Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
Education and Early Childhood Development
March 10, 2016

Media Advisory: Ministers Mitchelmore and Kirby to Attend Rooting for Health Event

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister Responsible for the Forestry and Agrifoods Agency, and the Honourable Dale Kirby, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, will help school-age children recognize the relationship between farming, food and health by serving breakfast to students in Kindergarten to Grade 3 at Larkhall Academy tomorrow (Friday, March 11). The breakfast will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the school cafeteria, 16 Larkhall Street, St. John’s

Rooting for Health is a partnership between Kids Eat Smart Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture, Egg Farmers of Newfoundland and Labrador and the School Milk Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. In Newfoundland and Labrador five schools will participate.

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Media contacts:

Tansy Mundon Director of Communications Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development Forestry and Agrifoods Agency 709-729-4570, 693-1865 tansymundon@gov.nl.ca

Blair Medd Director of Communications Department of Education and Early Childhood Development 709-729-0048, 631-8465 blairmedd@gov.nl.ca

2016 03 10                              2:50 p.m.