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O�cial Publication of the Florida School Nutrition Association, Inc. in FloridaFood
PLUS: Stretch to Happiness! De-Stress Your Life! Introducing the 2013-2014 Candidates Chapter Chatter
Fall 2012
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O�cial Publication of the Florida School Nutrition Association, Inc. in FloridaFood
2012-2013 EXECUTIVE BOARD OFFICERSPresident
Mary Jane DunlopSanta Rosa County6544 Firehouse Rd.Milton, FL 32570
(850) 983-5140 Ext. 108
President-ElectIda DanielsHamilton CountyPO Box 781Jasper, FL 32052(386) 792-7805
Secretary/TreasurerNancy Brumbaugh
Orange County2263 Grapevine Crest
Ocoee, FL 34761(407) 905-3005
SECTION CHAIRSAdministrative/ Supervisory ChairPatrick McCartyIndian River CountyPO Box 212Plymouth, FL 32768(772) 564-4981
Foodservice Employee/ Manager Chair
Mary Jane Cardarelle-HermansManatee County
1220 Brambling Ct.Bradenton, FL 34212
(941) 751-8200 Ext. 273
Sustaining Industry Partner (SIP) RepresentativeJennifer Sills, Dairy Council of Florida
166 Lookout Place, Suite 100Maitland, FL 32571
(800) 516-4443
REGION DIRECTORSRegion I DirectorWade Hall-Santa Rosa County4120 Charles CirclePace, FL 32751(850) 983-5600
Region II DirectorBrenda Rolfe-Levy County7752 NW 50th St.Chiefland, FL 32626(352) 493-6019
Region III DirectorMichele Fudo-Putnam County108 Linda Ln.Palatka, FL 32177(386) 968-2411
Region IV DirectorDonna Myers-Osceola County
300 Dakota Ave.Saint Cloud, FL 34769
(407) 933-5173
Region V DirectorSarah Brooks-Citrus County
2198 W Silver Hill Ln.Lecanto, FL 34461
(352) 249-7676
Region VI DirectorMartha Brown-Highlands County
1 Barracuda Dr.Sebring, FL 33875
(863) 471-5676
Region VII DirectorMaggie Green-Dade County1151 SW 123 Ave., Bldg #35Pembroke Pines, FL 33025
(305) 823-7439
REGION DIRECTORS-ELECTRegion I Director-ElectBetty Jo Marcotte-Okaloosa County3970 Indian Mound Rd.Crestview, FL 32539(850) 301-3020 Ext. 295
Region V Director-ElectHeather Wellings-Hillsborough County
7001 Interbay Blvd #269Tampa, FL 33616
(813) 840-7104
Region VII Director-ElectGayle Roberts-Broward County
2265 SW 33rd WayFt. Lauderdale, FL 33312
(754) 322-4410
FSNA STAFF
Executive Director Fran Gilbert, CAE Membership/Accounting Kathy Clark-Lucia Marketing/Show Management Lorie Grooms, CMP
School Food in Florida CONTRACT STAFFGraphic Designer Nathan Archer
FSNA 124 Salem CourtTallahassee, Florida 32301-2810
(850) 878-1832 • fax: (850) 656-0149Web address: www.floridaschoolnutrition.org
The School Food in Florida publication is published four times a year by the Florida School Nutrition Association, 124 Salem Court, Tallahassee, FL 32301, telephone (850) 878-1832, Fax (850) 656-0149. Articles and editorials in School Food in Florida represent the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect official policy of the Florida School Nutrition Association nor does acceptance of any advertisement imply endorsement of the product(s) or service(s).
FSNA is affiliated with the School Nutrition Association (SNA), 120 Waterfront Street, Suite 300, National Harbor, Maryland 20745, telephone (800) 877-8822.
Contents FeaturesPresident’s Message ..................................................................................................................... 4
Stretch to Happiness! De-Stress Your Life! ......................................................................... 9
Stretch to Happiness – Certification Test ........................................................................... 12
Introducing the 2013 – 2014 Candidates ............................................................................. 13
FSNA Scholarships & Awards Deadlines .............................................................................14
Scholarships & Awards Contact Information ..........................................................................................15
2012-13 FSNA & SNA Calendar ...............................................................................................16
School Nutrition Specialists (SNS) ....................................................................................... 17
In times of Change, Great Managers are the Key to Departmental Success ............................................................................................................... 18
SNA Election – Remember to vote! ...................................................................................... 18
SNA Membership Drive ............................................................................................................30
Let’s all be fans of school meals!! ..........................................................................................31
2012 SNA Annual National Conference ..............................................................................32
2013 Annual Conference & Expo ...........................................................................................34
Member Spotlight on Patricia Johnson ..............................................................................36
Departments2012-13 Sustaining Industry Partners (SIPs) ........................................................................5
Catching up with Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness ............................................................................ 6
Chapter Chatter ............................................................................................................................19
Index to AdvertisersSmucker’s Foodservice .....................................................................Inside Front Cover
Hadley Farms, Inc. .................................................................................................................2
Precision Foods, Inc. ............................................................................................................ 3
Jennie O Turkey Store ........................................................................................................ 13
SunButter ................................................................................................................................ 15
Red Gold LLC .......................................................................................................................35
Dairy Council of Florida .................................................................................................... 37
M & B Products, Inc. .........................................................................................Back Cover
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As I sit to write this message we have just finished our 3rd day of school. It has been a hectic start as I know it has been for all of you. By the time you read this message hopefully all of the first days drama will be behind you and you are in a comfortable routine.
I started out my year as President by planning and hosting our annual Leadership Conference at the MainSail Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Tampa. With the guidance and assistance from Fran and the FSNA office staff the conference was a success. While at the Leadership Conference the Executive Board began work on the 2012-2013 budget. The Regional Seminars were planned and the new Regional Director Award program was presented. All Executive Board members and Committee Chairs had an opportunity to explain to the attendees their roles and responsibilities.
In July, I attended ANC in Denver, Colorado where Florida was presented as the Southeast Region winner for highest increase in membership. Go Florida!! As winner of this award we were presented with a complimentary registration to the ANC 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri. Not only that, it was a great conference with fantastic breakout sessions and keynote speakers.
I was proud to see that Florida was well represented with about 150 of our members in attendance. I was honored to attend Sandy Ford’s reception at the Grand Hyatt. The view from the ballroom was spectacular! Mary Kate Harrison and Beverly Girard along with their committee did a great job hosting and organizing this event. Thank you ladies…I know Sandy was very proud.
Also in July, the Executive Board participated in a conference call with Fran Gilbert and Lorie Grooms to decide on the location of our 2014 annual conference. Lorie provided a comprehensive list of convention centers and hotels from several areas across the state. After a healthy discussion and process of elimination the Board voted to host the 2014 annual conference at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando. I know all of you are going to love this location. I foresee some of you making a family vacation out of this conference.
In August, the Executive Board met in Lake Mary for our Summer meeting. We were able to put the finishing touches on our 2012-2013 budget and make some decisions that will help us move our association forward. The Nominating Committee met and decided on a slate of candidates for us to vote for in February. Look for the introduction of candidates on page 13. The Board also voted on several new important By-Law changes that we will bring to the House of Delegates in April. Look for information on these changes in an upcoming issue of your School Food in Florida magazine and make sure your county is represented in the House of Delegates.
Some more exciting news came out of the Executive Board meeting in August as well: The Board voted to honor future SWAC Award winners with a $200 cash prize. So if you already have a SWAC team or have thought about starting one, now is the time to get one going and submit that award!! You and your SWAC team could walk away with $200 to fund a fun project!
And last, but not least, don’t forget to toot your own horn by submitting an award application. I know that all of you provide award-winning service to you students every day. So take the time to document your hard work and dedication and show it off to the rest of us. See the FSNA website for full details on the Scholarships and Awards program.
Until next time…make sure you are “Living Today for a Better Tomorrow”
Mary Jane Dunlop2012-2013 FSNA President
President’s Message
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A Higher LevelAdvantage Waypoint
AFM, Inc.Apple & Eve
Atlantic Coast MarketingBarilla America
Bridgford Foods CorporationBrookwood Farms
Café Favorites/CEM BakeriesCalico Industries, Inc.
Cambro ManufacturingCargill Foodservice
Clark Food Service EquipmentCoastal Sales & Marketing, LLC
ConAgra FoodsDairy Council of Florida
Dakota Growers Pasta, Co. Inc.Denver Equipment Co. of Charlotte, Inc.
DFM Inc.Eaton Marketing and Associates
Finn Marketing Group, Inc.Florida Department of Citrus
Florida Strawberry Growers Assn.Foodlink
Form Plastics CompanyGalley Inc.
General MillsGold Kist Farms - School Food Service
Gordon Food ServiceHadley Farms, Inc.
Heartland Payment Systems
HeinzHigh Liner Foods (USA) Inc.
Hobart CorporationHOPCO Foodservice Marketing
Horizon Software International, LLCJ&J Snacks
J.T.M. Food GroupJennie O Turkey Store
Just Another Food BrokerKellogg Food Away From Home
LTI “Changing how food is served”M & B Products, Inc.
Marjon Specialty Foods Inc.MCS Software
Nardones Brothers PizzaNational Food Group, Inc.
Naturally Fresh Bay Valley Foods, LLCPanSaver® / M&Q Packaging Corp.PCS Revenue Control Systems, Inc.
PepsiCo FoodservicePrecision Foods, Inc.
Red Gold LLCRich Ice Cream
Rock-N-Roll GourmetSchwans Food Service
Super Bakery, Inc.Tabatchnick Fine Foods Inc.
Tyson FoodsUnisource Marketing GroupUpstate Niagara Cooperative
Whaley Foodservice
2012-13 Sustaining Industry Partners (SIPs)(As of September 7, 2012)
Thank you for your continued support of the Florida School Nutrition Association! You are a vital part of our success! Membership runs from August 1, 2012 – July 31, 2013. If you would like to join, please contact the state office.
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As most of you know, the new meal requirements raised the standards of school meals for the first time in more than 15 years and will help to improve the health and nutrition of approximately 2.6 million students in Florida. You are leading the way by providing for well-nourished students who are prepared for success at school and beyond. At the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food Nutrition and Wellness (FNW), we are committed to assisting you to reach this goal.
From the feedback we have received, the months of preparation have paid off, and the implementation of the new standards is positive. As you prepared for the beginning of the school year, many of you used the meal pattern materials created to assist you and your students with identifying a complete meal. On recent school visits, we were pleased to see the sneeze guard clings, offer vs. serve posters and dry-erase menu boards displayed in cafeterias. Also, we’ve received overwhelmingly positive responses from you for the quick reference pocket guides. In fact, we’ve had requests from 25 other states requesting copies of Florida’s designs for implementation and reproduction around the country!
WE’RE GETTING THE WORD OUT!!!!
In our continued efforts to support you, it is our mission to make the community throughout Florida aware of the hard work that goes into serving quality meals every day in school cafeterias. A public awareness campaign designed to educate the community about the new meal standards and to help change perceptions about school meals started this month. Look and listen for public service announcements on area TV and radio stations.
