Change the Future of School Food
Raise your voice for a healthy reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act
The Child Nutrition Act – the federal legislation that, along with the farm bill, essentially determines school food policy and resources – will begin reauthorization in 2009. The 2009 reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act offers a tremendous opportunity to create a future for school food in which fresh, healthy meals are the norm and all children have access to the type of comprehensive nutrition education that creates healthy habits for a lifetime.
As 2009 quickly approaches, the USDA is seeking input from members of the school community for help in shaping the act’s priorities. Please join us in raising your voice for a healthy reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act.
You can also help spread the word by adding a badge to your website, getting our child nutrition widget with direct feeds from the Healthy Schools blog, and telling your friends and colleagues about the campaign!
To take advantage of the opportunity offered by reauthorization, HSC is partnering with Applegate Farms to raise awareness of the challenges surrounding school food and to encourage parents, students and members of the school community to raise their voices in support of healthy school food.
Applegate Farms is the presenting sponsor of the Cooking up Change Healthy Cooking Contest, an event that helps bring attention to the many constraints involved in serving fresh, healthy food at school.
Plus: When you send a letter to the USDA or sign up for Child Nutrition Act updates, you'll receive a coupon for $1.00 off your next purchase from Applegate Farms!
Cooking up Change Raffle Features Fabulous Culinary Prizes
Win a culinary weekend for four or a luxurious cookware collection
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First prize in the Cooking up Change raffle is a luxurious culinary weekend for four with Chef Monique Jamet Hooker in Wisconsin’s Hidden Valley. |
The Cooking up Change 2008 raffle features prizes to delight anyone with a love of food!
First prize is a culinary weekend for four in the beautiful Mississippi Bluff Country in Wisconsin’s Hidden Valley with author, teacher, and renowned chef Monique Jamet Hooker. The weekend includes two nights in a log home, a visit to a local organic vegetable farm, hands-on cooking classes (Friday and Saturday), a visit to a flower farm, and other local craft, plus brunch on Sunday, a massage and a box of locally produced organic foods.
Second prize is The Culinary Institute of America’s 50-piece Masters Collection, providing the luxury of owning the 50 most essential culinary tools including full sets of cookware, bakeware, cutlery, utensils, gadgets and more.
This year, the Cooking up Change silent auction also features a unique array of items to satisfy the foodie, athlete, gardener, spa enthusiast and traveler in all of us! Be sure to preview silent auction items online. Selected items will be available starting Oct. 7 for pre-event bidding or for immediate purchase!
Don’t miss this year’s Cooking up Change, featuring a Healthy Cooking Contest with Chicago Public Schools culinary students and an opportunity to celebrate good friends, good food and good works!
To learn more, visit www.cookingupchange.org.
Meet the HSC Marathon Team
Runners raise funds for HSC while preparing for Chicago and New York races
Runners on HSC's charity athletics team are taking great steps forward in training and fundraising for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and ING New York City Marathon. You can be part of this remarkable effort by supporting the HSC team!
Who is running for HSC? Runners from around the country are making a difference for healthy schools! In each newsletter, we'll introduce another member of our team:
Rob Rogers and children hiking Sleeping Bear Dunes. "They have watched me run several marathons and accompany me on their bikes during some of my training runs," said Rob. |
Rob Rogers, running the ING New York City Marathon
"People often ask me, ‘Where do you find the time in your busy schedule to train for a
marathon?' What they don’t understand is that it’s the benefits of the training which allow me to keep a busy schedule," said return HSC team member Rob Rogers, who is running the ING NYC Marathon as part of the team.
Rob volunteers his time as an HSC board member, working with the staff to develop and implement the campaign's programs. Rob has been especially involved with developing and distributing The Quick & Easy Guide to School Wellness.
“Training for a race forces me to be disciplined in eating, exercising and planning my weekly schedules,” said Rob. “Running, eating well and living a healthy lifestyle gives me the energy to work hard and play hard. Since I started running marathons, my life has become more balanced. As a professional and a volunteer dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children in school, this marathon blends my personal and professional passions and is helping motivate me to cross the finish line.”
Support Rob's run »
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Plus: Check out HSC's recent guest blog from Peter Sagal, the quick-witted host of NPR’s humorous weekly quiz show, Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me!, and national team captain of HSC’s charity athletics team.
HSC Open House
Please join us!
You are invited to join Healthy Schools Campaign for an Open House celebrating our move to a new space! We couldn’t be happier with the environmentally healthy new home for our growing organization and would love for you to join us to celebrate this milestone.
We’ll enjoy light appetizers, drinks and a chance to catch up with the friends who have helped us reach this milestone.
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Thursday, Sept. 25 |
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4 p.m. - 6 p.m. |
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175 N. Franklin
Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60606
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Please RSVP to Anayency Elizondo (312-419-1810) by Sept. 23 to let us know if you will be able to join us and if you will be bringing guests.
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