Great news, SNA members! The application period for the 2015 Baxter Equipment for Education Grant is now open, and it’s time for you to apply! The Baxter Equipment for Education Grant will award one school district in need of improving its school meal kitchen facilities with one (1) OV310 Mini-Rotating Rack Convection Oven through a…
When it comes to breakfast-in-the-classroom, you would be hard-pressed to find a bigger fan than Jason Carter, Assistant Director of Child Nutrition at Rogers Public Schools in Arkansas. After moving from a small district (1800 students) to a much larger district, with over 15,000 students, Jason was charged with implementing breakfast-in-the-classroom after the program had…
It’s hard to believe that 2014 is almost over, but here we are! With just a few days of school left before winter break we wanted to take a moment to say a huge thank you to our readers for your support. We had a wonderful 2014, with really exciting moments for breakfast-in-the-classroom as well…
Joe Urban – or as he’s known on Twitter @schoolfoodrocks – is the Director of Nutrition Services at Greenville County Schools in South Carolina. Over the last several months, Joe has shared a lot of great school breakfast stories and photos on Twitter, and when we reached out to ask Joe if he would share…
One of the best ways to kick off a Fuel Up to Play 60 program, or to increase interest in an existing one, is to hold a fun event at your school. A school-wide event for students, teachers, and faculty—and even parents and members of the community—is a great way to motivate everyone to make…
#GivingTuesday is here, and we could not be more excited. The response to the School Nutrition Association’s fundraising campaign to benefit the Annual Fund has been overwhelming—thank you everyone who has donated, and participated in our ongoing #GivingTuesday event. And now for the BIG news! All donations processed online through Network for Good TODAY, Tuesday,…
We celebrated some terrific healthy observances in November, which is great—it helps balance all that turkey we eat at Thanksgiving! November included observances like America Recycles Day, World Kindness Day, Diabetes Awareness Week, and National Peanut Butter Lovers Month! One of our most popular stories in November was our update on the #GivingTuesday Annual Fund…
Each month, our staff reads hundreds of media reports on the subject of school nutrition. We curate our favorites in a monthly blog post we call, “In the News.” Highlighting positive stories about the great things going on in school cafeterias helps us in many ways: providing inspiration, connecting school nutrition professionals from across the…
“Hunger doesn’t take a holiday.” It’s a phrase school nutrition professionals hear—and use—often. As the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays approach, our thoughts turn to those children who rely on school meals for their nutrition. Millions of American children—one in five—struggles with food insecurity, and that need does not go away when school isn’t in session.…
Between August 1, 2013, and July 31, 2014, the dollars raised for the School Nutrition Foundation’s Annual Fund tripled the sum raised in the prior twelve months; with over $22,000 raised, the School Nutrition Association has decided to extend the 2014 Annual Fund drive through the end of this year—December 31, 2014. As part of…