We regularly distribute press releases to promote the many exciting activities you create for implementation in your cafeterias. Last month, we received media coverage for Florida School Breakfast Week promoting the availability of an affordable, healthy school breakfast for all students at school. Studies have shown that students who eat breakfast make greater gains on standardized tests, pay attention and behave better in class and are less frequently tardy, absent or visit the nurse’s office. Eating breakfast is also positively linked with maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding health problems associated with obesity.
It’s a New Day for Florida’s School Lunches!!!
Many of you are serving breakfast in creative ways to meet the needs of your students and educate parents and the community. Here are some examples:• Breakfast in the Classroom – Students
can head straight to class where meals are delivered and served in the classroom.
• Breakfast After First Period – This is also called a nutrition break or second-chance breakfast. As the name implies, students eat breakfast during a break in the morning, usually between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
• Grab n’ Go – Breakfasts are packaged in paper bags, boxes or trays. Students pick up their breakfast and head to class, the cafeteria or the courtyard.
• Breakfast Carts – It’s a mobile serving area for breakfast. There is no need to head to the cafeteria; breakfast is brought to students in designated areas such as the courtyard, gym or near the bus loop.
In the month of October, we are distributing press releases promoting National Farm to School Month and National School Lunch Week. Programs promoting National Farm to School Month include the Harvest Fresh Produce being served this month in many of Florida’s school cafeterias. Posters highlighting okra, squash, eggplant, snap beans and cauliflower are on display in many cafeterias. Teachers should love the resource material developed by Florida Agriculture in the Classroom about the many benefits from eating squash, tangerines, peppers and snap beans. Lesson plans are available on the
Catching up with Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness
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freshforfloridakids.com website. In addition, you will find activity sheets for National School Lunch Week designed around the theme, “What’s Cooking.” National School Lunch Week and every week is a good time to promote participation in school lunch. Here are a few ways to be more involved:• Promote your program with signs, banners
and balloons.• Provide free samples of your healthy school
meals on the serving line.• Send letters home to parents about School
Lunch Weeks and the activities happening in your district or school.
• Highlight the kid-friendly recipes developed by Florida chefs available on www.freshforfloridakids.com.
• Host a “Student Lunch Art Project.” Ask students to draw or color a picture of their ideal, healthy school lunch. Hang their drawings in the cafeteria.
• Hold a cooking-themed trivia quiz and include nutrition-based questions.
• On October 17 (or a day of your choosing), host “Take Your Parents to Lunch Day” and spread the word to parents about the healthy and tasty options served in school cafeterias every day.
We’ll continue to share your stories and increase community awareness of the benefits of a healthy school lunch throughout the year. If you haven’t already done so, please check out the new freshforfloridakids.com website for all types of resources from a customizable press release to share key messages about your schools and districts to activity sheets and more! Make sure to share this information with your students, community, administrators and teachers.
AWARD YOUR BEST WORK!
With the many new changes you have implemented to meet the new meal standards, your schools are closer than ever to qualifying for the HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) Awards. The HUSSC is a voluntary certification initiative that has recognized thousands of schools for their efforts in improving food and beverage offerings, teaching kids about nutritious food choices and being physically active, providing opportunities for physical activity and having supportive school wellness policies. As of October 2012, 256 Florida schools have been awarded Bronze, Silver, Gold or Gold Award of Distinction HUSSC Awards! FNW has qualified individuals, training and hands-on assistance available to assist your schools in qualifying and applying for HUSSC Awards. This is a great opportunity to recognize your healthy school environment and acknowledge excellence in school meals. Congratulations to the current Florida HUSSC Award-Winning Schools:
Alachua County Metcalfe Elementary School
M. K. Rawlings Elementary School Brevard County
Jupiter Elementary School Leon County
Florida State University Schools, Inc. Manatee County
Haile Middle School Kinnan Elementary School
Rogers Garden Elementary School Sea Breeze Elementary School
Abel Elementary School Anna Maria Elementary School
Ballard Elementary School Bashaw Elementary School
Bayshore Elementary School Blackburn Elementary School
Braden River Elementary School Daughtrey Elementary School Manatee Elementary School McNeal Elementary School Miller Elementary School Mills Elementary School
Moody Elementary School Myakka City Elementary School
Oneco Elementary School Orange Ridge Elementary School
Palm View Elementary School Palma Sola Elementary School Palmetto Elementary School
Prine Elementary School Rowlett Elementary School Samoset Elementary School Stewart Elementary School
Tara Elementary School
Tillman Elementary School Wakeland Elementary School Williams Elementary School
Witt Elementary School Miami-Dade County
Air Base Elementary School Amelia Earhart Elementary School
Arch Creek Elementary School Arcola Lake Elementary School Auburndale Elementary School
Avocado Elementary School Banyan Elementary School
Barbara Hawkins Elementary School Bel-Aire Elementary School
Ben Sheppard Elementary School Bent Tree Elementary School Biscayne Elementary School
Biscayne Gardens Elementary School Blue Lakes Elementary School Brentwood Elementary School Broadmoor Elementary School
Bunche Park Elementary School Calusa Elementary School
Caribbean Elementary School Carol City Elementary School
Charles David Wyche, Jr. Elementary School Charles R. Drew Elementary School
Charles R. Hadley Elementary School Christina M. Eve Elementary School
Citrus Grove Elementary School Claude Pepper Elementary School Coconut Grove Elementary School Colonial Drive Elementary School
Comstock Elementary School Coral Park Elementary School Coral Reef Elementary School
Coral Terrace Elementary School Crestview Elementary School
Cutler Ridge Elementary School Cypress Elementary School
Dante B. Fascell Elementary School David Fairchild Elementary School
Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elementary School Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School
Dr. Gilbert Porter Elementary School Dr. Manuel C. Barreiro Elementary School Dr. Robert B. Ingram Elementary School
E. W. F. Stirrup Elementary School Earlington Heights Elementary School
Edison Park Elementary School Emerson Elementary School
Eneida Massas Hartner Elementary School Ethel F. Beckford/Richmond Elementary School
Ethel Koger Beckham Elementary School Fairlawn Elementary School Flagami Elementary School
Flamingo Elementary School Florida City Elementary School
Frances S. Tucker Elementary School Frederick Douglass Elementary School
Fulford Elementary School George Washington Carver Elementary School Gertrude K. Edelman/Sabal Palm Elementary
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School Gloria Floyd Elementary School
Golden Glades Elementary School Goulds Elementary School
Gratigny Elementary School Greenglade Elementary School
Greynolds Park Elementary School Gulfstream Elementary School
Henry E. S. Reeves Elementary School Henry M. Flagler Elementary School
Henry S. West Laboratory School Hialeah Elementary School
Hialeah Gardens Elementary School Hibiscus Elementary School Holmes Elementary School
Howard Drive Elementary School Jack D. Gordon Elementary School
James H. Bright/J. W. Johnson Elementary School
Jessie J. McCrary, Jr. Elementary School Joe Hall Elementary School
Joella C. Good Elementary School John G. Dupuis Elementary School Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School
Kendale Elementary School Kendale Lakes Elementary School
Kensington Park Elementary School Kinloch Park Elementary School Lake Stevens Elementary School
Lakeview Elementary School Laura C. Saunders Elementary School
Lenora Brown Smith Elementary School Liberty City Elementary School Lorah Park Elementary School
Ludlam Elementary School Madie Ives Community Elementary School
Mae M. Walters Elementary School Majority Stoneman Douglas Elementary School
Maya Angelou Elementary School Meadowlane Elementary School
Melrose Elementary School Miami Gardens Elementary School Miami Heights Elementary School
Miami Park Elementary School Miami Shores Elementary School Miami Springs Elementary School Morningside Elementary School Myrtle Grove Elementary School
North Dade Center for Modern Languages Natural Bridge Elementary School
Nathan B. Young Elementary School Norland Elementary School
Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School North Beach Elementary School North Glade Elementary School
North Hialeah Elementary School North Miami Elementary School
North Twin Lakes Elementary School Norwood Elementary School
Oak Grove Elementary School Ojus Elementary School
Olinda Elementary School Oliver Hoover Elementary School
Olympia Heights Elementary School Orchard Villa Elementary School Palm Lakes Elementary School
Palm Springs Elementary School Palm Springs North Elementary School
Palmetto Elementary School Parkview Elementary School Parkway Elementary School
Paul Laurence Dunbar Elementary School Perrine Elementary School
Phillis Wheatley Elementary School Phyllis Ruth Miller Elementary School
Pine Lake Elementary School Pine Villa Elementary School Pinecrest Elementary School
Poinciana Park Elementary School Rainbow Park Elementary School
Redland Elementary School Redondo Elementary School Riverside Elementary School
Robert Russa Moton Elementary School Rockway Elementary School
Royal Green Elementary School Royal Palm Elementary School Santa Clara Elementary School Scott Lake Elementary School Seminole Elementary School
Shadowlawn Elementary School Shenandoah Elementary School Silver Buff Elementary School
Skyway Elementary School Snapper Creek Elementary School South Hialeah Elementary School
South Miami Heights Elementary School South Pointe Elementary School
Southside Elementary School Spanish Lake Elementary School Springview Elementary School
Sunset Elementary School Sunset Park Elementary School Sweetwater Elementary School
Sylvania Heights Elementary School Thena C. Crowder Elementary School
Toussaint Louverture Elementary School Treasure Island Elementary School
Tropical Elementary School Twin Lakes Elementary School
Van E. Blanton Elementary School Village Green Elementary School
Virginia A. Boone/Highland Oaks Elementary School
W. J. Bryan Elementary School Wesley Matthews Elementary School
West Hialeah Gardens Elementary School West Homestead Elementary School Whispering Pines Elementary School
William A. Chapman Elementary School William Lehman Elementary School
Zora Neale Hurston Elementary School Orange County
Avalon Middle School Bridgewater Middle School Southwest Middle School
Dr. Phillips Elementary School Lee Middle School
Whispering Oaks Elementary School Palm Beach County
Pine Jog Elementary School S. D. Spady Elementary School
Polk County Horizons Elementary School
Putnam County Middleton-Burney Elementary School
Santa Rosa County Pea Ridge Elementary School Gulf Breeze Middle School
Sims Middle School Bagdad Elementary School
Bennett C. Russell Elementary School Berryhill Elementary School
Chumuckla Elementary School East Milton Elementary School
Holley Navarre Intermediate School Holley Navarre Middle School Holley Navarre Primary School
S. S. Dixon Primary School West Navarre Intermediate School W. H. Rhodes Elementary School
Sarasota County Ashton Elementary School
Bay Haven Elementary School Southside Elementary School
Tatum Ridge Elementary School Venice Elementary School
Alta Vista Elementary School Atwater Elementary School
Brentwood Elementary School Cranberry Elementary School
Emma E. Booker Elementary School Englewood Elementary School Fruitville Elementary School Garden Elementary School
Glenallen Elemantary School Gocio Elementary School
Gulf Gate Elementary School Lamarque Elementary School Lakeview Elementary School
Phillippi Shores Elementary School Toledo Blade Elementary School
Tuttle Elementary School Wilkinson Elementary School
All of us at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services,
Division of FNW, recognize the added efforts put forth by so many of you and
want to thank all of you for the work you do every day in Florida’s schools to ensure that healthy meals and healthy lifestyle choices
are available to Florida students.
