1430 Grand Street, Gresham, OR, 97030
Board of Directors
Gresham-Barlow School District
P.O. Box 310
Gresham, OR 97033
Subject: Coca-Cola vending machines
Dear Directors,
Coca-Cola vending machines are one of the leading factors to student obesity. We would like for you to reconsider the Coca-Cola school contract.
We understand that the school board is heavily influenced by the income generated from the Coca-Cola contract. It is nice that the school was able to finally afford an electronic reader board and a sound system for the gym. But what about the welfare of the students? Soft drinks and snacks, which are high in calorie are increasingly under attack in schools. Understand that obesity has doubled in children and tripled in adolescents over the last two decades.
A lot of schools are adopting to setting higher nutrition standards for vending machine foods. Mississippi, along with other school districts, now only sells water and 100 percent fruit juice in their vending machines. They have not seen a loss in revenue by switching to healthier foods. According to the CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest), "Those school districts are doing well financially by doing good".
Please for the better of the students, adopt to healthier food choices in vending machines. We all want the best for the students, so changing to healthier foods in the vending machines shouldn't be a problem.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Acevedo, PTA committee
Jonathan,
답글삭제Your thoughts are well expressed in this memo, however, you can just delete the reference and start with Dear Directors:
Also, in the 4th paragraph, 2nd line the words "you guys" what guys are you talking about? Please re-word.
Ms. Rosa