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Eating healthy at Golden Gate Elementary

Dania Maxwell/Staff Alyksandra McKysmick, left, and Arly Hernandez, right, watch a presentation about the newly published children's book, Carrots for Charlie, at Golden Gate Elementary on Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Naples, Fla. The drawings in front of each student represent their favorite fruit or vegetable. Ida Margolis, one of two authors of the book, visits the school to read the story and speak to students about nutrition. Students left the presentation with a bag of organic carrots.

Photo by DANIA MAXWELL, NAPLES DAILY NEWS

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Alyksandra McKysmick, left, and Arly Hernandez, right, watch a presentation about the newly published children's book, Carrots for Charlie, at Golden Gate Elementary on Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Naples, Fla. The drawings in front of each student represent their favorite fruit or vegetable. Ida Margolis, one of two authors of the book, visits the school to read the story and speak to students about nutrition. Students left the presentation with a bag of organic carrots.

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  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Steve Gibbs, acting as 'Mr. Carrot,' from the newly published children's book, Carrots for Charlie, leads a group of 3rd grade students from Golden Gate Elementary into a song about eating healthy on Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Naples, Fla. Ida Margolis, one of two authors of the book, visits the school to read the story and speak to students about nutrition. Students left the presentation with a bag of organic carrots. In an effort to promote better eating habits, Margolis and the second author of the book, Rhonda Brazina, worked with Safe and Healthy Children's Coalition to bring the presentation to the school.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Alyksandra McKysmick, left, and Arly Hernandez, right, watch a presentation about the newly published children's book, Carrots for Charlie, at Golden Gate Elementary on Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Naples, Fla. The drawings in front of each student represent their favorite fruit or vegetable. Ida Margolis, one of two authors of the book, visits the school to read the story and speak to students about nutrition. Students left the presentation with a bag of organic carrots.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff One of the author's of the newly published children's book, Carrots for Charlie, Ida Margolis, left, speaks to students at Golden Gate Elementary with Donna Conrad, right, about good eating habits on Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Naples, Fla. In an effort to promote better eating habits, Margolis and the second author of the book, Rhonda Brazina, worked with Safe and Healthy Children's Coalition to bring the presentation to the school.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Steve Gibbs, right, acting as 'Mr. Carrot,' from the newly published children's book, Carrots for Charlie, leads a group of 3rd grade students from Golden Gate Elementary into a song about being healthy on Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Naples, Fla. Ida Margolis, one of two authors of the book, visits the school to read the story and speak about nutrition. Students left the presentation with a bag of organic carrots. In an effort to promote better eating habits, Margolis and the second author of the book, Rhonda Brazina, worked with Safe and Healthy Children's Coalition to bring the presentation to the school.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Arly Hernandez receives a bag of organic carrots after hearing a presentation about good eating habits at Golden Gate Elementary on Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Naples, Fla. The presentation included a reading of the newly published children's book, Carrots for Charlie by Ida Margolis, one of two authors of the book. Donna Conrad assisted Margolis in the presentation. In an effort to promote better eating habits, Margolis and the second author of the book, Rhonda Brazina, worked with Safe and Healthy Children's Coalition to bring the presentation to the school.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff During a presentation about good eating habits, students from Golden Gate Elementary raise drawings representing their favorite fruit or vegetable on Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Naples, Fla. The presentation included a reading of the newly published children's book, Carrots for Charlie by Ida Margolis, one of two authors of the book. Donna Conrad assisted Margolis in the presentation.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Steve Gibbs, acting as 'Mr. Carrot,' from the newly published children's book, Carrots for Charlie, high-fives a 3rd grade student leaving the cafeteria at Golden Gate Elementary on Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Naples, Fla. The book takes place in Naples and follows the story of a newly adopted dog named Charlie. At the end of the book, Charlie begins to eat healthier.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Carrots for Charlie, the newly published children's book by Ida Margolis and Rhonda Brazina, sits inside the cafeteria at Golden Gate Elementary on Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Naples, Fla. In an effort to promote better eating habits, the authors worked with Safe and Healthy Children's Coalition to bring a presentation about the book to the school. The 2nd and 3rd grade classes participated in the presentations and left with a bag of organic carrots.

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