December 6, 2012
Back in November, School Nutrition Foundation Director Julie Abrera visited Angel Oak Elementary in Charleston County, SC to witness breakfast-in-the-classroom in action. You can read Julie’s account here, and check out some video from our visit here. We also wanted to share some of the wonderful local media coverage our breakfast-in-the-classroom event received. Both the local…
December 3, 2012
We had a wonderful time during our brief visit to see breakfast-in-the-classroom in action in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The media event was hosted by Cochran Elementary School, where we were welcomed warmly by staff and students. You can read our account of our day at Cochran Elementary here; written by School Nutrition Director Julie Abrera,…
November 30, 2012
Is your school a Fuel Up to Play 60 school? Do you have a great story to share about your school’s participation in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program? If you are a school foodservice staff member, a teacher, or an administrator whose school is working to improve the lives of students through healthier…
November 27, 2012
There is just one week left to enter the Fuel Up to Play 60 “Super Bowl” Breakfast challenge! Visit the Fuel Up to Play 60 Challenges page to view videos from the Challenge Gallery, and to view the latest challenge! Watch the challenge promo video to learn more. You can review all of the contest…
November 21, 2012
Our friends at the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)—in partnership with the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance—will be hosting the Arkansas Afterschool Meals Summit on Thursday, November 29, 2012 in Little Rock, AR. The Arkansas Out of School Network and Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families are also co-hosting the summit; register online today! The…
November 20, 2012
Last week we sat down with Josh Wachs, Chief Strategy Officer at Share Our Strength, to talk about hunger in America. Josh shared important information about the No Kid Hungry campaign, as well as his thoughts on the importance of school breakfast (and school meals in general), as well as strategies for bridging the food…
November 15, 2012
A guest post by School Nutrition Foundation Director Julie Abrera. Friday, November 9: Cochran Elementary School What a beautiful morning in Louisville! We arrived at Cochran Elementary in Louisville, KY, and were greeted by this sign: Once inside, Principal Tim Foster, and Julia Bauscher, Director of Community Nutrition Services, were working with school staff to…
November 14, 2012
Whether the topic is school breakfast, meal patterns, or school nutrition in general, the number one request we hear from you—our readers—is for more resources. We all know how important our own continuing education is when it comes to school nutrition, and having a great cache of resources at your fingertips can make all the…
November 9, 2012
Today the School Nutrition Foundation is visiting Gavin H. Cochran Elementary School in Jefferson Co., Kentucky for another wonderful breakfast-in-the-classroom celebration. While we wait for the full report, we wanted to share with you some video we took at last week’s event in Charleston County, South Carolina. SNF visited Angel Oak Elementary, where we spoke…
November 2, 2012
A guest post from School Nutrition Foundation Director Julie Abrera, who attended the breakfast-in-the-classroom media event this morning at Angel Oak Elementary. Attending the breakfast in the classroom media events always reminds me just how early breakfast starts. We set out for Angel Oak Elementary at 6 a.m. this morning. The sun was not even…
