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2008 School Nutrition Trends Report finds nutrition policies remain in tact despite rising food, labor and indirect costs.

Spring (Tex.) Independent School District was named the District of the Year in School Nutrition today on the final day of the School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference.

During the closing session of the School Nutrition Association’s 62nd Annual National Conference, over 6,000 members and participants welcomed a new president of the Association.

School lunch has changed a lot in 20 years, and no organization knows this better than the School Nutrition Association (SNA).

The School Nutrition Association (SNA) recognized three of its own today at the 62nd Annual National Conference, in Philadelphia, PA.

Everything from soy nut butter and frozen bananas to combi ovens and energy efficient warewashers on exhibit at School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference.

SNA and National Dairy Council will recognize the school nutrition staff of Charlotte County School District in Punta Gorda, Fla. as winner of the second annual “Eat Smart, Get Moving” Staff Wellness Contest.

Philadelphia will take on an international flavor this week as 20 delegates representing 14 nations convene in the city for the 10^th annual meeting of the Global Child Nutrition Forum. 

Improved navigation tools and new capabilities for interactivity are among a variety of additional resources the School Nutrition Association launched today with its redesigned website.

Today’s Federal Register announced a statutory 4.3% annual increase in the federal reimbursement provided to school nutrition programs.

Leuna Johnson SNS, Supervisor of School Nutrition Services for Assumption Parish Schools in Baton Rouge, La. became the 1,000th school nutrition professional to earn the SNS credential.

Next month, more than 700 school nutrition professionals will discuss the crisis in funding for school meal programs and urge Congress to require uniform national school nutrition standards.

North District Middle School in Varnville, South Carolina, was selected from more than 60 applicants nationwide to receive the first-ever School Nutrition Foundation’ Winston Industries Equipment Award.  

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The 5th annual A Possible Dream Gala will take place Tuesday, March 4, 2008, and honor several champions of child nutrition.

To help boost breakfast participation in schools and excite students about fueling their bodies to power their minds, SNA has launched the Fuel Your Imagination campaign.

SNA celebrates the commitment of child nutrition professionals with Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week, May 5 – 9, 2008.

It’s showering quarters, nickels and dimes today as the first ever Global Child Nutrition Month kicks off. 

From January 13 – 15, school nutrition professionals will meet to share knowledge at the Child Nutrition Industry Conference (CNIC) in Monterey, California.

The American School Food Service Association (ASFSA) has received the 2000 Gold Circle trophy – not once, but twice this year – for its outstanding contributions in the field of communications.  School Foodservice & Nutrition (SF&N) magazine and the ASFSA Web site, Your Child Nutrition eSource, won top honors in the magazine and World Wide Web site categories, respectively. The Gold Circle award is presented by the Communications Section of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and recognizes excellence in nonprofit communications – from public relations campaigns to publications – for more than 20 years.

SNA was named the recipient of several prestigious awards for its flagship publication, School Nutrition, and the 2008 National School Breakfast Week campaign.

 Camellia Patey RD, SNS, Vice President of Schools for the National Dairy Council, was named the sixth recipient of the School Nutrition Association (SNA) Individual Industry Member of the Year Award.

Today, ten schools from across the country were provided with financial grants to assist in implementing local school wellness policies.

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