Spring Hill, Tenn.--- Bright Apple, a local nonprofit organization that provides healthy snacks to students in elementary schools in Maury County, has added Battle Creek Elementary School as the 10^th Bright Apple School. Since 2019, Bright Apple has delivered nutritious snacks like apples, bananas, and pears to students to help them thrive academically.

 

Other schools Bright Apple serves include J. R. Baker Elementary, Joseph Brown Elementary, Highland Park Elementary, Riverside Elementary, Randolph Howell Elementary, J.E. Woodard Elementary, Mount Pleasant Elementary, Spring Hill Elementary, and Marvin Wright Elementary. Bright Apple is now serving more than 2,000 snacks every school day!

 

“We are incredibly grateful for Bright Apple’s generous support in providing healthy snacks for our students at Battle Creek Elementary,” said Laura Duncan, principal of Battle Creek Elementary School. “These snacks help ensure our students have the nourishment they need to stay focused and ready to learn each day. We are also proud to partner with Bright Apple and help expand their reach in combating food insecurity, strengthening support for our families and community while removing barriers to student success.”

 

Removing barriers to student success is at the core of Bright Apple’s mission. The organization aims to help close the achievement gap among food insecure students in the community.

 

“Food insecurity is a reality for many children in our community,” said Charity Kimes, one of the founders of Bright Apple. “When children are hungry, they cannot learn to the best of their ability. A simple snack can make all the difference!”

 

Bright Apple has served more than 1 million snacks to students in Maury County Schools. Schools are added as funds become available. The overall goal is to eventually serve all elementary schools in Maury County and then grow to serve surrounding counties.

 

“Our community makes our mission possible,” said Melissa Webb, Director of Development for Bright Apple. “Bright Apple is still a grassroots effort. We are so thankful for all the businesses, individuals, churches, and organizations that give so generously to help us serve children in our community. We especially want to thank our Diamond Apple sponsors including Ford of Columbia, Hyundai of Columbia, Columbia Collision, United Way of Maury County, Zion Christian Academy, the Mount Pleasant Benefit Ball, and the Franklin Noon Rotary Foundation.”

 

Bright Apple, Inc., is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization in the State of Tennessee. Bright Apple was founded in 2019 on the belief that no child should go without food. The organization’s mission is to ensure that every elementary school student in Maury County receives a snack during the school day to help them concentrate longer and improve their academic success.

 

For more information, visit Bright Apple’s website.

 

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