National 5 A Day Salad Head Competition
Kindergarteners at Mokapu Elementary School built a "Salad Head Woman" out of fruits and vegetables and won first prize in the 1998 National 5 A Day Salad Head Competition.
The contest, sponsored by The Association for Dressings and Sauces, challenged school kids to build an edible sculpture with at least 15 fruits and veggies, and one or more dressings or sauces. Judging was based on photos.
Local entries were collected by the State Department of Health. The Mokapu team won first place (a bagel-and-pizza party) locally as well, in November.
Leading the team were teachers Bernie Leonard, Linda McCormick, Bernie Spencer and Rose Thompson. Their national first-place award was for the kindergarten-grade 2 division, South-west/West/Hawaii area.
Kalihi-uka School won an honorable mention award in the same age division for a salad-head clown; Pukalani Elementary won honorable mention in the division for grades 3-5 for rendering Winnie the Pooh in fruits and veggies.
Kalihi-Uka teacher Judith Tanaka said, "Prior to this project, many of the children were reluctant to eat or even taste their vegetables and fruits, but now more are willing to try."
The national grand-prize winner was Hollywood Elementary in Hollywood, Md., where students made a salad head of Harriet Tubman. They won $2,000.
For details on entering this year's contest, write: 1999 National 5 A Day Salad Head Competition, The Association for Dressings and Sauces, 5775 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road, Suite 500-G, Atlanta, Ga. 30342. Include a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope. Or log onto http://www.dressings-sauces.org.
At around 11 a.m. Ilikai Hotel will start the fun at Coconuts Nightclub. From 11 a.m. to noon, Bud girls will be available for autographs. The first 50 attendees will receive a free ticket to Bud Bowl 99, a cyber "stadium" where people can win prizes. There also will be a raffle, and food and drinks for purchase. Donation. Call 949-3811.
Other restaurants offering special pupus Sunday include: Havana Cabana, 2 p.m., call 524-4277; Rumours Nightclub, noon, reserve at 955-4811, ext. 4257 or 4235; and Ryan's Grill, 10 a.m..
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