East Olive Elementary School

After a second stop in Carson City, this time at St. Mary's Bazaar, Gordon was ready to see children again. He perched on top of the car as we drove to East Olive Elementary in St. Johns, Michigan enjoying the country scenery along the way.

Gordon first met the students in grades three through six answering all their questions and keeping up a dialogue on healthy choices.

Next Gordon told his story to all kindergarten through second grade children. Many stopped by for an autographed copy. Some even accepted a chance to have their picture taken with Gordon and some the the creepy crawlers that live by the ocean. Gordon made a positive impression on these children.

School Time Again

The third graders at Scott School in DeWitt were the first to extend Gordon an invitation. Six different classrooms stopped by to hear Gordon's story and learn about choices. These children quickly grasped the idea of the difference between a snack and a treat. So eager were these learners, that Gordon even showed them how to divide their plate for portion control.

Flying Past Summer Into Fall

In August Gordon landed in Maple Rapids to help the Summer Reading Club children celebrate the grand finale. He waited patiently while a magician tricked the audience with sleight of hand. "Ooohs" and "aaahs" were heard all around the room as objects appeared out of nowhere. When Gordon finally flew to the front of the room, the children were thrilled to see him and listened intently to making healthy decisions. Many parents and children stopped by to get an autographed copy.

Gordon flies into Carson City

Gordon had the time of his life in Carson City, Michigan, landing first at the public library. He told his story to a number of children and parents gathered around to hear how he recovered from being a junk food junkie. The children listened carefully to what he eats now. Then we all said together with Gordon all the healthy choices of food from each color of the rainbow.

From there Gordon flew just one city block to Seven Sisters Quilt Shop. A quilt spread on the floor was a great way for Gordon to get to know more of the children. We met and told his story to four groups of children who listened intently. Many adults stopped by and peeked in on us. Each was eager to learn all about healthy seagull AND people choices for eating. What a fun day we had.

A Day at the Zoo

Gordon decided it was time for a trip to the zoo, so we packed up and headed for a day at Potters Park. Many stopped by the zoovenir shop to meet Gordon and his friends Wembly and Bertie. The children were delighted to see all the new choices Gordon has now made with his food choices.

Gordon Lands Safely in St. Johns

On July 6th, Junk Food Gordon visited Briggs Public Library and told his story of personal choices. Gordon helped three sets of library story hour listeners identify the colors of the rainbow and find healthy food choices to match each color.

North To Alaska

In May Gordon took the trip of his life to Alaska. He flew much further than he ever wants to fly again.

His first stop was in Fairbanks at Chinook Montessori School, where a class of kindergarten children listened to Gordon's story and figured out healthy eating choices using the colors of the rainbow.

Gordon's last stop was in North Pole, Alaska, at the Santa Claus House.

Gordon's Debut

March is Reading Month in Michigan and Gordon worked hard to make it all the way from the Atlantic seacoast to celebrate with Michigan students. He did just that by landing first at Hughes Elementary School in Marshall, Michigan. All the students, kindergarten through grade four, listened to Gordon's story and talked about making healthy choices by deciding which foods matched the colors of the rainbow.