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TuesdaySeptember 29, 2009 |
Stonyfield Farm chairman to speak at Bates screening of 'Food, Inc.'A Bates College screening of the food-industry exposé “Food, Inc.” will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the director of Bates Dining Services and with Gary Hirshberg, head of organic yogurt producer Stonyfield Farm. |
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ThursdayApril 16, 2009 |
Catherine Elliott '12 worked so that local kids could playOn the lid of a yogurt cup in Commons, Catherine Elliott ’12 of Edina, Minn., read about a contest that would fund playground upgrades for the organization that collected enough specially marked lids. “Wow! We have a lot of yogurt lids here,” Elliott thought. “This opportunity exists — what can we do with it?” |
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FridayMarch 27, 2009 |
Bates student helps two communities win $50,000 playground grantsIn a striking display of altruism and initiative, a Bates College first-year student collected enough yogurt lids to win a national contest. The prize: $100,000 in grants to help create and improve places for children to play for communities in Maine and Maryland. |
