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Local Teacher Wins Cash for Her Classroom

Friday, February 3, 2012

Del Monte Fresh Produce announced that Minneola's very own Shelli Mora from Grassy Lake Elementary School has won cash and fresh fruit in the international online contest, the "2nd Annual Teacher Monday: Cash for Classrooms" by Del Monte Fresh Produce, North America, Inc. Mora won $750 in cash and $250 in fresh Del Monte fruit for her classroom by writing an essay about how she would incorporate healthy eating messages into classroom lesson plans and collecting online votes from her fans.

The "2nd Annual Teacher Monday: Cash for Classrooms" is a program by Del Monte Fresh Produce to help get school children across North America to make healthier eating choices. The program rewards kindergarten through 12th grade school teachers with cash to purchase school supplies and fresh fruit for classroom snacks. Over six weeks this fall, 60 teachers across the U.S. and Canada won.

For more information about the "2nd Annual Teacher Monday: Cash for Classrooms" and to read Shelli Mora's essay, please visit www.fruits.com.