Garner has been working with Save the Children since 2014
Jennifer Garner is spreading the word about Giving Tuesday.
Tuesday, 13 Continues 30 star shared a video of himself chatting cheerfully with a small group of children at the Early Learning Academy in Quitman County, Mississippi. As the other comes to hug her, she loses her balance and falls over as they all laugh together.
“This #GivingTuesday please consider donating to @savethechildren’s efforts to help all children in need,” Garner wrote in a clip she shared in a joint Instagram post with the nonprofit, which promises to give children “a healthy start in life, an opportunity to learn and protection from harm.”
The clip was filmed during Garner’s visit to the academy earlier this fall with NBC News’ Cynthia McFadden, Garner explained.
“Educators are incredible, mission-minded architects of the brain. The children are adorable and happy to be in such a unique early childhood program. I’m proud that @savethechildren supports programs like this in rural America,” she continued.
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On her Instagram Story, the co-founder of Once Upon a Farm wrote that 30 percent of the proceeds from online sales of her food products will be donated to Save the Children.
Before the stop in Mississippi, Garner joined McFadden in Alpaugh, California for the Nov. 16 segment of Today to discuss the need for fresh food to be available in the US and Garner’s work with Save the Children.
Garner, a board member and ambassador for the organization, has been with the nonprofit for 15 years. She handed out activity packs to local children before reading to a classroom full of young students.
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“I feel like they know I’m on their side,” she told McFadden, who mentioned how happy the kids were to hug her after the story.
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“We should celebrate these teachers. We should raise that superintendent,” Garner added while discussing literacy programs that have improved in recent years. The Golden Globe winner also stressed the importance of not letting rural America be forgotten.
Speaking with Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie after the pre-taped segment, Garner acknowledged that English is a second language for many in the Alpaugh area. She pointed out that the books given to children are bilingual, which enables parents to learn with their children.
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Jennifer Garner at the Once Up a Farm event.
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In a September 2021 interview with PEOPLE, Garner spoke about her joy in not only being an ambassador and trustee for Save the Children, but also partnering with them.
At that time, $0.25 was donated to charity for every purchase of the second limited edition Once Upon a Farm throwback mix, Farmer Jen’s Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookie, up to $50,000.
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She revealed that she chose that particular flavor because her family “always cooked with pumpkin growing up because canned pumpkin is cheap.”
“It’s the most beautiful full-circle thing for me because the whole reason I started working for Save the Children is because my mom grew up in real poverty on this farm in Oklahoma,” Garner said.
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