Bakery launches kids’ nourishment initiative

&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" alignright size-full wp-image-515" style&equals;"margin&colon; 5px&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;schoolnewsnz&period;fastrackdev&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;03&sol;SN20-News-NourishKids&period;jpg" alt&equals;"SN20-News-NourishKids" width&equals;"200" height&equals;"150" &sol;>George Weston Foods &lpar;GWF&rpar; has launched a long-term programme called Nourish Our Kids&comma; in partnership with the KidsCan Charitable Trust&comma; which aims to address child hunger in New Zealand – beginning with a donation of 100&comma;000 loaves of Tip Top Bakery bread to schools each year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <&excl;--more--> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The launch phase of the programme involves supplying the bread to hungry children in deciles one to four primary and intermediate schools throughout New Zealand&comma; helping provide the nourishment they need to succeed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Since 2008&comma; GWF – owner of the Tip Top Bakery brand – has donated more than 30&comma;000 loaves of bread to schools annually as part of the KidsCan food programme and is now taking this support to a whole new level&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>By the end of 2013&comma; the Nourish Our Kids Programme will triple the number of schools receiving weekly bread deliveries&period; An additional 50&comma;000 loaves will be distributed during the course of the year&comma; thanks to extra fundraising by KidsCan&comma; bringing the total to 150&comma;000 loaves of several varieties&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>CEO and co-founder of KidsCan&comma; Julie Chapman says&colon; &&num;8220&semi;Our goal is to ensure no New Zealand child in a decile one to four primary or intermediate school goes hungry&period; The support from Tip Top Bakery &&num;8230&semi;means we are well on the way to achieving this&period; Meeting the nutritional needs of hungry kids helps close the gap for children less fortunate than others&comma; meaning they can be more engaged in their education&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>New Zealand Nutrition Foundation Nutritionist Sarah Hanrahan says&colon; &&num;8220&semi;Bread is an important food for children&semi; it&&num;8217&semi;s nutritious&comma; versatile and most importantly they love eating it&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Kids Can was founded in 2005 and today and feeds more than 4&comma;500 disadvantaged New Zealand children per day&comma; in 265 low decile schools nationwide&period; KidsCan also provides shoes and warm raincoats to more than 16&comma;000 children each year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;