Stretch to Happiness! De-Stress Your Life!By Zenia Ventura, SNS
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How did your day unfold today? Deadlines to meet, project changes, interrupted implementation plan, unexpected computer crash, understaff operation, kitchen equipment down, upset parent phone calls?
An overwhelmed, stressful lifestyle dangerously effects your body. Simultaneously, your heart pumps twice its natural rate, the blood vessels constrict and raise the blood pressure to outrageous levels, the stomach shuts down and mealtime passes by unannounced. The immune system is now weak, turning off any affectionate interest, slowing any healing. Memory slacks off and things that just happened minutes before start disappearing from your short-term memory.
Despite this negative scenario, there is a positive side of stress. Stress is a normal reaction to embracing challenge. Some of us, without certain amounts of pressure, would never accomplish set goals. Positive stress is the energy boost needed to engage, the buzz of excitement before a big challenge, or the element of risk that sustains expectations. Consequently, too little to do could be as bad as an overwhelming schedule.
US psychologist S. Kobasa’s research revealed that the ability to remain fit and motivated under stress was linked to commitment to self, job, and community, the acceptance of change as part of life, a feeling of control over life, and the belief that you can influence events. Having a personal plan to reduce the stress produced by the pressure that circumstances could bring to you, might be the change needed to live a happy life. Below are steps to reduce stress in your personal and work life.
Diaphragmatic breathing and progressive muscle relaxation can ease tension in the muscles if headaches or
migraines are caused by stress.
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Step 1. Completing my personal self-assessment.
Assessment A B CDo you compulsively work, eat, smoke or drink?Do you feel that your life is out of control?Do you experience physical symptoms when stressed?When you are under pressure is your mental or emotional life affected?Do you have difficulty relaxing?Is it hard to maintain good relationships with others?When you are under pressure, do you act in a “HOT” way? Do you blame other people or feel angry? Do you become aggressive? Do you fume inwardly?Or in a “COLD” way? Do you become withdrawn or deny that there is a problem? Do you become panicky? Do you blame yourself or feel guilty?
General Guidance (From Encyclopedia of Healing Therapies by Ann Woodham and Dr. D. Peters)
People’s personality often influences reaction to pressure. Some people behave in a “hot” or hostile way, fuming and blaming others, making them prone to coronary heart disease. “Cold” reactors may use up energy in trying to ignore the problem or in blaming themselves, and thus deplete their immune system and become vulnerable to infection. Compulsive or obsessive behavior, emotional problems such as insomnia, or physical condition such as indigestion, are also indicators of someone not coping with stress in a healthy manner.
Your Score• If you scored a majority of A’s, you are one of those hardy
characters who respond well to challenge.• A majority of B answers indicates that you may deal well in some
situations but not others, and would be well advised to learn some coping strategies.
• If you scored high in C’s, you have a coping style that is particularly vulnerable to stress. The good news is that you can learn to cope but you need to monitor yourself and make a real effort to practice stress management techniques.
Step 2. Remain alert for warnings of a stressful lifestyle:• Pressure – This is a feeling of physical or mental distress due to
the sense of urgency or matters demanding immediate attention. Circumstances that might be constraint by time, resources, specialized skills, and higher expectations than what realistically can be accomplished.
• Anxiety – This is a sudden distress caused by fear, worry, or uneasiness, usually caused by an imminent unfortunate event with an uncertain outcome.
• Depression – Deep feeling of sadness, unhappiness, misery. This is a common mental disorder that presents with depressed moods, guilty feelings, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy, and poor concentration.
• Loneliness – This is an unpleasant feeling or sense of emptiness and solitude as a result of inadequate social relationships.
Step 3. Implement stress management techniques• Know and work on your “Own-Self ”
Self-awareness of your value, talents, and limits is the key to embrace challenges and overcome fears. Work on your “own self ” and induce calm and confidence to minimize stress effects. Recognize the changes needed to help set easy to achieve, simple goals with specific benchmarks.
• Realistic goals, assertive enlightening The #1 reason people become stressed over their responsibility is the lack of realistic short term goals. Every big achievement becomes manageable when it is broken down on attainable targets. Identify these easy to achieve goals all along until your mission is accomplished. Provide them with the confidence that there is direction and leadership on all efforts. Make achieving
The Power of Positive Thinkers:
Laughter relaxes tense muscles, eases fatigue, and improves circulation, in addition to making you feel good.
Doing something to help other people, whether voluntary work or visiting a sick
neighbor, can help you feel good.
Keeping a diary is a discipline that can help build a sense of inner stability.
Exercise, dance, and sports all help improve body image and self-perception.
Staying flexible helps to prevent back, neck, and shoulder pain, as well as
headaches and fatigue.
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would help you to ensure a good night sleep. Remember to consult your physician if condition persists. • Turn off computers, cellphones, and tv at least 30
minutes before bedtime to avoid receiving the high level of electromagnetic energy that disturbs sleep.
• Eat foods that promote a “good night sleep” such as avocado, which contains besitosterol, a compound that lowers the body production of the stress hormone cortisol and cherries, which contain melatonin, a hormone that has shown to improve sleep.
• Create a proper relaxing welcoming environment including keeping a clean bedroom, neat and tidy beds, and pleasant smell. An enjoyable environment is proper to help you feel good and relaxed at bedtime according to a survey from the National Sleep Foundation.
• Implement relaxing techniques according to your preference. From stretching to progressive muscle relaxation, these techniques have helped people to have a good night sleep for centuries.
• Avoid unhealthy habits, such as drinking and smoking which could affect your nervous system and disturb your sleep cycle.
Step 5. Make exercise a top priority for life.
As inconvenient, impractical, and time consuming as it sounds to live an active lifestyle, it is more unmanageable, troublesome, and unaffordable to become part the high mortality rate due to stress. Back and neck pain, headaches, insomnia, depression, digestive disorders, anxiety attacks, and osteoarthritis are only some of the possible clinical scenarios that physical or emotional stress, due to inactivity and overwhelming load of work, can bring in people’s life.
Failure to underestimate the importance of “body empowerment” through exercise, leads to reduction of life span. Consistently, researches report that exercise can improve mood, lift depression, boost self-esteem, lessen anxiety, improve sleep cycles, and empower you to cope better with personal and work related stress. People that exercise regularly remain energized.
According to the American Medical Association, “moderate levels of activity are as conducive to good health and longevity as more extreme levels.” Using everyday activities, such as walking, gardening, stretching, and leisure sports with your children can add up to improved overall physical and emotional health. The most important characteristic for an exercise program to succeed is: It can blend into your life softly. It can realistically happen. It doesn’t matter how good an exercise program is, it won’t work if you do not make it happen.
Practice this while reading: Contract your stomach muscles and curl your buttocks forward for a pelvic tilt. Hold and release.
Repeat five times.
specific goals a priority or be happy where you are.• Coach for accountability, not for problem solving
Each one of us, at one point or other, led others to an accomplishment. Avoid leading others for problem solving. Choose a higher commitment by coaching for confidence and accountability. Are you leaving others dependent, helpless, and building lack of confidence? This type of leadership style will only backfire on you, ruining peace, calm, and confidence. Think about yourself as a leadership coach rather than a manager. Get ready to amaze others about how capable they really are.
• Wise time management skills Daily review of priorities considering how many people will be affected by a task, how important is a task to the mission, and the aim deadline will make the difference when organizing weekly working hours. Avoid rushing by providing transition time. Establish measurement tools to recognize progress against goals. Eat a light lunch away from the work area at all possible. Plan your snacks and hydrating breaks during the day. Take few alone minutes at the end of the date to re-cap.
• Become assertive and eliminate distractions. Learn to say “no” to handling tasks in excess of what should be personally handled. Seek superior’s clarification of scope of involvement or support staff intervention when delegating is needed. Start every task with the end result in mind. Create weekly goals to lead to a feeling of mission accomplished at the end of each week. Continuous rewards create an organizational culture of assurance and success.
• Become dispensable Identify each team player’s responsibility and provide them the resources necessary to perform to expectations. Inspire specific successors with preparation strategies and mentoring resources. Connect with emerging leaders, initiate meaningful conversations that reveal maturity-level, character, and willingness to lead.
• Engage in a stress-free healthy eating lifestyle Adopt a stress-free approach, with no off-limit foods and no calorie restrictions. Simply make permanent changes, such as reducing high-sugar liquid calories, understanding and taking control of emotional eating, balancing the calories burned with the calories consumed, keeping mood/food journal, engaging in 30 minutes of light exercise, and performing 5 minutes of strength-training each day.
Step 4. Strive for a great night sleep.
Avoid working late and strive for 6-8 hours of sleep each night. The inability to have a good night sleep could cause damage to your mood, memory, and level of concentration. The following practices
Do five neck rotations while reading Step 4, Strive for a great night sleep.
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Category Benefits ExamplesFlexibility Exercise
Provides relief from stiffness and stress. Stretching exercises keep connective tissue from shortening and tightening, prevents muscles pulls and tear, relieves pain, boosts muscles strength and tone and helps prevent injury. Flexibility enhances body awareness and appearance, increases energy, and improves circulation.
Pilates, Yoga, Dance movements, all stretching exercises, reaching, bending
Strengthening Exercise
Shapes and tones muscles. Helps burn calories while at rest. Strengthens bones, reducing the risk of osteoporosis.
Lifting weights, push-ups, pull-ups, isometric exercises, sit-ups, leg lifts
Cardiovascular/Aerobic Exercise
This component improves functions of your heart and lungs. Burns calories and fat. Helps to control cholesterol levels and blood pressure. Relieves stress. Improves efficiency and endurance.
Walking, Running, Swimming, Bicycling, Climbing Stairs, Dancing, Hiking, Sports, Raking Leaves, Mowing grass.
“ You are too busy to exercise only if you are too busy to breathe.”
Weather you decide to perform all at once or just create your personal game plan, studies have shown that implementing these lifestyle components decrease the risk for life threatening stress related conditions.
Life can be stressful, but learning stress management techniques helps to ensure a quality lifestyle that reduces stress, release anxiety, alleviate depression and boost healthy eating and exercise habits in our lives.
Look on the FSNA website (www.floridaschoolnutrition.org) for easy-to-perform stretching exercise sheet.
This article is intended as a reference only, not as a medical manual. The information here is intended to educate and to help you make informative decisions about your health. It is not intended as a substitute for any treatment. If you suspect that you have a medical problem, we urge you to seek competent medical help.
ReferencesWoodham, A., & David, P. (1997). Encyclopedia of Healing Therapies. DK Publishing, Inc.Bauman, A., Sarry H. (1998). Fat to Firm at any Age. Rodale, Inc.Rodale, A. (2000). No Fail Fitness Tips. Rodale, Inc.
Stretch to Happiness – Certification Test (Fall 2012)True or False: For each statement, check True or False.
T F1. An overwhelmed stressful lifestyle causes a dangerous body effect that could lead to death.
