Farmers hand out 10,000 coupons to Manitoba schools
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Local farmers are helping schools across the province stock their fridges with a kitchen staple.
Manitoba Egg Farmers announced plans Thursday to distribute 10,000 coupons — each for a dozen eggs — to schools this year.
The industry association is once again partnering with the Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba to feed students.
“Eggs are an affordable, easy-to-prepare source of high-quality protein that helps fuel a full day of learning,” Sandra Dyck, a farmer on the association’s board, said in a news release.
Dyck was among those who celebrated the announcement at Lavallee School in Winnipeg on Thursday.
Manitoba Egg Farmers spokesperson Claire McCaffrey said her team was impressed by the “well-oiled machine” that is Lavallee School’s daily breakfast program.
Lavallee, which hosts the René Deleurme Centre, the hub of the Louis Riel School Division’s universal nutrition program, served students egg sandwiches Thursday.