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In the News
SNAPA IN THE NEWS – June 2008
This email
newsletter is sent to School Nutrition Association of
Pennsylvania members. It contains information specific to
Pennsylvania and features SNAPa members and their food service
programs. Other timely information related to school foodservice
is included as well. Just click on the links to review the entire
article.
Sign Up For FDA and USDA
Recall Alerts:
It is very important that you subscribe to FDA and USDA
Recall alerts so that you will be promptly notified of any food
recalls. Go to
www.fsis.usda.gov/Fsis_recalls/ to
sign up for USDA recalls of meat, poultry, and processed egg
products. Go to
www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.HTML to
sign up for other food recalls. At least 2 persons should
subscribe, so that information is available if one person is
out. You may need to "unblock" these e-mails if your school
blocks bulk e-mails. Also, please remember to "unblock" e-mails
from PDE and read the PEARS Bulletin Board so that you can
receive other important updates.
SNAPa
Conference Information Now Posted on Web Site
The 2008
SNAPa Conference Registration and Exhibitor information is now
available at
http://www.snapa.org/conferences.asp . This years event will
be held at Seven Springs Resort October 20-23 and features
Keynote speaker Franco Harris, world-renowned training sessions
by the Disney Institute, and lots of exciting activities. There
will be over 100 exhibit booths designed just for school
nutrition programs including a special section for “green” and
organic products. Register now!
Schools
swallow hard, raise lunch prices
The Valley
News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa. Monday, June 02, 2008 4:00 AM
http://calibre.mworld.com/m/m.w?lp=GetStory&id=308904521
School lunches get
more expensive
The Patriot
News, Saturday, May 31, 2008
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/121219171442310.xml&coll=1
Haverford
Schools Raise lunch
http://www.delcotimes.com/WebApp/appmanager/
PENNSYLVANIA:
This Philadelphia Inquirer editorial notes that every day,
100,000 of the city's students eligible for free school breakfast
skip the meal which could help them academically, reduce
discipline problems, and improve attendance, as studies have
shown. Only 50,000 students currently participate, compared to
100,000 students participating in the free lunch program. Uniform
participation guidelines would help improve these numbers,
requiring more principals to increase participation. As the
federal child nutrition programs reimburse much of a school's
cost in offering free breakfasts, funding should not be an issue.
Schools can look to successful implementation models, such as
Newark, New Jersey's breakfast in the classroom initiative, and
Miami, Florida's universal breakfast program. The interim chief
operating officer of Philadelphia's schools, Fred Farlino, is
commended in this piece for his plans to get more students to eat
breakfast in the 2008-2009 school year.
(Philadelphia
Inquirer, May 12, 2008)
From SNA’s SNAC Bites
1.
New Certification Program Begins
September 1, 2008
SNA’s New
Certification Program was unveiled and well received at the
National Leadership Conference in Colorado Springs, CO.
Presenters of the program were Sandra Ford, SNS, Chair of the
Certification and Credentialing Task Force and Danny Seymour, SNA
Dean of Education.
SNA has
developed a presentation that describes the new requirements for
all levels of certification along with the new Trainer
Certification program. SNA Leaders are encouraged to use the
presentation during upcoming chapter meetings or conferences to
make members aware of the new requirements. Those interested in
pursuing certification or who are currently certified with SNA
are also encouraged to review the requirements noted in the
presentation.
To download
the presentation, please visit our website at
www.schoolnutrition.org and
click on "Certification".
Next
Steps:
Printable
version of the Certification Guide will be posted on SNA’s
website in a few weeks.
Hardcopies of
the Certification Guide will be available at ANC 2008.
New
Certification Program implementation date is September 1, 2008.
If you have
any questions concerning the New Certification Program, feel free
to contact SNA at (800) 877-8822.
2.
Are you making Vote Costumes for
NSLW?
If yes, would
you like to take part in the Vote for School Lunch Costume Parade
at this year's Annual National Conference in Philadelphia? For
more information and to take part in the NSLW session,
please contact Laura Maynard at SNA lmaynard@schoolnutrition.org
by June 20, 2008.
3.
Be Sure Your Chapter Leaders are
Attending ANC’s Chapter Leadership Day!
Be sure to
encourage your chapter leaders to attend the third annual Chapter
Leadership Day on Saturday, July 19, from 10am-3pm at the
Pennsylvania Convention Center. This program is led by three past
state presidents and will focus on important topics, such as
leading effective meetings, your leadership year and membership
recruitment. The cost is $25 and includes lunch. You can
register online for ANC and Chapter Leadership Day at
www.schoolnutrition.org and
clicking on ANC.
4.
Action Alert: Food Prices
Impacting School Meals
Due to the
increase in food, milk and energy costs, combined with high labor
and benefits costs, the federal school meal reimbursement no
longer covers the cost to prepare a balanced, nutritious school
meal. SNA is currently reviewing all legislative options to help
address this crisis. You can take action now by emailing your
Senators and Member of Congress to share how rising food prices
are impacting your school nutrition program. Thank you to all SNA
members who have already contacted Congress, over 1,000
messages were sent to members of Congress in May.
http://capwiz.com/asfsa/issues/alert/?alertid=11343966&PROCESS=Take+Action
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