2. Stress is an abnormal reaction to address changes.
3. Anxiety is a sudden distress caused by fear, worry or uneasiness.
4. Self-awareness of your value, talents, and limits is the key to embrace challenges and overcome fears.
5. Work on your own self to induce fear and anxiety.
6. Establishing measurement tools to recognize progress against goals will give you a sense of achievement.
7. Create weekly goals to lead feeling of mission accomplished at the end of each week.
8. To engage in a stress free diet, simply make permanent changes such as reducing high-sugar liquid calories, and understanding and taking control of emotional eating.9. Avoid working late and strive for 2-4 hours of sleep.
10. Moderate levels of activity are as conductive to good health and longevity as more extreme levels.
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To receive one (1) Continuing Education Unit (CEU), you must complete the above test, and then give it to your local certification chair for grading and approval. Your certification chair will return the graded and ap-proved test to you. As of September 1, 2008, if you are certified, you can use up to 3 publication articles per year to renew your certification. Passing grade is 80%. The issue date (October 2012) must fall within your certification period. Also, as of September 1, 2008, certified members are no longer required to submit their CEUs to SNA. SNA will check proof of CEUs via a random audit. If you are selected for an audit, notifica-tion to send CEU documentation will be included in your annual certification renewal notice.
Be sure to keep each graded test as proof of 1 CEU!
Introducing the 2013 – 2014 CandidatesThe following is a glimpse of the candidates on the 2013 – 2014 FSNA ballot. Get to know them more by reading the “Interview with the Candidates” in the upcoming Winter publication, along with your ballot.
Candidate for President-Elect
Maggie Green FSNA Member for: 10 years Current SFS Position: FN Manager, Dade County Offices Held: Local Scholarships & Awards Chair, Local President-Elect, Local President, Local Membership Chair, SWAC Advisor, FSNA Scholarship & Awards, Region VII Director, Foundation Chair of Regional Directors, Region Director Chair
Candidates for Foodservice Employee / Manager Section Chair
Nancy Hussey FSNA Member for: 13 years Current SFS Position: FN Manager, Broward County Offices Held: Local President-Elect, Local President, Local Membership Chair, FSNA Membership
Nancy Nichele FSNA Member for: 15 years Current SFS Position: FN Manager, Broward County Offices Held: Local President, Local Secretary, Local Scholarships & Awards Chair, Local Nutrition Chair
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AWARDS DEADLINES SUBMITTED TO
FSNA PROGRAM AWARDS
Community Humanitarian Award February 1 Joanne Terry, S&A Chairc/o FSNA Headquarters
Florida Jump Start Award (Florida School Breakfast Week) February 1 Joanne Terry, S&A Chairc/o FSNA Headquarters
Heart of the Program Award (SNA Award) - Must use SNA forms SNA's deadline is March 1, but FSNA’s deadline is February 1 Joanne Terry, S&A Chairc/o FSNA Headquarters
Innovative Idea Award Administrative/Supervisory Level (Can be from cur-rent year or past year) August 1 Joanne Terry, S&A Chair
c/o FSNA Headquarters
Innovative Idea Award FS Employee/Manager Level(Can be from current year or past year) February 1 Joanne Terry, S&A Chair
c/o FSNA Headquarters
Leadership Award Administrative/Supervisory Level (Can be from current year or past year) August 1 Joanne Terry, S&A Chair
c/o FSNA Headquarters
Leadership Award FS Employee/Manager Level (Can be from current year or past year) February 1 Joanne Terry, S&A Chair
c/o FSNA Headquarters
Louise Sublette Award of Excellence (SNA Award) - Must use SNA formsLetter of Intent - Dec 1
Application - SNA's deadline is March 1, but FSNA’s deadline is February 1
Joanne Terry, S&A Chairc/o FSNA Headquarters
Nutrition Award February 1 Joanne Terry, S&A Chairc/o FSNA Headquarters
Outstanding Director of the Year Award (SNA Award) - Must use SNA forms SNA's deadline is March 1, but FSNA’s deadline is February 1 Joanne Terry, S&A Chairc/o FSNA Headquarters
Outstanding Manager of the Year Award February 1 Joanne Terry, S&A Chairc/o FSNA Headquarters
President’s Award Entry Form-Oct 1Book/Report-March 1
Mary Jane Dunlop, FSNA Presidentc/o FSNA Headquarters
Public Policy and Legislative Award February 1 Joanne Terry, S&A Chairc/o FSNA Headquarters
Retiree of the Year Award February 1 Wanda Pedraza, Silver Circle Chair
c/o FSNA Headquarters
Smart Start Award (National School Breakfast Week) - Previous Year February 1 Joanne Terry, S&A Chairc/o FSNA Headquarters
Super School Award (National School Lunch Week) February 1 Joanne Terry, S&A Chairc/o FSNA Headquarters
SWAC of the Year Award February 1 FSNA Headquarters
Thelma Flanagan Quality Program Award February 1 Joanne Terry, S&A Chairc/o FSNA Headquarters
FSNA SERVICE AWARDSMembership Award (Must be members of FSNA & SNA) February 1 FSNA Headquarters
Certification Award (Must be members of FSNA & SNA) February 1 FSNA Headquarters
Twenty-five Years of Service Award (By June of current year) February 1 FSNA Headquarters
Thirty Years of Service Award (By June of current year) February 1 FSNA Headquarters
Thirty-five Years of Service Award (By June of current year) February 1 FSNA Headquarters
Forty Years of Service Award (By June of current year) February 1 FSNA Headquarters
Forty-five Years of Service Award (By June of current year) February 1 FSNA Headquarters
Fifty Years of Service Award (By June of current year) February 1 FSNA Headquarters
FSNA SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS
Adult Education GED and High School Diploma Ongoing Joanne Terry, S&A Chairc/o FSNA Headquarters
Undergraduate Degree, Lower Division Ongoing Joanne Terry, S&A Chairc/o FSNA Headquarters
Undergraduate (Upper Division) & Graduate Degrees Ongoing Joanne Terry, S&A Chairc/o FSNA Headquarters
FSNA SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS
Legislative Action Caucus Grant January 15 Jud Crane, PP&L Chair
FS Employee/Manager Grant Program Ongoing Joanne Terry, S&A Chair
FSNA Scholarships & Awards Deadlines
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Mary Jane Dunlop, FSNA President Santa Rosa County SFS 6544 Firehouse Rd. Milton, FL 32570Home: (850) 554-9128 Work: (859) 983-5140 ext. 108 [email protected]
Wanda Pedraza FSNA Silver Circle Chair7042 W. Flagler St.Miami, FL 33144 (407) 323-5633
Joanne Terry, FSNA S & A Chair Charlotte County SFS1016 Education Avenue Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Home/Cell: (941) 258-0827 Work: (941) 575-5400 ext. 179 [email protected]
Scholarships & AwardsContact addresses and telephone numbers
FSNA Headquarters 124 Salem CourtTallahassee, FL 32301(888) [email protected]
Jud Crane, FSNA PP&L ChairSanta Rosa County SFS6544 Firehouse Rd.Milton, FL 32570(850) 983-5130 [email protected]
Contact Joanne Terry or Fran Gilbert to request any further detailed information about FSNA awards and scholarships. You may download applications directly from FSNA’s website (www.floridaschoolnutrition.org). They are provided in Word format and are downloadable onto a personal computer.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with one of the committee members. They are here to help you!
For further information/applications offered through the School Nutrition Association
(SNA), call SNA’s Service Center at
1-800-877-8822 or email [email protected].
You can also find SNA 2011-2012 Scholarships & Awards documents in a pdf format on the
SNA website at: www.schoolnutrition.org.
Remember- you must use SNA’s applications for their scholarships and awards!
School Nutrition Association 2012 – 2013 Scholarships & Awards
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2012-13 FSNA & SNA CalendarEVENT DATE(S) LOCATION
FSNA Executive Board MeetingsWinter Meeting TBA Conference Call
April Meeting April 4, 2013 Rosen Plaza, Orlando, FL
FSNA Region SeminarsRegion I November 10, 2012 Milton High School, Milton County
Region II November 3, 2012 East Gadsden High School, Gadsden County
Region III October 13, 2012 Forest High School, Marion County
Region IV October 6, 2012 Viera High School, Brevard County
Region V October 27, 2012 M&B Farms, Citrus County
Region VI November 3, 2012 Palm Point Educational Research School, St. Lucie County
Region VII October 20, 2012 Forest High School, Marion County
FSNA Industry Seminar/Commodity Expo2012 October 2-4, 2012 Waldorf Astoria, Naples FL
FSNA Legislative Action Caucus2013 TBA Doubletree Hotel, Tallahassee, FL
FSNA Annual Conferences
2013 April 4-6 Orange County Convention Center & Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, FL
2014 April 24-26 Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, FL
2015 TBA
FSNA Leadership Training2013 TBA
FSNA School Food In Florida Deadlines for Chapter Chatter, Articles & Advertising Winter Publication (mailed in December) November 1, 2012
Spring Publication (mailed in April) February 1, 2013
Summer Publication (mailed in July) June 1, 2013
Other Events2012 National School Lunch Week October 15-19 "School Lunch - What's Cooking"
2013 Florida School Breakfast Week TBD
2013 National School Breakfast Week March 4-8 "Be a Star With School Breakfast"
SNA Fall Committee Days October 18-20 Gaylord National Harbor, National Harbor, MD
2013 National Leadership Conference April 18-20 "Savannah Marriott Riverfront, Savannah, GA
2014 National Leadership Conference April 17-19 Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, St. Louis, MO
2013 SNA Child Nutrition Industry Conference January 13-15 Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, TX
2013 SNA Legislative Action Conference March 3-6 JW Marriott Hotel, Washington, DC
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Nancy Armocida, SNS Sarasota County
Elizabeth Binninger, SNS St. Johns County
Tracy Brizendine, SNS Sarasota County
Donald Buck, SNS Charlotte County
Mary Cardarelle-Hermans, SNS Manatee County
Bernice Coppola, SNS Sarasota County
Melissa Corum, SNS FLDOE
Gary Dodds, SNS Lake County
Lori Dornbusch, SNS Palm Beach County
Lori Drenth, SNS Hernando County
Arthur Dunham, SNS Pinellas County
Susan Ehrhart, SNS Polk County
Christine Farneti, SNS Volusia County
Sandra Ford, SNS Manatee County
Darren Frymoyer, SNS St. Lucie County
Lynn Geist, SNS Pinellas County
Catherine Gerard, SNS Pinellas County
Lora Gilbert, SNS Orange County
School Nutrition Specialists (SNS) (as of September 17, 2012)
Ashley Gill, SNS FLDOE
Lori Gionti, SNS Broward County
Beverly Girard, SNS Sarasota County
Maggie Giunta, SNS Pasco County
Allyn Graves, SNS Nassau County
Skye Grundy, RD, SNS Manatee County
Valerie Hansen, SNS Volusia County
Mary Kate Harrison, SNS Hillsborough County
Julie Hedine, SNS Pasco County
Rae Hollenbeck, SNS Osceola County
Dawn Houser, SNS Collier County
Almeda Jefferson, SNS Orange County
Judith Jenkins, SNS Hillsborough County
Kay Johnson, SNS Lee County
Jenna Kaczmarski, SNS Polk County
Twyla Leigh, SNS Collier County
Emily Mark, SNS Pasco County
Gwendolyn McCartney Freier, SNS Citrus County
Kathleen McGinn, SNS St. Lucie County
Dawn Menz, SNS Brevard County
Vonda Moonier, SNS Orange County
Melissa Moore, SNS FLDOE
Penny Mourer, SNS Charlotte County
Jean Palmore, SNS Osceola County
Richard Parks, SNS FLDOACS
Roy Pistone, SNS Citrus County
Sean Prevatt, SNS St. Johns County
Mallory Proctor, SNS FLDOE
Cathy Reed, SNS Leon County
Susan Reedy, SNS Manatee County
Jeff Rockwood, SNS Volusia County
Diane Santoro, SNS Orange County
Carole Schutt, SNS St. Lucie County
Sheila Sheridan, SNS Collier County
Gail Silverwood, SNS Hillsborough County
Marcia Smith, SNS Polk County
Debra Stecklein, SNS FLDOACS
Judy Steinbarger, SNS Hillsborough County
Lola Strickland, SNS FLDOACS
Tim Tankersley, SNS Advantage Waypoint
Robin Tennille, SNS Franklin County
Regina Thoma, SNS Manatee County
Jeffrey Torney, SNS Sarasota County
Angela Torres, SNS Flagler County
Christopher Van Vliet, SNS Marion County
Zenia Ventura, SNS St. Lucie County
Sherri Webber, SNS Hillsborough County
Tamera Webster, SNS Broward County
David Whetstone, SNS FLDOE
Terri Whitacre, SNS Charlotte County
Linda Wiley, SNS Duval County
Karen Wray, SNS Hernando County
Deborah Wuest, SNS St Lucie County
Susan Zanatta, SNS Manatee County
2013-2014 Candidate Ballots must be postmarked by February 1, 2013 (Look for your ballot in the Winter issue)
Scholarships & Awards: See page 14 for specific dates
Important Deadlines to Remember
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Great managers have a special way of engaging the hearts, minds and talents of their employees. They never waste a lot of time focusing on employee weaknesses. Instead, they focus and capitalize on the strengths that each employee has. Great managers know that each employee is uniquely wired and understands that they cannot force everyone to perform in the same way. They stick to the right outcomes, religiously, and then let each employee find his or her own way to reach those outcomes. They understand what nature knows to be true, that the most efficient route from point A to point B is almost never a straight line. Instead, it is the path of least resistance. By asking questions, listening to and working with each employee, great managers help employees find their own path of least resistance. They help employees release
In times of Change, Great Managers are the Key to Departmental SuccessBy: Mary Jane Cardarelle-Hermans, SNS, FSNA Employee/Manager Section Chair
their strengths and turn them into performance. This is done one employee at a time, over and over again. It is this important role that is the department’s power supply.
