• Sponsoring Aspen Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, June 18-20. GREEN and GOLD Kiwifruit featured in dishes prepared by Chef Josh Emett, New Zealand's only Michelin-starred chef of Gordon Ramsay's Maze Restaurant in New York City and more recently, in Melbourne. Fresh kiwifruit samples, along with ZESPRI's famous spife (spoon/knife utensil used to cut and scoop kiwifruit) will be featured at the New Zealand stand.
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• Providing fresh kiwifruit to participants in Hy-Vee's annual triathlon in West Des Moines on June 12 and 13.
  
  
• Sponsoring Velocure, a journey by 3 cyclists across 5 Canadian provinces and 6 American states to raise money for cystic fibrosis and diabetes. Go to www.velocure.com for more information.

ZESPRI has supported the following organizations/programs in their commitment to health and nutrition.

	Supported the 2010 Hy-Vee Triathlon in Des Moines, Iowa on June 12, with ZESPRI Green Kiwifruit and Spifes in the athlete’s tent at the end of the race.
	Enon Elementary School, Chester, Virginia Spifes and nutrition brochures to use as part of their Fruit of the Month Club
	Mollie B. Hoover Elementary School, Crawfordsville, Indiana Spifes and nutrition brochures as part of the school’s USDA fruit and vegetable grant
	Muskogee Public Schools, Muskogee, Oklahoma Spifes and nutrition brochures
	Mid-Iowa Community Action, Marshalltown, Iowa Spifes and nutrition brochures for Head Start classrooms with 3 and 4 year olds
	Salt Lake Valley Health Department, Women’s Cancer Screening Services Spifes
	Rhode Island Dietetic Association  Spifes and brochures to the 300+ adult participants and 100+ kids for the Kids in Motion 5K Fun Run and obstacle course on Saturday, April 11
	Ontario Student Nutrition/Healthy Snack Program, St. Michael's School, Ontario, Canada Spifes and brochures
	Scripps Mercy Hospital, Food & Nutritional Services, Chula Vista, CA Spifes and brochures
	Wellness Concepts, Great Barrington, MA Spifes and brochures