Register Now for Upcoming SNA Webinars on Professional Standards and ANC 2016

Save the date for not one but two upcoming webinars from the School Nutrition Association! If you’ve been curious about how to meet the new professional standards, or searching for more information on our upcoming national conference in San Antonio, our next two webinars are for you. Wednesday, June 22: New SNA Resources to Help…

SNF Scholarship Series: ANC First Timer Tina Senz, Cafeteria Manager, Chehalem Valley Middle School, Newberg Public Schools, Oregon

Welcome to the 2016 SNF Scholarship Series! We are thrilled to revisit this popular series, in which we connect with your SNA colleagues from around the country to learn more about them and how an SNF scholarship is helping them pursue goals and achieve their dreams. Our First Timer recipients were nominated by a supervising…

ANC 2016 San Antonio: Tips for Your Trip to Texas

Can you believe it? SNA’s 70th Annual National Conference is just three months away! Registration is open for the July 10-13 conference, which will be held in San Antonio, Texas, and early bird registration rates are currently in effect through May 6! This year’s ANC theme is “Learn, Lead, Succeed”. You’ll learn from your peers…

August 2015 In the News: Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom Goes Back to School

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…

Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom: Reflections from ANC 2015

We’ve had some time to reflect on our ANC 2015 experience, and as usual we are bursting with fresh new ideas for the coming school year. Before we turn to what lies ahead, we wanted to take a few moments to share some of what we took away from this year’s Annual National Conference. (Miss…

Post-ANC Round-Up: A Chat with SNF Director of Development Janet Hedrick

Our ANC 2015 experience was a truly rewarding one. Salt Lake City is incredibly beautiful and the people so friendly—many thanks to the Utah SNA for being wonderful, wonderful hosts. The School Nutrition Foundation booth was located directly across from registration and the SNA PAC booth and the Emporium—talk about great seats! We were able…

SNF’s Kathleen Stitt Award Honors a Legacy of Learning

Each year, the School Nutrition Foundation presents the Kathleen Stitt Award to a graduate student or faculty member participating in the Child Nutrition Showcase at the School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference. The $500 award prize is used to help defray the cost of travel to attend ANC, where the winner presents their poster alongside…

Breakfast-in-the-Classroom Resources: A Roundup from ANC 2015

Where has this week gone? There is only one day left of ANC 2015, and we have to be honest—we’re just not ready to leave Salt Lake City! Our Utah hosts have been so kind, helpful, and generous with their time, and we must say a great, big THANK YOU to the state organization that…

Beyond Breakfast On-the-Road: ANC 2015 in SLC!

Hi everyone! Just a quick note from me, Christina, your resident Beyond Breakfast blogger! I am so excited to return to ANC this year. Utah is one of my very favorite places on earth, and Salt Lake City is one of the friendliest cities you will ever experience. Make sure you get out there and…

In the News: School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference, Summer Meals–and the Food Truck Takeover!

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…