Thank You Summer Interns!

Brighter Bites thrives on the engagement of our communities, including families, teachers, staff, volunteers, and local high school and university students who support Brighter Bites as interns. Today we say a special thank you to the Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program of the Dallas Foundation and Dallas Independent School District, who both made it possible for the Brighter Bites Dallas team to host an amazing summer intern, Sanjuana Gonzalez.

Sanjuana is a junior at I.D.E.A. High School and is spending her summer experiencing all aspects of Brighter Bites, from managing the community volunteers during produce bagging to delivering the healthy messages of the week and engaging with parents and kids during our distributions. Sanjuana said that working with Brighter Bites has helped her impact and improve her community by providing them with healthier food choices.

The Dallas team is also fortunate to have Riley Uhl as a summer intern. Riley is a graduate student at the University of Oklahoma and is working on her masters in health promotion. Riley has been busy teaching nutrition education lessons to kiddos across Dallas, as well as preparing and sampling Brighter Bites recipes with our summer families.

“I love seeing how excited the kids get when they see the healthy foods we have,” Riley said. “Seeing their reaction when they try a new fruit or vegetable and really like it makes this experience so worthwhile.”

Thanks Sanjuana and Riley for spending your summer with us and for being such positive role models for the Brighter Bites kids with whom you interact!

Check out our career page for regular updates on how you can become a part of Brighter Bites in your community!