together to make a delicious side or main dish. Our hope is the kids will partake in this recipe because they actually planted and cared for it.
We will be opening registration for the Spring Garden Club in the coming month. The Spring Garden club will produce another bounty of vegetables that our kids can test. However, our intent is to start a new tradition in that on the Friday of each harvest week the Garden Club members will be gathering vegetables for our own needful student families to distribute through our new FSUS Food Pantry. We will work in conjunction with the Student Outreach committee to see that our families can be offered these fresh vegetables along with the available staple items. This is our contribution to our own school community.
TREE PLANTINGS - A great big THANK YOU to Danni Vogt for his wonderful work in planting fifteen new trees in a variety of species on our campus. The trees were purchased as a long term investment for our campus by the Health and Safety Committee as a vision to begin to “green” our campus. The trees in the future will provide some needed respite and protection from the suns harsh rays. Additionally mature trees can assist in the filtration of our air from harmful effects of environmental hazards. We chose the locations based on where we anticipated that the most students would gather and where it would be advantageous for students and families to enjoy, i.e., near the soccer and track fields, in the outdoor lunch and other student gathering areas. This yearly effort in “greening” our campus is a pet project of the H&S Committee.
HEALTH AND SAFETY FAIR - The 2010 Health and safety Fair is slated for Thursday, March 25th! Watch for fliers and e-communications and plan to join your child as they move through the more than 25 health and safety specialty booths geared toward students at every level. Representatives from many State and local agencies as well as private enterprise will be present to speak to your kids about a variety of issues from eating right, to exercise, yoga techniques, health and safety hazards in your community and so much more! Parents will be provided with a complete list of vendors prior to the event. The fair is tentatively slated for 11 am to 3 pm. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
MORE!! - There are several other very important Child Safety projects on the planning board at this time including personal child safety protection, traffic safety and child security.
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