Fourth graders work in the fields to help the hungryTHE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTERCOMMENTS 0| RECOMMEND 0| PRINT | EMAIL |
about 60 fourth graders from Anderson Elementary School in the Newport Mesa Unified School District spent a few hours picking crops at the Incredible Edible Park in Irvine on Wednesday in observation of Cesar Chavez Day.The produce will be distributed by Second Harvest Food Bank to help feed Orange County’s hungry.Anderson Elementary fourth graders Kayle Stuckenberg, left, and Hana Cloherty carry a basket of radishes at the Incredible Edible Park in Irvine as part of the Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning Wednesday.MIGUEL VASCONCELLOS, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTERMORE PHOTOS »"We are pleased again this year to have Volunteer Center Orange County provide an opportunity for fourth grade students to positively impact families in Orange County," says Daniel McQuaid, the organization’s president and CEO. The elementary school students have been studying Chavez, his values and his legacy.Students from Cal State Fullerton also were in the fields to work with the youngsters and to engage them in conversations about Chavez and about the service they will be performing.Volunteer Center Orange County has been providing curriculum and service activities to teach the life and values of Chavez for Orange County schools since 2001 through its Educating the Heart program. Nearly 5,000 fourth-grade students have participated in this program since its inception.