AAIC & United Way Spread Ag Literacy
AAIC and United Way, North-Northwest teamed together to promote literacy and healthy eating in their local communities.
How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? is one of the Foundation’s most popular accurate ag books, and the Foundation is thrilled that the United Way, North-Northwest has incorporated this book in their United Way Healthy Eating volunteer project! This project debuted in January and since its debut, more than 300 copies of Lunchbox have been donated to children in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. Additionally, the United Way’s 2016 Celebration Luncheon launched a book drive that includes How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? American Agricultural Insurance Company is matching book-for-book up to 150 books with copies of How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? The Foundation is grateful for AAIC introducing the United Way to this book and the importance of ag literacy.
AAIC has gone even further with spreading ag literacy in the community by doing classroom visits! Eight volunteers from AAIC visited Gary M. Sanborn School to promote literacy and healthy eating to third grade students. The volunteers read How Did that Get in My Lunchbox? and led discussion and hands on activities to further the fun and learning. At the end of class each student was given a copy of the book to take home.
Thank you AAIC for increasing agricultural literacy in your community!
Buy a copy of the Lunchbox book here, and the accompanying ed guide here.
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