It’s February, and that means application periods for many School Nutrition Foundation scholarships are opening—it’s time to submit your application! Our 2012-2013 Scholarships and Awards that are currently open to applicants are: SNF “4-in-1” Scholarship (SNF Professional Growth, Schwan’s Food Service, Winston/SNF Build Your Future, and Nancy Curry Scholarship) GED Jump Start Scholarship (no deadline)…
In case you missed it, we have National School Breakfast Week fever, and if it’s as contagious as we suspect it is—you do, too! We have compiled a list of some of our favorite school breakfast menus and resources—including our Beyond Breakfast Resource Center—here on the blog, so that you can see what other…
We could not be more excited about National School Breakfast Week, which is just a month away now. In addition to a week-long celebration here on the blog—interviews, special features, and more, so stay tuned! We have a lot of wonderful content planned for you during the month of February. Don’t forget to connect with us…
We know this is a busy time of year, with the holidays and school break just around the corner, but we don’t want you to miss your next opportunity to receive funding through Fuel Up to Play 60! The deadline to apply for funds is January 15, 2013. Schools that are enrolled in FUTP60 are…
Click here to read part one of our interview with Claudie, which focuses on her marketing and promotional efforts for breakfast-in-the-classroom. BB: Give us an overview of your program, and your marketing approach as a whole. We have an extensive marketing program. We also…
Communicating your school’s nutrition program effectively means reaching out to a number of key groups; not just students and their parents, but teachers, administrators, custodians, and the community at-large. At Beyond Breakfast we include a section on Promotions & Marketing in our Breakfast Resource Center to help you get started with your school breakfast program.…
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…
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…
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…
Part One of our interview with Lori Watson Sanders. Last week we introduced you to Lori Watson Sanders, Field Coordinator, Floyd County School Nutrition; Johnson Elementary School Manager. Lori is a passionate advocate for breakfast-in-the-classroom, and has shared that passion—and her story—with us here at Beyond Breakfast. Lori has been awarded a USDA “Best Practices”…
