For Immediate Release: November 13, 2007
Media Advisory********
Fourth Grade Student Selected as Bonnie Plant Scholarship Recipient
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| WHAT: |
The Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Katie Smith will present Mickayla Strother, a student at Jamestown C-I School, a $1000 savings bond as part of the 2007 Bonnie Plants Third Grade Cabbage Program.
Mickayla participated in the program as a 3rd grader at Jamestown Elementary and was selected from over 90 students that participated in Missouri. Mickayla is the daughter of Mitch and DeAnn Strother and is a student in Ms. Sarah Russell’s 4th grade class. |
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| WHEN: |
Thursday, Nov. 15
9:00 a.m. |
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| WHERE: |
Jamestown C-I School
222 School Street
Jamestown, MO 65046
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| WHY: |
Each year, Bonnie Plant Farm hosts a Cabbage Program for all 3rd graders. Students are encouraged to partake in growing a cabbage that can reach over forty pounds. This program is a fun, rewarding way to get students involved in gardening.
For more information regarding the 3rd Grade Cabbage Program, visit www.bonnieplants.com. |
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| CONTACT: |
Media inquiries please contact Misti Preston, public information administrator, Missouri Department of Agriculture, at (573) 751-8596 or via e-mail at Misti.Preston@mda.mo.gov.
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