Cody CDC kids celebrate Earth Day at commissary

By Julia LeDoux, Pentagram Staff WriterApril 30, 2015

Cody CDC kids celebrate Earth Day at commissary
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Children from Cody Child Development Center on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall celebrated Earth Day April 23 by taking a tour of the commissary, where they learned about the three R's of the environment - reducing, reusing and recycling.

Before they even got through the door of the military grocery store, the youngsters discovered that the commissary celebrates Earth Day every day by encouraging its patrons to recycle their plastic bags by providing convenient bins where they can drop them off.

Commissary staffers April Sibert, Merlly Gidda and Jered Waterfield then displayed a variety of red, orange and yellow produce and asked the children to identify whatever fruit they were holding up.

The 5-year-olds quickly answered, earning kudos from their teachers and commissary staffers alike.

"So, all of your produce comes from plants," explained Waterfield as he held up a medium-sized plant. "Does anyone know what this is?'

"I know what it is," said one youngster. "It's a baby tree."

Chuckling, Waterfield explained that he was holding a tomato plant.

"I don't like tomatoes," said another child.

The group then moved to the back of the store, where Lawrence White demonstrated how the commissary reduces empty cardboard boxes by using a bailer.

The children were also given goody bags filled with healthy snacks while on the tour.