PCA receives federal grant

PRINCETON — Princeton Christian Academy recently received a federal grant for more than $4,200 worth of free fresh fruit and vegetables for the PCA students and staff during the 2008-09 school year. PCA was one of only 25 schools in the state to be chosen to receive this grant. The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program was begun in 2002 by the United States Department of Agriculture to create healthier school environments, to expand the variety of fruits and vegetables consumed, to increase fruit and vegetable consumption by students and to make a difference in children’s diets. In 2002, the program was piloted in only four states, but now the FFVP has expanded to all states nationwide. This is the first year for Illinois to participate in the