Living Herb Wall And Vegetable Garden at Kuhio Elementary School

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Living Herb Wall And Vegetable Garden at Kuhio Elementary School
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Whole Foods Market^® Kahala and 1^st Look Exteriors
partner with the students, parents and faculty of
Kuhio Elementary Schoolon Thursday, March 24, 2011
planting & installing a living herb wall and vegetable garden

HONOLULU, HAWAII. March 21, 2011–Whole Foods Market Kahala and 1^st Look Exteriors will be planting a living herb wall and vegetable garden with the 5^th grade students, parents and faculty of Kuhio Elementary School.

Whole Foods Market Kahala adopted Kuhio Elementary School in 2010 to help in the school’s efforts in their “Health and Wellness” activities, in response to First Lady Michelle Obama’s call for children to live actively and healthfully and to eliminate the epidemic of childhood obesity in America.

The living herb wall and garden installation activity comes in time for the school’s celebration of Prince Kuhio’s Birthday and the 5^th grade class graduation gift to the school. This activity is one of many activities Whole Foods Market Kahala has partnered with Kuhio School as part of their on-going “Kuhio Ohana Wellness Project”.

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Contact: Natalie Aczon, Marketing Supervisor
Whole Foods Market Kahala
808-738-0820

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