Junior Chef Kaitlyn Kirchner

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$766
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2014
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Waseca
Waseca
Project Overview
Kaitlyn Kirchner spoke about her trip to the White House to be honored by First Lady Michelle Obama for her prize-winning garden stir-fry recipe. Kirchner submitted her recipe as part of FLOTUS’s Junior Chef competition, which links in with the Let’s Move campaign. Kirchner talked about how she came up with the recipe and showed her slide presentation about her trip. Kirchner’s program was held as part of Waseca Public Library’s Gardening Week.
Project Details
33 participated
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$766
Other Funds Leveraged
$622
Direct expenses
$1,388
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will learn more about cooking with garden ingredients, learn more about the Junior Chef program and enjoy direct access to a junior chef.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Selected comment, collected from post-program written surveys: "[I most enjoyed] just listening to her tell her story nice for the kids that she’s kid. It lets kids can make things happen." 100% of respondents learned something new about the Junior Chef program. Most learned something new about cooking with garden ingredients.

Project Manager
First Name
Dayle
Last Name
Zelenka
Organization Name
Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative
Street Address
1400 Madison Avenue, Suite 622
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56002
Phone
(507)625-6169
Email
dzelen@tds.lib.mn.us
Administered By
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Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200