Bismarck School Receives Donation To Encourage Healthy Eating Habits

BISMARCK, N.D., Nov. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Students at Light of Christ Academy may soon see some positive changes in their cafeteria thanks to a donation by the UNCLE BEN'S® Brand and Cash Wise. Light of Christ Academy received the donation as part of Cash Wise's retail participation in the UNCLE BEN'S® Ben's Beginners™ Cooking Contest, which is designed to inspire healthy lifelong eating habits by encouraging parents and kids to cook together. The Ben's Beginners™ Cooking Contest has also had a mission to help schools reinforce those healthy habits by supporting school cafeteria makeovers to help foster a culture of health.

"We strive to partner with organizations that promote nutrition education so we're thrilled to team up locally with the UNCLE BEN'S® Brand on this national program," said Rory Gjestvang, store director of Cash Wise, Bismarck. "We're excited that a school in our community can directly benefit from this unique contest."

As part of the Ben's Beginners™ Cooking Contest, individual grand prize winners receive money to makeover their school's cafeterias. This donation to Light of Christ Academy is a great complement to the Ben's Beginners™ movement of inspiring healthy lifelong eating habits.

Light of Christ Academy will use the $5,000 donation to improve and enhance their cafeteria's salad bar options.

"We are thrilled that Cash Wise and the UNCLE BEN'S® Brand have given us this generous donation. The faculty and lunchroom staff are very excited," said Carmen Cain, Light of Christ Academy principal. "We're excited to see the impact that this lunchroom update will do to promote healthy lifestyles in our students."

"The goal of Ben's Beginners™ is to inspire more families to get in the kitchen together," said Tim Snyder, vice president of sales, Mars Food US, the parent company of the UNCLE BEN'S^® Brand. "By partnering with Cash Wise, we hope to inspire retailers and schools nationwide to promote healthy eating for children."

To celebrate, Light of Christ Academy will host a check presentation with Cash Wise and the UNCLE BEN'S® Brand on Thurs. Nov. 19 at 1:30 p.m. at 1025 North 2nd Street in Bismarck.  More information on Ben's Beginners™, family-friendly recipe ideas and cooking tips can be found at www.unclebens.com.

About the UNCLE BEN'S® Brand

The UNCLE BEN'S® Brand, the number one rice brand in America, is proud to offer a wide range of rice dishes with flavors and textures that will help bring more to your meals, both for convenient side dishes and savory main courses. The UNCLE BEN'S® Brand offers a wide variety of white, whole grain brown, and flavoured rices in cook times ranging from 30 minutes to 90 seconds, as well as rice for food service operations such as restaurants, schools and hospitals. The first mass-produced parboiled rice, UNCLE BEN'S® Brand is the top-selling branded rice in the United States and products can be found in more than 100 countries worldwide. The UNCLE BEN'S® Brand products are manufactured by Mars Food NA, part of Mars, Incorporated. For more information, visit www.unclebens.com.

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