In time of change (like right now with the new regulations being implemented), it is this role that makes our departments strong. Strong enough to stay focused and strong enough to be flexible without breaking. If enough managers play this role well, the food service department becomes stronger one employee at a time.
The SNA Nominating Committee recently met at the Annual National Conference (ANC) in Denver to select a slate of candidates for the 2012 SNA election ballot.
After carefully studying the biographical information, supporting documents and goals for each candidate, the Nominating Committee selected the official slate of candidates for the ballot. The winners of this year’s election will serve on the 2013-15 SNA Board of Directors and Nominating Committee, with the installation to take place at SNA’s 67th Annual National Conference, July 14-17, 2013, in Kansas City, Mo.
The “polls” will be open for SNA members to cast their ballots between October 15 and November 15, 2012. Voting will be conducted online through SNA’s independent election house, which you can access through the SNA website, www.schoolnutrition.org/snaelection. You can feel confident that the election is a secure process, as it requires all members to enter their membership numbers prior to voting and ensures that each member only votes one time.
If the Association is to continue serving as the voice of child nutrition programs in the United States and around the world, it’s critical that you participate in the selection of your future leaders. Stay tuned to the SNA website for full biographies of all the candidates, as well as more information regarding how you can cast your vote for the future of the Association.
Florida candidate on the SNA ballot for Education Committee Chair: Diane Santoro, SNS, Orange County Public Schools
SNA Election – Remember to vote!
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Chapter ChatterAlachua CountyReported by: Irene Durden
Welcome from Alachua County!We are off to a great start with a brand
new school--Meadowbrook Elementary. Meadowbrook opened its doors at the beginning of this school year. Carol Gallant is the new Manager. However, she is not new to School Food Service; this is her 25th year. Belinda Simmons, Jennifer Ayala and Dara Caudle are the wonderful workers making sure the students there at Meadowbrook get nutritious and delicious meals! They reported that they “are loving their new kitchen,” and sent in pictures of our efficient kitchen.
We have a busy year ahead of us in our association. In our first meeting, we discussed the bylaws of Alachua School Nutrition Association. In October we are having a real Hoe-down, which includes our families at the park. Fun! Fun! With hot dogs and games! November will find us making blankets for Shands Hospital for the Pediatrics Floor. Great project! The Christmas Party this year will be somewhat different and exciting. To be held at Country Suites.
The fundraisers for the year will be rewarding and interesting! One will be the 50/50. The winner will be collecting $650. Our association will also be a winner! So everyone get those tickets sold. We also have a stain glass UF gator picture to raffle off. What gator fan wouldn’t want it! Some lucky winner will get to display a stain glass orange and blue gator.
Here is some more exciting news! Kathy Schmitt, our food service manager at Mebane Middle School, is a new grandmother!! The little one’s name is Paisley Ryan Schmitt, born on May 31 and weighing in at 8 pounds and 1 ounce. Congratulations to the Schmitt family! And the second new little one is the granddaughter of Penny Fowler, our food service manager at High Springs Community School. The baby was 6 pounds and 11 ounces. Congratulations to the Fowler family!
As you see, we are up and running! Busy! Busy times! We are excited about feeding healthy, nutritious meals to our students. Also, we are excited about educating food & nutrition services employees and helping to create scholarships for students in Alachua County Culinary Programs.
Have a wonderful, healthy year!
Brevard CountyReported by: Lori Nelson
Brevard County School Nutrition Association is getting ready to kick off a new year. Our kick off meeting in September was a great way to get new membership for the year and more members involved in our activities. To celebrate Living Today for a Better Tomorrow, our first meeting included a nutrition speaker.
We are very excited to be hosting the Region IV Seminar on October 6. Our association is working hard to make it a great networking and learning day here on the space coast. We have exciting breakout sessions, a mini food show and a special guest speaker planned for those attending. Our fundraising for the year has already begun with Yankee Candle sales. All fundraisers that are held throughout the year contribute toward scholarships that are given out at the end of the year to foodservice workers or their families.
Many of our members are promoting nutrition education through their cafeterias. With the new meal pattern introduction, managers created colorful displays for registration and spoke to students, parents and teachers. Holly Brown, Cafeteria Manager at Manatee Elementary did a great job promoting food services and wellness. Nutrition education can be found on colorful serving line displays, informational bulletin boards and throughout the serving area.
Manatee Elementary, Cafeteria Manager Holly Brown’s registration table.
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Chapter ChatterMany of our members are involved in the
Fuel Up to Play 60 program sponsored by the Dairy Council and the NFL. In August, as part of the June 1 deadline for grant funding, eight of our schools were funded, receiving a total of $30,500 in just this funding opportunity. Since the program has started 13 schools total have been involved and we have received a total of $62,500. At the end of August a few of our members attended a FUTP60 Training Camp in Jacksonville. We gained valuable information from speakers and two of our members were part of a panel discussion. Jennie Cheesman, Cafeteria Manager for Apollo Elementary and Lori Nelson, District Dietitian Specialist were featured on the panel. Those attending were able to also hear from Fred Taylor, former NFL player and do a meet and greet with him.
It’s an exciting time to be involved in the promotion of health and nutrition for our students, schools and communities so we can all have a better tomorrow!
Broward CountyReported by: Kathie Englert
Greetings from Broward County. We started our 2012-2013 school year by inviting all Food Service employees to our Opening Manger’s meeting. We had a huge turnout of over 800 employees, very exciting. They were provided with a continental style breakfast and we had our T-shirt sales as well. The implementation of the New Meal Guidelines were discussed. Our Director, Mary Mulder, gave a Kudos to all employees for all their hard work and dedication to our successful program. Broward County welcomes new area supervisor, Sophia Bettoli!
We will be continuing Our Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Tasting Program in the Elementary schools this year. In September, we tasted Honeydew melon and in October we will be tasting Multi-color Cauliflower. The children really look forward to this every month. In addition to the monthly taste testing, we have also added fresh celery sticks, cucumbers, and squash medley, as well as continuing the “Farm to School” initiative which provides farm fresh green beans and corn cobbettes to our menu. As a promotion, we have also offered pineapple pushpops, cantaloupe and star fruit. All of our high schools have reimbursable vending machines with choices such as wraps and yogurt parfaits.
Launched in May 2012, Food Service piloted 6 Afterschool Supper Programs with great success and plan to expand the program in the 2012-2013 school year.
To celebrate National School Lunch Week, the Food and Nutrition Department is sponsoring a poster contest for all students enrolled in Broward County Public Schools. The theme for this year’s contest is “School Lunch-What’s Cooking?”
The BSNA Board has been working on various fundraisers such as Rada cutlery, T-shirt sales, pans and the 50/50 Raffle Drawing. They have been planning the Holiday Party, which will be December 1; location to be announced. The board
is looking forward to the Regional Conference in Clewiston on October 20.
Charlotte CountyReported by: Terri Whitacre
After a summer of vacations, feeding children at summer food service program sites and planning to implement the updated USDA meal pattern, the staff of Charlotte County’s Champ’s Cafe opened the new school year with several SNACC-sponsored activities at our annual training meeting on August 3. Staff members donated school supplies, gave generously to our Dollar$ for $cholars program and had an opportunity to participate in a mini-Health Fair through Fawcett Memorial Hospital. Veteran, new and substitute staff were welcome to get their blood pressure checked, learn their BMI, gather information on health issues and chat with a health care professional about a concern they might have.
President Sheila Hayes and her executive board introduced the 2012/2013 theme, “Living Today for a Better Tomorrow” and they invited all of us to participate in the exciting year of projects they had planned. Treasurer Joanne Terry, President-Elect Annette Joyce and Secretary Penny Mourer recruited new members and a record-setting 63 paid
Ready to greet our Champ’s Cafe team members at the opening all-staff meeting on August 3rd, Charlotte County’s President Sheila Hayes stands with Michele Ritter, Director of Marketing at Fawcett Memorial Hospital at a mini-Health Fair offering health screenings and information.
Lori Nelson with Fred Taylor at the FUTP60 training camp.
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Dade CountyReported by: C Nancy Barclay
Hello Fellow Food Service Professionals from Miami-Dade County.
We hope everyone was able to get some much needed rest over the summer break so that we can come back charged up to do what we do best: feed the future.
During the summer months, Miami Dade County kept busy with our Summer Feeding Program and the Summer Training Institute. Thousands of meals were served to students during the summer months by our Summer Feeding Program. Healthy dishes such as chicken salad wraps, Asian chicken wraps, coleslaw, black bean salsa, fresh fruits and vegetables were enjoyed by the students attending summer school and camp.
