Del Monte supports Miami HEAT Back to School event
Del Monte supports Miami HEAT Back to School event
Del Monte Fresh Produce supported the HEAT Back to School event Monday, Aug. 20. The HEAT, Del Monte and other corporate partners kicked off the 2012-13 school year by welcoming back the students and teachers of Orange Brook Elementary in Florida's Broward County.
HEAT player Norris Cole, Del Monte Fresh Produce staff, Office Depot and other supporters distributed 900 sackpacks filled with school supplies as they entered the school early in the morning. Del Monte distributed promotional material while Del Monte mascot bananas took pictures with 
Del Monte distributed promotional material while Del Monte mascot bananas took pictures with students and parents at the Miami HEAT Back to School event at Orange Brook Elementary. students and parents.
"It is important that we keep fruit top of mind and help teach children at a young age about the importance of eating healthy," Dennis Christou, vice president of N.A. Marketing at Del Monte Fresh Produce, said in a press release. "As the Official Fresh Fruit of the Miami HEAT, it only makes sense that we be involved with the community in these types of events, where we can reach the younger demographics and get them eating healthy early!"
Orange Brook Elementary is one of South Florida's highest-scoring Title I schools in Broward County, with a long history of success on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. The school has received an "A" grade for the past nine consecutive years. The HEAT selected Orange Brook Elementary because of its great academic accomplishments and the strong support it receives from the community and dedicated staff.
