Cheese may mean different things in French and Italian, but a cash donation of $5,000 is pretty clear – it’s a chance to provide more of this food to students in local schools.

For the 3rd consecutive year, Cameco Corporation has donated $5,000 for the purchase of more cheese products to be used in the nutrition drives and programs of 37 different schools in Northumberland County.

Not many people may know it, but cheese is a vital part of snack programs that are organized in the county’s schools. These programs are aimed at providing balanced and nutritious diets to students and youngsters – food they need to excel in class and everyday tasks.

Susan Greenwood, who works with the organization Northumberland Food for Thought, the group in charge of school food programs, said that Cameco’s recent donation is a big help to their efforts in promoting the importance of nutrition in the county. No matter what language you use, $5,000 is generous enough, she added.

To make the contribution formal, Cameco GM Andrew Thorne will be a guest of honor today in a ceremony and program held at the Ganaraska Trail Public School in the town of Port Hope, where he’ll present the check to NFFT and help out with the feeding efforts.