We added a new innovation to our Summer Feeding Program that came in by way of a gourmet food truck. As written in the July 2012 issue of Today’s Dietitian, by Juliann Schaeffer, “Innovators in School Nutrition,” (h t tp : / /www. today sd i e t i t i an . com/ newarchives/070112p28.shtml) “working off the gourmet food truck is an idea that has been featured on TV’s Food Network” says Carol Chong, Director of Food and Menu Management for Miami Dade County Public Schools. “We expect to take the truck to various underserved neighborhoods in the county and offer the same fresh and healthful foods provided during the school year to kids on summer break. Food insecurity is all year long, and school meals are available only when school is in session. We hope to continue to provide nutritious meals to children during this time when school food programs are minimal.” We are hoping to do much more with our food truck in the upcoming months.
The Summer Training Institute was also very successful in training 1,350 part-time employees on the new “Healthy Food and Beverage Guidelines.” The part-time employees learned topics such as Sanitation, HACCP, Work Safety, Customer Service, Department of Food and Nutrition Highlights, as well as the new guidelines. This was a great opportunity for both the part-time staff and their managers as they were fully trained before the beginning of school and ready to serve the students. Pictured here are Nancy Barclay and Elizabeth Brookins with two of our Summer Training
Institute participants. They showed us their appreciation by bringing gifts, having a cake made along with other types of goodies.
Bragging RightsMiami-Dade County Public Schools’
Department of Food and Nutrition has been named a “District of Excellence” by the School Nutrition Association (SNA) for 2011. The areas of achievement are derived by the SNA’s Key to Excellence, and include:
Nutrition and nutrition educationCommunications and marketingAdministration; andOperationsThis year we introduced “The Child
Nutrition Award of Excellence.” This award recognizes the schools and food service managers that excel in child nutrition. Managers that go above and beyond the call of duty to educate, participate in and promote child nutrition.
The winners are as follows:• Jolee Ferguson – Bel Aire Elementary• Sandra Soto-Saldana – R.R. Moton
Elementary• Gateway Environmental K-8 Center –
Doris Bomate• Devon Aire K-8 Center – Maritza Suarez• Paul Bell Middle – Lucia Savery• Doral Middle – Lorraine Williams• Miami Sunset Senior – Jacqui Biscoito• Miami Carol City Senior – Jerome Baker
We are very proud of these managers and their schools for making a difference.
their local dues. Each member received a colorful lei to wear during the meeting so their colleagues would know they had joined SNACC, the School Nutrition Association of Charlotte County.
The meeting concluded with our talented Network Technician Dan Leach playing the ukulele and leading us all in song. As we sang “Tiny Bubbles,” the managers blew bubbles around the room before we dismissed to launch another school year of serving healthy meals to our students.
Our first certification meeting of the year welcomed Community Relations Nurse for Peace River Hospital, Rachel Struebing, R.N., as our guest speaker. Rachel reviewed the information shared with us last year about how to serve as a health advocate, described a “hospitalist” physician and then discussed how to select a doctor. Rachel inspired us to “stand up for and stand with” a friend or loved one as a health advocate, and she reminded us that good nutrition is the first rung on the ladder of becoming well during an illness or after surgery.
At the September certification meeting, Charlotte County’s members, dressed for the “Living Today for a Better Tomorrow” theme, pose with guest speaker Rachel Streubing, R.N. (standing, far right) after her health advocacy presentation.
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HealthierUS School Challenge AwardOn Thursday, August 23, 2012, USDA
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Under Secretary Kevin Concannon visited North Beach Elementary School to recognize Miami-Dade County Public Schools for meeting the HealthierUS School Challenge for all of our 177 elementary schools. Established in 2004, HUSSC has recognized thousands of schools across America for their efforts in improving food and beverage offerings, teaching kids about nutritious food choices and being physically active, providing opportunities for physical activity, and having supportive School Wellness policies. With 177 Bronze awards, M-DCPS has the second highest number of certified HealthierUS Schools in the nation. Superintendent Mr. Carvalho was at North Beach to receive the HUSSC Award on behalf of our elementary schools. Students at the school had a big surprise when Mr. Carvalho and Mr. Concannon served lunch in the cafeteria.
Our local association is in the process of coming up with new ideas to raise funds to send President Mrs. Evelyn Seaman and President-Elect Mrs. Karen Galloway to Tallahassee to speak on behalf of our child nutrition programs. We are entertaining such ideas as having a flea market, spaghetti dinner dine in or take out, cookie grams and a few other ideas that we will be discussing in our upcoming first meeting.
Last year we were very successful with our fundraisers and this year we plan to do even more.
Franklin CountyReported by: Terry Hilton
Terry Hilton, April Dalton, and Jennifer Anderson attended the National Conference in Denver. We met a lot of new friends all over the United States. We attended many educational sessions, heard guest speakers at the General Session, tested a lot of food at the vendor expo and attended the Puttin’ on the Glitz talent show. We were proud of our Florida preformers. We attended the Reception for our President Sandy Ford. The final event was a concert with the Beach Boys. We are proud we were able to enjoy a great experience.
Franklin County School and The Learning Center had a Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program kickoff. The theme was “Pineapple Under the Sea.” A pineapple created with recycled milk cartons was the center stage attraction. A promotional bulletin board was displayed in the lunchroom for students and teachers to get pineapple information. A table with a pineapple tree displayed was for guests. The kindegarten class created fruit stencil
art, paper bag pineapples, and spongebob coloring sheet. The first grade created pineapple fish. The second grade created pineapple characters. The third grade made pineapple hats. The fouth grade decorated a pineapple banner. The fifth grade made tissue papter pineapples. The lunchroom was decorated with pinapples under the sea. The fifth grade wrote their own song and sang at kickoff. They were the hit. The Seahawk queens greeted and handed out the pineapple to all the elementary students. Each teacher took a whole pineapple to display in the classroom. The school band started the kickoff with a peppy tune. The Cheerleaders did a cheer of celebration. Student names were drawn to ask triva questions about a pineapple and they would get a pair of pineapple sunglasses. The Superintendent Ms.Nina Marks and Principal Geroge Oehlert attended the celebration. Franklin County Schools are thankful for the Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program.
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member who was also certified, and two are employees who have expressed interest in the association but had not joined, and another who is a current member but had let her certification lapse. The local Education Association President, Jane Lowe, addressed the group on becoming a Union member and the benefits.
An article was submitted to the local newspaper inviting parents and the community out to celebrate Florida Breakfast Week. Students on the elementary level were given activities sheets to complete and return to the cafeteria staff.
South Hamilton Elementary invited grandparents to lunch on September 10 in observance of Grandparents day. Approximately fifty grandparents came out to eat with their grandchildren. One grandfather dined with his three grandchildren who all ate at different times. His quote was “he promised each one he would eat with them so that is what he did.”
Our district has changed early dismissal days to full professional development days. The session on September focused on departmental procedures, food service general safety and proper lifting. For the second session in November the focus topic is Safe Staff for all the employees.
We are looking forward to the Region II Conference scheduled for November 3rd at East Gadsden High School in Quincy, Florida. We will have first timers and new members attending.
We hope all Regions have a great 2012 Seminar and school year!
Hendry County Reported by: LaDonna Roberts
Welcome back from Hendry County.We are already facing a challenging year. As
everyone knows we’re hosting the Region VII Seminar this year. The date for the Region Seminar was moved up to October, which lessens our time to prepare. Our County is up for the challenge and look forward to seeing everyone and having a great time. We would like to thank Maggie Green in advance for all her hard work.
Our prior year ended with Upthegrove Elementary celebrating Dr. Seuss birthday March 2, 2012 with green eggs & ham on the menu. The kids were excited and participation was up that day! The kids weren’t the only one’s having fun. Food service employees Patricia & Rachel added their own flare to serving. Great job ladies!
Highlands County Reported by: Dalne Kennedy
Hello my name is Dalne Kennedy and I am the incoming President for the Highlands County School Nutrition Association. Our main goal this year as an association is to re-energize our county’s current members and drastically increase our number of new members.
We held our first board meeting of the year on August 15 and began to plan out our year. Along with myself, Laura Drummond, Treasurer and Pat Chase, Secretary attended. Our plans for the year include a Bowling Party, Family Fun Night, increased participation at regional and state conferences, and sending representatives from Highlands County to the LAC. We are planning various fundraisers including a food booth at Sebring’s Centennial Boat Parade, cookie dough sales, a Holiday pie sale and a bakeware sale. We will also continue to support our local Humane Society and a nursing home in our community with donations throughout the year. Our first meeting of the year will be held September 13.
School began August 20 and we have all been busy implementing our new lunch menus to meet federal guidelines. We were also lucky enough as a county to be awarded over $10,000 in the Fuel up to Play 60 program. The schools that were awarded these funds were recognized at our back to school meeting August 16.
That is all for now. We hope to have lots of exciting news for the Winter issue.
Hamilton CountyReported by: Ida Daniels
Hello Fellow School Nutrition Association Members!
Summer has come and gone and now we are all to “Back To Work.” The year has started Fast and Furious with all the new guidelines; this promises to be a banner year! We are excited about this year and are working to increase our membership in our district.
We had a great time at this year’s Leadership Conference held in Tampa. Vice-President Betty Bell, President Sally Bristol along with Nutrition Chair Ida Daniels attended for Hamilton County. The atmosphere was awesome and we know this will be a great year!
This summer we had the opportunity to assist with a community health fair sponsored by the local health department, the SHINE organization and our association. The focus of this health fair was geared more to the seniors of our community. The vendor participation was great as well as participants. The event was held at one of our school campuses that now serve as the district office complex.
Fundraising opportunities so far include: summer football camp lunches and parent night dinners. Upcoming fundraisers scheduled are homecoming bake sales, cookbook, chance drawing and chapter table at region seminar. A group of the association members will walk in the parade to show support of the district and promote the nutrition services in the district.
HSNA’s first chapter meeting was on September 13. The meeting theme focused on membership and certification. There are eight new potential members and all are eager to become certified. Four of the eight are new hires, one is a former
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Chapter ChatterHillsborough CountyReported by: Heather Wellings
Greetings from Tampa! Our association had an exciting summer and was able to bring 7 members, including one new member, to ANC in Denver. We had a blast! We really enjoyed sight-seeing in Denver and we definitely didn’t miss the Florida humidity! We also attended Sandy Ford’s welcome reception and are excited to support Sandy and her journey as our President for SNA.
Our association will once again be working the Tampa Bay Buccaneers games as our major fundraising project. We enjoy the games, and it is a great way to earn money so our members can attend conferences each year! We are hoping to get a good group together to attend Region V Seminar at the end of October!
Hillsborough County opened ‘The GREENHOUSE’, a made-to-order salad bar in all of our high schools which has been super successful! Students are provided with a variety of salad toppings such as grilled chicken, banana peppers, fresh apple slices
and crispy wonton strips to choose from. Salads are then assembled by our nutrition employees and served as part of our school lunch. It’s a great healthy option and students love being able to create their own salad recipes! We have some high schools selling over 200 salads each day!
