Bright Apple announces Milestone of 1 million Student Snacks
Bright Apple announces Milestone of 1 million Student Snacks Served
The mission of Bright Apple shined brightly at the inaugural Apple Fest held on Saturday, November 2, at Iglesia Una Esperanza Viva Church in Columbia. The event was held to raise funds to support Bright Apple’s mission of providing healthy snacks for students in Maury County.
Board members, volunteers, supporters, and sponsors alike came together to celebrate the organization’s success and garner support for the future. To kick off the event, Bright Apple’s Executive Director Bradd Kimes announced a new milestone achievement of 1 million snacks served!
“When we embarked on this mission five years ago, I don’t think we could have imagined we would be here at this moment having served over 1 million snacks to students,” said Kimes. “This is an exciting time. The best is yet to come.”
“We are able to serve these students because of the people here today,” said Lisa Ciesliga, Director of Development for Bright Apple. “This mission truly takes a village, and we have a wonderful community to help us move toward a bright future.”
Hyundai of Columbia and Ford of Columbia were the event’s presenting sponsors. Chris Alexander, Dealer Partner and General Manager, and Patrick Robertson, Assistant General Manager, were in attendance and shared their passion for the mission of Bright Apple.
Other sponsors of the event were Columbia Collision, WireMasters, WKOM 101.7 FM, Muletown Local, Grace Elizabeth Designs, McDonald’s, Main Street Media, Lifetouch, the UPS Store, Destiny Church, Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Tennessee, and Country Financial. Una Esperanza Viva Church provided the location and the delicious taco lunch for the event.
“We are so thankful for the support of every individual and business who has contributed to this cause,” said Ciesliga. “We couldn’t do what we do without the support of the community. Every dollar makes a difference. We focus on feeding children so they can focus on learning.”
Bright Apple is a nonprofit organization that provides healthy snacks for students in Maury County each school day. Many of the students experience food insecurity and are not able to bring a snack from home.
Since 2019, Bright Apple has provided over 1 million healthy snacks to students in Maury County. It costs just $5 a month to provide snacks for one student each school day. For more information about how you can help, visit BrightApple.org or send an email to info@BrightApple.org.
