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Sherwood Forest in fourth place so far in grant contest

Published 4:32 pm Monday, October 26, 2015

Sherwood Forest Elementary was selected to potentially receive funds to offer free apples in the front office throughout the school year.
Sherwood Forest Elementary was selected to potentially receive funds to offer free apples in the front office throughout the school year.

Sherwood Forest Elementary is in fourth place out of 12 finalists competing for funding in the Apples for Education: Buy an Apple, Help a Student competition, which is at its half-way point this week.

Through Nov. 15, individuals can visit Apples4Ed.com to read quick profiles of 12 student causes including Sherwood Forest Elementary’s Apple a Day program, providing access to healthy snacks for students and their families with apples. Next, individuals can support these causes in four simple steps:

1. Snack: Grab an apple, apple juice, applesauce and/or delicious products made by program partners (“Apple Buddies”) Marzetti, KIND Snacks, Roth Cheese and Johnsonville Sausage.

2. Snap: Take a picture enjoying the snack (selfies preferred, not required).

3. Tag: Find a school cause at Apples4Ed.com. Tag your photo with the project’s name and #Apples4Ed campaign hashtag.

4. Share: Vote for your favorite school cause by sharing on your public Instagram account (or by uploading to Apples4Ed.com if you don’t have one).