Hope everyone has a great fall and we look forward to seeing RegionV in October!
Indian River CountyReported by: Susan Brenton
Greetings from Indian River County. We are in full swing in Indian River
County. Many of our schools celebrated Grandparents day last week. Pelican Island Manager Betty Doty and her staff served 87 grandparents on Monday September 10. They had special guest, Brian Augenstein, pitcher for the Devil Rays. He visited with students and grandparents. The students also had fun with puzzles and coloring sheets. Most of our schools will be promoting Florida Jump Start during September 17-21, 2012. Lots of activities are planned.
We had our first association meeting at Jaycee Park on the Beach. It was a Hawaiian Luau and a Membership Drive. The members and their families enjoyed great food, the beach and great weather. The membership applications are still pouring in. President, Elaine Brege wants to win that membership challenge.
Hope you all are planning to attend the Region IV conference at Viera High School on October 6. Indian River already has their Hawaiian gear ready to go. Our President has contacted most of the restaurants in the county and set it up for members and their families to eat at the restaurants and a percentage of the bill goes to the association. What a great fundraiser! We are still collecting can tabs for Ronald McDonald house in Orlando.
Hopefully everyone is planning an exciting National School Lunch Week. On an important note, please DON’T FORGET TO VOTE IN NOVEMBER.
Lake CountyReported by: Mary Hatfield
So how does everyone like the changes to the meal pattern? Lake County had started many of these changes in previous years. We already switched to whole wheat and reduced fat and sugar products.
On September 11 we had our first Association meeting at Pine Ridge Elementary--Janet Carney, Manager. We had a time of “Let’s Get Moving” with Stacy Mathis--Round Lake Elementary--leading Jazzercise. Then one of our field
Some of the Hillsborough County members in Denver at the ANC.Not pictured: Secretary-Treasurer, Merci Bingaman
Hawaiian Luau and Membership Drive
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another agenda: RAIN. It did not deter those in attendance though. Our quick-thinking and creative leaders presented alternative indoor events in lieu of the planned outdoor events. The conference, which addressed all counties in the state of Florida, provided non-stop information about what the board positions are and what they are expected to do, what to do and what not to do at your local meetings, team building exercises, and a presentation of the seven habits of effective leaders. I can honestly say we all left with some valuable knowledge to exercise in our local chapters.
Love the initiative of our crew at Chiefland Middle High School. They took hold of “Chris” and learned how and when to administer CPR. Way to be prepared to save a life! The instructor gave them each a training mannequin–aka Chris–and asked them to perform the life-saving exercises as if it was someone they dearly loved. Everyone was a bit confused when Teresa kept calling her mannequin ‘Kenny,” knowing there was no one by that name in her family. Turns out, she was reviving the one and only, Kenny Chesney. You go girl.
Manatee CountyReported by: Mary Jane Cardarelle-Hermans, SNS
In June, Manatee County sent three members to the Leadership Conference in Tampa. We got our Leadership books and learned what we needed to do to keep our local chapter up and running. Theresa Rickrode (President-elect) and Jeff Cardarelle-Hermans (President) got some really great fundraising ideas from other counties. Sandy Ford was there to discuss what was going on with SNA at the National level.
In July, twenty-seven Manatee County members attended the Annual National Conference in Denver, CO. We got to see speakers such as Fitness Expert, Denise Austin, Biggest Loser Champion, Ali Vincent and White House Assistant Chef, Sam Kass. There were a number of very good education sessions like Who Are These People? and Simple Solutions for Personal Wellness. The exhibit hall was very large, filled with all different vendors with samples of all different products.
We also participated in “Puttin’ on the Glitz” and had a fun time doing it. Member Rusty Moore put a song together about feeding the kids in Manatee County to the tune of Margaritaville. We tied for second place.
We got to cheer on our Director, Sandy Ford, as she was introduced as the new SNA President. We also attended a reception in her honor at the Hyatt in downtown
techs, Kathe Eberhardt, conducted a presentation on “How’s & Why’s of the New Regulations and How to Make Them Work.” We are blessed to have Kathe reviewing all of our menu choices and making sure that they are in compliance.
Cleleste Hicks, our president, is looking into new fund raisers to raise money for the scholarships given out at the end of the year. We would like to wish everyone a blessed school year.
Leon CountyReported by Pamela Campbell
Leon County has been busy with the start of a new school year. We have had several training events with special guest speakers to help us perform our jobs better. Our association is getting involved early to encourage employees to join our association. We have scheduled an ice cream social to explain the benefits of becoming an association member.
We are very excited to announce that we now have a Facebook page – Leon County School Nutrition Assn. Check us out!
Levy CountyReported by: Julia Oberst
Greetings from Levy County.Our summer started off with a change
in leadership within our local Food Service Association. The newly appointed officers attended Leadership training on June 22 & 23, 2012 in Tampa, Florida at the Mainsail Suites Hotel & Conference Center. It is a beautiful establishment, located inland on the west coast of central Florida, so one would expect beautiful weather, except Tropical Storm Debby presented
Leadership Training. Pictured left to right: Nutrition, Merial Mills. Vice President, Ophelia Keene. Membership-Certification-Chapter Chatter, Julia Oberst. President, Renee Redwine. Brenda Rolfe. Legislative, Beth Landrum. Not pictured: Secretary-Treasurer, Merci Bingaman.
Chiefland Middle School CPR Class
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Marion CountyReported by: Gisela D. Velez
Welcome back to a new school year! It’s that time of year again where we get back into the swing of making our wonderful meals for our kids.
We held our Welcome Back In-service for the 2012 - 2013 School Year at Forest High School. We had all-staff training classes including “Food Safety – HACCP” and “What’s New in Food Service - New Menu Requirements.” We also had some games such as “Meal or No Meal,” “Are you Ready for the Challenge!” and others.
Our first Association Meeting was held September 20, 2012. Marion County is hosting the Region III Conference at Forest High School, Saturday October 13, 2012. We invite all the Food Nutrition Professionals to participate in the Conference. “Living Today for a Better Tomorrow.”
Martin CountyReported by: Yvonne Potsko
Are we already this far into the school year? How time flies when you are having fun. Martin County has been busy with several projects and events this year. Here are just a few of the events we have started this school year.
The association started off the school year with a family oriented fund raiser. A family bowling event was held at the Stuart Lanes on August 11. Members and their guests enjoyed a day of bowling (lots of fun was had by those who attended). Awards were given to the bowler with the most splits as well as the bowler with the highest score. A big “Congratulations” to Darlene Doucette and JoAnn Powell. Way to bowl ladies!!!
In September, we celebrated National School Breakfast Week (NSBW). Schools promoted our program by advertising PSA’s on the morning announcements (encouraging the students to participate in our breakfast program), participation give-aways were provided, cafeterias were decorated and guests were invited. The children and school staff enjoyed the events. We hope that the education that was provided during this week as well as the excitement from our staff encouraged more students to participate. We all are aware that breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day.
October begins our “Start Your Day the Parfait Way!” promotion. Once again, the Dairy Council of Florida and General Mills are providing this promotion that encourages breakfast consumption and (of course) dairy consumption. This will be our second year participating. We look forward to the buzz this promotion will produce as well as the prizes the children will receive.
Regional conference is quickly approaching (November). We are looking forward to joining our neighbors in St. Lucie County for this great conference. We will see everyone there.
The holidays are knocking on our door. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
Osceola CountyReported by: Sharon Torcasio
Welcome back. I hope everyone had a great summer. The new year is off to a great start. Our new menus are in place and the children are getting in line for all our fruits
and fresh vegetables. I think it is amazing that they are embracing the fresh fruits and vegetables. Who could have guessed that collard greens would be eaten as much as they were? So it goes to show, if they are offered, the children just might eat it. There will be a little tweaking to the menus in October. We are always open for a little change to keep the students interested.
We have made some changes already: new positions were given to Mona Serber and Wendy Moon. Congratulations to you both and good luck with your new responsibilities Congratulations to Pam Davis who was promoted from Assistant Manager to Manager. Also Donna Meyers is the new Manager at Harmony High School--good luck at the high school, it will be a change from the elementary school. Shelby Underwook became Manager of Sunrise Elementary School and Diana Bargar is now Assistant Manager of Paths/Teco. We congratulate you all in your new positions during this year of change.
Over 500 food service employees were measured for new uniforms. We should have them by the time this is published. These uniforms will be collected each week, cleaned, pressed and delivered back to us. Sounds like it will be a big job to keep it all organized but I have faith that all will go well… looking forward to one less job that I have to do.
Osceola County has a new Superintendent, Melba Luciano. She is the first Hispanic, female superintendent in the state of Florida Congratulations to Melba Luciano.
Another improvement in our kitchens is every Kitchen has a Combi Oven this year. Cooking will be much easier and faster than last year. Hopefully, that will give us more time to devote to the new meal patterns.
I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the Region IV Seminar in Brevard County on October 6.
Debra Rothgeb signing up new members at the bowling fundraiser at Stuart Lanes (August 2012).
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to school seminar. Bayside High manager Rebecca Fix and a team from the central office played host. A big thank you to our SIPs who assisted with the snacks, food items and give a ways. Lunch brought a sample of new menu items like Tortellini Alfredo, Popcorn Shrimp, Perogis, Chili Lime Chicken, Stromboli’s and cool Goldfish bread for our elementary kids. All this good-looking food is now served in crisp black service ware, eye catching red checkered trays, and carousel silverware dispensers. High schools are selling cups of calcium as frozen low-fat yogurt and middle schools introduced fruit and vegetables as frozen fruit smoothies. Donna Crews, Food Service Manager at Osceola Middle, has lead the charge with Piña Colada flavor, and rumor has it the local chant is: “carrots; sweet potatoes; baby peas; Donna says you’re gonna eat a lot of these”.
September brought optimism to Membership chair MJ Houk, Food Service Manager at Boca Ciega High, as membership tallied over 470 PSNA members to date and
she is still counting. Universal breakfast + Florida School Breakfast week= more great news to come from Pinellas County in September.
Saturday October 20 is our annual fundraiser, The PSNA Golf Tournament at the Chi-Chi Rodriguez golf course. If this publication gets out in enough time, and anyone is interested in playing, please contact me directly [email protected] for more info. Out of town? I have two empty rooms and hospitality to share.
Best wishes to all our friends at your regional seminars.
Polk CountyReported by: Susan Ehrhart
Polk County Schools successfully closed out another year of summer feeding. Despite logging many miles and the grueling heat, the program served over 75,000 breakfasts and nearly 140,000 lunches this year. The staff at Sleepy Hill Elementary stopped long enough for a picture. Who wouldn’t want lunch from this fun friendly staff?
Polk County Schools kicked off the new school year with a special recognition at Horizons Elementary School. The students and staff were featured in a back to school segment on WFLA Channel 8 News. As the recipient of a $4,402 Team Nutrition Go for the Challenge Healthy Schools Project Grant, Horizons Elementary will receive comprehensive technical assistance and training to encourage lifelong healthy eating habits and physical
Palm Beach CountyReported by: Bonnie Rawlins
Hello from Palm Beach County,We fared well during our first storm. Our
county was closed for 2 days, but with all the flooding we had a number of schools that could not open out west of town. It was nice when the sun came back out and the water dried up. Hopefully it will be our first and last storm of the season.
