Sentences with phrase «about sna»

Sherry found out about SNA and SNF scholarships through a co-worker, who would apply every year for an SNF scholarship.

In an important piece written on today's Beyond Chron, school food reformer Dana Woldow explains why so many of us who care about kids» health feel uneasy about the SNA's true priorities.

Caldwell said she first became worried about SNA's new direction in March, when she attended the group's legislative conference and was handed a policy paper asking for significant changes to the school meal regulations, including eliminating the requirement that students take a fruit or a vegetable and rescinding strict sodium limits set to begin in 2017.

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Over and over again we hear School Nutrition Association members say things like, «If it weren't for my director, I wouldn't have applied for my scholarship,» and «My manager told me about SNA, and encouraged me to become a member.»

In a piece on Politico Pro (subscription only) earlier this week, food policy reporter Helena Bottemiller Evich asked SNA President Julia Bauscher about the SNA's funding request and was told:

«One of the things I love about SNA is that diverse audience — front - line workers... and top - level directors.»

The letter would appear to indicate that any optimism about SNA changing course is not justified.

Not exact matches

So when Poppendieck herself came by The Lunch Tray yesterday and took me to task for some things I've recently written about the School Nutrition Association (SNA), the nation's leading organization of school food professionals, you can imagine how hard that criticism hit home.

But we do need to be clear about what SNA means to accomplish, regardless of the term it employs.

And SNA's recent actions and statements have left a lot of people scratching their heads in dismay — including the First Lady, who seemed blindsided last year by SNA's about - face on the HHFKA standards.

See what fellow SNA members had to say about their Foundation scholarships:

February 21, 2012 (Tuesday): Peer2Peer Connect Q & A Session on Produce Specifications — School Nutrition Foundation partners with USDA for this free 60 - minute question - and - answer session where SNA members and non-members can connect to share ideas, comments, and questions about quality, condition, and grade standards.

«I worked for a contracted food company, and they didn't promote SNA, so I just really didn't know anything about it,» explained Anderberg by telephone.

Are you an SNA member interested in learning more about scholarship opportunities through SNA and SNF?

TLT: Yesterday I was on the SNA's conference call and I had the chance to ask SNA CEO Patti Montague about the letter you and the other 18 past presidents sent to Congress.

Before I address SNA's response, let me first answer some questions I've received about the origins and purpose of the open letter.

Yet SNA's «urgent message» was clearly designed to make any school food director think long and hard about adding his or her name to this letter.

SNA does make a good point about cost... while my participation is back to where it was, my food costs are about 25 % higher (some due to the new requirements, some due to weather / gas / transportation / etc).

Don't forget to check out new shareable content from SNA to help you positively promote your school meal program during SNEW, and all year; visit the School Lunch Hero Day website to learn more about the history of the holiday, and author Jarrett J. Krosoczka and his «Lunch Lady» series of graphic novels.

SNA's leadership employs a public relations staff and a high - powered lobbying firm to make its views known, so we created the open letter to offer any interested SNA members a mechanism to express their concerns about those views.

But in 2014, the SNA surprised many observers by undergoing an abrupt about - face, embarking on an aggressive lobbying campaign to weaken school meal nutrition.

Please visit the SNA website to learn more about ANC 2016 in San Antonio.

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.

Mark has taken his message about the Foundation and the Annual Fund to state conferences, where he shares his own scholarship story with other SNA members to help inspire them to both give to the Annual Fund, and take advantage of the resources available to them through SNA and SNF.

Make sure you stop by the SNF booth to learn more about Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom, and the many opportunities for scholarships, grants, and professional development available to you through your SNA membership and the School Nutrition Foundation.

If you missed our recent Partners for BIC webinar about the grant opportunity, don't worry — the archived version is now online, along with other OnDemand webinars from SNA.

Sharpe says it was a casual conversation about Vision of Grace at an SNA dinner which led to her nomination.

As Woldow points out, SNA members «are hardworking individuals who care very much about kids and their health.»

About 95 percent of schools are reportedly meeting the standards, but GOP lawmakers backed by the School Nutrition Association (SNA) said the provisions have led to an increase in food waste and a dramatic decline in student participation over the last three years.

Politico ProAg's Helena Bottemiller Evich has been reporting on the School Nutrition Association (SNA) meeting in Boston this week (and see the video conversation with her editor, Jason Huffman, about the meeting).

SNA Political Action Committee Booth With your help, SNA's Political Action Committee (SNA PAC) works to support, educate and thank Congressional members who are involved in and passionate about school nutrition issues and SNA's legislative priorities.

Learn about hot topics in school nutrition and earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) with SNA's popular professional development webinars.

School food reform advocates, myself included, are deeply worried about these developments and we've begun to ratchet up our response to SNA's efforts on social media.

For more information about conference and program sponsorship opportunities or to request a copy of our sponsorship brochure, please contact SNA Business Development Associate Nicolette Daleske at [phone], ext. 173, or by email at [email protected].

SNA has updated unpaid meal charge talking points to assist members in responding to questions about meal charge policies and to educate parents, reporters and legislators on the challenges school nutrition professionals face when students are unable to pay for their school meals.

New Connections Reception Sunday, July 12 ANC is all about networking, and at this special event new school nutrition directors (three years or fewer), SNA Future Leaders Program alumni and ANC First Timer Scholarship recipients, come together to make new connections.

When I attended the 2017 School Nutrition Association (SNA) Annual National Conference (ANC), I learned an AMAZING amount about what school lunch officials are up against, including (some schools) having no kitchen, limited funds, parent pressure, nutritional innovation and mixing it up enough to gain continued interest.

«Proponents of the regulations are trying hard to explain away SNA's efforts by spinning theories about industry influence,» said Schmidt, in a recent open letter to members.

About School Nutrition Association: The School Nutrition Association (SNA) is a national, non-profit professional organization representing 57,000 school nutrition professionals across the country.

The organization's stunning about - face was examined in depth in a New York Times story last fall; the factors leading to the reversal include a recent change in SNA's leadership and its choice of a new lobbying firm.

To add another perspective from another school meals director (but not a member of SNA, I have always been concerned about where their alliances were and how big business «clouded» their judgement):

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We're revisiting our annual series, in which we connect you with SNA colleagues from around the country to learn more about them, and how a Foundation scholarship is helping them pursue goals and achieve their dreams.

We know how busy you were during the conference, and we're very grateful to those who gave us a few moments to learn more about the Annual Fund, Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom, and other funding and scholarship opportunities available through SNA / SNF.

And the support we get from [SNA and SNF] is just amazing; we can't say enough good things about it.

«Deciding to get more serious about credentialing through SNA was about legitimizing what I was doing; not for myself, but so I could show people, «This is how I know what I know»,» he recalled.

Another way to spread awareness is to email some of the SNA members in your circle of contacts with a link to the #GivingTuesday page and information about the SNF Annual Fund drive.