Mark Your Calendar: SNF Equipment Grant Application Period Opens January 10, 2017

The School Nutrition Foundation will begin accepting online applications for two equipment grants on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 11 a.m. ET. Why are we telling you this now? To give you time to prepare your application, because only the first fifty online applications will be considered for each grant! Let’s take a closer look…

Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom Update: Equipment Upgrades at F.C. Hammond Middle School

Increasing capacity and improving infrastructure are often necessary when implementing breakfast-in-the-classroom, but those upgrades can be prohibitively expensive. That’s when a Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom grant can come in pretty handy. Just before Thanksgiving, we received an email from Alexandria City Public Schools grant officer Greg Tardieu about progress being made on construction…

Meet the SNF 2016 Winston Industries Equipment Grant Award Winner Lori Drenth, Foodservice Director, Hernando County School District (FL)

When we asked Hernando County Schools’ Foodservice Director Lori Drenth, MS, RD, SNS, about the impact her new Winston kitchen equipment would have on her district’s nutrition program, she paused for a moment to consider her answer. “Pride,” she replied. “It always feels like Christmas for a manager to get a new piece of equipment.…

School Breakfast for the Big Kids: George Wythe High School for the Arts Feeds Creative Minds in the Classroom

In Richmond, Virginia, high school students at George Wythe High School for the Arts (Go Bulldogs!) are getting a fresh start to their school day with grab-n-go breakfast. Thanks to a grant from Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom, George Wythe is among seven schools in the Richmond Public School District rolling out breakfast-in-the-classroom for…

Grab-n-Go Breakfast Model the Right Fit for Gadsden Elementary School District #32

When Assistant Superintendent Olivia Zepeda took over the Nutrition Services department in Gadsden Elementary School District #32 she noticed something right away about her schools’ breakfast—students weren’t eating it. “I saw lots—and lots, and LOTS—of students going out to the playground when they could be going to the cafeteria to eat,” said Olivia, who has…

Application Period for Baxter Equipment for Education Grant Now Open!

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…

School Nutrition Foundation Scholarship Opportunity: Baxter Equipment for Education Grant

To date, the School Nutrition Foundation has awarded SNA members over $2 million in scholarships, which have helped provide opportunities for SN professionals to pursue higher education, career training, and attend professional conferences across the United States. SNF also offers opportunities for school districts to apply to win equipment grants, and the application period is…

2013 Winston Industries Award Grant Winner Renee Frederick: Applying is “A No Brainer!”

We first met Renee Frederick in June of last year when we announced that she had won the 2013 Winston Industries Equipment Award Grant. At the time, Renee was looking forward to the difference the equipment would make in the kinds of foods she could serve to her students in the Warrior Run School District,…