Get
Ready For 5 A Day Across the USA!
May
18 – June 2, 2000
The
Produce for Better Health Foundation has charted a course
to bring the 5 A Day message to locations nationwide. Through
5 A Day Across the USA, a special cross-country tour of major
cities, the Foundation and its partners will reach millions
of Americans with the message of eating 5 or more daily servings
of fruits and vegetables.
The Foundation is helping to improve the health of Americans.
With the 5 A Day Across the USA tour, the Foundation seeks
to obtain 1 million pledges to eat 5 A Day. You can help make
this happen. To become a sponsor or a participant, call
Claudia Wenzing at the Foundation at 302-235-ADAY (2329); ext.
20. Or email to cwenzing@5aday.com.
The message
Encourage Americans to eat 5 or more servings of fruits and
vegetables a day every day to improve their health
The goal
Receive signed petitions from 1 million children and adults
who pledge to eat 5 A Day each day for the entire year
The route
Spanning 17 cities from May 18- June 2 along an 6,100 mile
journey across the country from Salinas, Calif., to Washington,
DC.
Click
here to see the 5 A Day Tour Stops!
The participants
The Produce for Better Health Foundation, many of the national
5 A Day-for Better Health program’s strongest supporters,
several retailers and you
Leading the way
The Produce for Better Health Foundation’s popular "Produce
Man" character will greet children and adults at special
events during each stop along the route.
Read
Produce Man’s 5 A Day Across the USA Diary
