Bill Text: IL HR0376 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Declares October 12, 2017 as the "Illinois Great Apple Crunch Day".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-25 - Resolution Adopted [HR0376 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR0376-Introduced.html


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HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Farm to School programs in Illinois schools teach
3students about the connection between healthy food and local
4farmers, and make it more likely that students will eat the
5fresh fruits and vegetables served in their school meals; and
6 WHEREAS, Illinois-grown produce, such as apples, purchased
7by schools and promoted in the cafeterias, brings an economic
8benefit to farmers in the community and across the State; and
9 WHEREAS, A school day celebration of Illinois produce, such
10as the Illinois Great Apple Crunch, makes it easy for schools
11to purchase Illinois-grown apples and celebrate agriculture
12and healthy food with their students through a cafeteria
13celebration and community education; the Illinois Great Apple
14Crunch is a day-long celebration of fresh, local apples from
15the Midwest; schools across the State of Illinois can
16participate by serving local apples on the lunch tray and
17crunching into them together as a school; and
18 WHEREAS, The Illinois Farm to School Network, in
19partnership with the Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom
20program, is committed to helping schools participate in the
21Illinois Great Apple Crunch through the provision of
22educational materials and an online website and registration to

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1support the day, and acknowledges the support of the Illinois
2Farm Bureau and the Illinois Specialty Growers Association in
3connecting to Illinois farmers; and
4 WHEREAS, The Illinois Farm to School Network is committed
5to increasing the amount of locally grown food in schools, as
6well as agriculture education, and programs such as the
7Illinois Great Apple Crunch make it easy for schools to
8participate in these programs; therefore, be it
9 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
10HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
11declare October 12, 2017 as the "Illinois Great Apple Crunch
12Day"; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
14presented to the Illinois Department of Agriculture, the
15Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois School
16Nutrition Association.
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