We are off to a great start. We had our first big in-service and we gave out handouts with our local, state, and national application. We also included our dates for our four general meetings and distributed the SWAC brochure and the How to Become a Member brochure. Our president Jeanine Swick and President-Elect Edward Wells spoke about all the activities we have planned for the year and invited all to come out to our first general meeting September 22 where Bonnie Rawlins conducted a certification presentation.
We are looking forward to our Region Seminar in St. Lucie County this year. We will be drawing four names to receive a free trip to the Region Seminar. It’s always a good time and lots of laughs.
We send our best wishes out to all our fellow counties and hope you have a great year.
Pinellas CountyReported by: Louis Hyman
Pinellas County enthusiastically welcomed the 2012-2013 school year with exciting menu items, eye appealing packaging and universal no charge breakfast.
The year officially began last May when our executive board (Corky Stern-President, Debbie Ferguson-Secretary, and Envera Zimic-Treasurer) were installed at our Annual PSNA Family Picnic.
Our delegation at Leadership Conference in Tampa came back with many creative ideas for “living today for a better tomorrow” and how to involve the rank and file. July meant Annual National Conference in Denver, led by our Director Art Dunham, and our group of 15 who came to help celebrate FSNA’s own Sandy Ford. A few of us were able to pose with her for a picture.
New regulations, new food and a new distributor GFS were the topics at our back
Deb Ferguson, Catherine Gerard, Peg Wilson, Lynn Geist, Sandy Ford, Corky Stern, Laurette Stern, John Hott
Staff at Sleepy Hill Elementary Summer Feeding Program.
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activity among students. Students will receive nutrition lessons and incentives for participating all year long. On the day of the event, students enjoyed chicken soft tacos on whole wheat tortillas, black beans, and a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. The smiles were endless including the School Nutrition Manager, Karen Dumke and School Nutrition Supervisor, Katie Taylor pictured here.
Professional Development Day featured noted speaker, Bart Christian, from Arizona to help polish our customer service and communication skills. We are also pleased to introduce our new PSNA Officers.
Congratulations to the leadership team: President, Sandi Teti; President-Elect , Carolyn Yates; Secretary/Treasurer, Sandy Lawson; Manager’s Section Chair, Pam Holman; Assistant’s Section Chair, Norma Strickland
We know that this will be an exciting year for the School Nutrition Professionals in Polk County!
Santa Rosa CountyReported by: Jennifer Speer
Greetings from Santa Rosa County! We had eight members from Santa Rosa County attend ANC in Denver this summer. James Speer, our President, attended the House of Delegates and had an opportunity to learn a great deal.
Our Manager Training class was held the week of August 6 through 10 and we had 11 in attendance along with one old timer who joined in. This class was led by Chris Archangel. General Assembly was held August 14 and a lot of information was passed down by our fearless Food Service Director, Leslie Bell. First day of school in Santa Rosa County was August 20, along with many great changes ranging from our new menus to computers. Our County served summer meals for both breakfast and lunch at Rhodes Elementary.
Our President James Speer has many great speakers lined up this year for our local meetings, ranging from politicians, to stop smoking classes. James has followed
suit with our Regional Director Wade Hall’s initiative to conduct a fund raiser in each school to assist our fellow employees in becoming new members.
James has planned a Silver Circle tea to be held September 23, and is planning several fund raisers. Some of which our delegates that attended the Leadership Conference in Tampa learned about. Our county is looking forward to hosting our Region I Conference November 10 in the new cafeteria at Milton High School.
Chris Archangel, one of our Operations Managers, was awarded a plaque for organizing and participating in the Homeless Backpack program. This program provides a healthy meal to the unaccompanied High School students of Santa Rosa County.
We hope all our Sister and Brother’s in Florida have a great fall and we look forward to hearing your updates in the winter edition.
Horizons Elementary School Nutrition Manager, Karen Dumke and School Nutrition Supervisor, Katie Taylor.
Chris Archangel receives his plaque for his work with the Homeless Backpack program.
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St. Lucie CountyReported by: Cheryl Fredericks
Wow this School year is off and running; can’t believe it’s almost October already!
St. Lucie County has been busy adapting the new meal pattern into our schools this year. We started this past summer with our 2012 FEST which offered our food service employees training from NFSMI’s “Cooking for the New Generation.” Our Food Service staff got to cook using the recipes from our new cycle menu. Several of our managers, who are Train the Trainer certified, taught the training for our employees.
We would like to welcome one of our newest members, our very own Superintendent of St. Lucie Public Schools, Michael Lannon. We are very excited to work with you this year, Mr. Lannon!
St. Lucie Schools are moving ahead, professionally speaking; here’s what we’ve accomplished in the past 6 months:
• Carole Schutt has become Credentialed; which makes her our first manager to become SNS certified.
• We had the most members become certified last year due to our incentive program in our district.
• Our District has been named Florida Healthy School District at the Silver Level from Florida School Health Coordinated Partnership and Florida Action for Healthy Kids.
• Action for Healthy Kids awarded two of our schools: FK Sweet Magnet and St. Lucie West Centennial High School.
• We trained the largest amount of members as “Train the Trainer” certified in the state of Florida.On November 3, 2012 we will be hosting
our Region VI Conference. We have been busy making plans and finding business partners to help us provide a memorable experience for our members. Hope to see you there!
Suwannee CountyReported by: Pat Pell
Hello from Suwannee County. We had a slow start for our association since the changes in the meal plan took all of our energy but, as usual, the food service department went off without a hitch.
We started our newest fundraiser which is a Walmart gift card and so far so good. We are working on our budget and plans for a great year.
Our director has become a national member and is very supportive of the association. Fran Gilbert and I went to an opening of school meeting at Bronson and talked a few more people into joining the state and national association.
I also attended their first association meeting and I am looking forward to our first meeting as well.
I myself will be enjoying a 10 day trip to Poland beginning September 17.
Good bye for now.
Volusia CountyReported by: Winnie Crockrell
Volusia County is gearing up for a fun and exciting year. We have a new President of VSNA, Teresa Azevedo. We held a membership/certification party in September for our members. We will be having a contest for membership. For the person who brings in the most members from September 1 to October 1, our association will pay for that person’s membership dues this year (National, State, and Local).
In October we will be having a fun and interesting meeting learning about the House of Representatives, and the Senate (how your state house runs, just in time for elections). We will add a little twist to make it even more fun with Master Chef teams where our local chapter board (House of Volusia) will choose the best dish. We will also have our annual Canned Food Drive again this year in October. And right on its heels, many of our school are planning for events and activities for National School Lunch Week.
We have many members planning now to enter awards for our State Conference. We hope to see many award winners at this year’s FSNA Conference. We will be planning more fun and exciting events throughout the year. One of our community events this year will be to support “Relay for Life” as we have a few members and family members who have various types of cancer and we support them 100%! We were also very proud to have our association represented at National Conference in Denver, Colorado. We had 5 of our members attend, and one of them spoke as well for 2 sessions. That was our very own Valerie Hansen, one of our Area Coordinators. Teresa Azevedo our VSNA President for this year was recognized at National Conference for winning the Louise Sublett Award for our State. Go Team Volusia!
SLC at State Conference in Daytona 2012
Carole Schutt with Zenia Ventura and Jaime Marshall from the Florida Dairy Council.
Recruit 5 or more new SNA members and be entered to win* a Grand Prize Trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands
BONUS–You will be also eligible to win 1 of 7 registrations to SNA’s ANC 2014 in Boston!
SNA MembershipOne Voice for School Nutrition
Contributions(as of September 19, 2012)
Wilise Langford
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I bet you have seen these – those advertisements and links out there to get you to hit the like button, or to become a fan of some entity or another. Some sites have the “+1” button on them – meaning we want you to increase our popularity and fan base by clicking here – adding JUST ONE MORE fan. The social networking sites have figured out the power of JUST ONE MORE. It creates a synergy of its own, as your JUST ONE MORE encourages someone else to become JUST ONE MORE, and then two people see that you AND your friend liked something, and the next thing you know, the fan base has grown exponentially!
I have also noticed that this works in real life, not just on the internet. And, I have also noticed that it works
just as well – maybe even better, in reverse. If just one person dislikes
something, and complains about it, someone else will. The next thing you know, the subject becomes fair game for an all-out bashing.
Let’s all be fans of school meals!!Contributed by JoAnne Robinett, MSA, SNS
Let’s try to keep in mind how much power we have when we add JUST ONE MORE voice to any issue. If it is something you either do or don’t believe in, and you have to be the basher or the supporter, go for it; you have the right and obligation to stand up for your beliefs! But if you are just bashing something because everyone else is, step back and think whether or not you want to use your power in this way!
Times are tough for schools right now; and times are really challenging for school meals. Both can use all the fans and friends they can get! You don’t have to be connected to the internet to do this; heck, you don’t even have to have a computer. You just have to think before you talk and act.
Can you be JUST ONE MORE fan of school meal programs, please?
Contributed by JoAnne Robinett, MSA, SNS. Owner of America’s Meal, a company delivering training and inspiration to child nutrition programs and Associations across the country.
Visit AMERICASMEAL.COM for more info on “Meal or No Meal” and other training sessions.
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2012 SNA Annual National ConferenceThis year’s national conference was well attended by Florida members, there where approximately 150 FSNA members enjoying great
educational sessions, discovering new products in the exhibit hall, participating in “Puttin’ on the Glitz,” and honoring Sandra (Sandy) Ford as the 2012-2013 SNA President.
On Wednesday evening, the Florida SNA and Kansas SNA hosted a reception celebrating the installation of FSNA member, Sandy Ford, as the new SNA President. The adeptly titled reception “Sand Dollars & Sunflowers,” highlighted Sandy’s professional career that began in the state of Kansas (Sunflowers) and her current career in Manatee County, Florida (Sand Dollars).
The reception included SFS and Industry Partners from both states, who enjoyed Florida conch fritters and shrimp skewers and Kansas-style bbq pork sliders. The reception was made possible by the generous donations of the sponsors listed on page 33. Thank you to all of our sponsors and attendees for celebrating Sandy Ford at this wonderful event!
Members of the Florida School Nutrition Association who were able to make it for the photo opportunity at this year’s School Nutrition Association (SNA) Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado
(left to right) Beverly Girard, Sandy Ford, and Mary Kate Harrison
FSNA members from Manatee County with SNA President, Sandy Ford.
The FSNA team executed a moving performance that brought the crowd to tears. The skit centered on a song titled “We Make a Difference,” and included portions presented in sign language.
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GoldBroward County SNACathy Reed, SNSDeSoto County SNAGood Harbor Fillet Co., Inc.Hillsborough County SNAJAFB Inc.Ken’s FoodsMaria EuniceTabatchnick
EmeraldCargillConAgra FoodsDessert InnovationsFSNA Region VISB Interbev, Inc.J.R. SimplotLos Cabos Mexican FoodsPinellas County SNAPolk County SNASNA of Pasco, Inc.
DiamondAdvancePierreAFMCafé FavoritesDick & Jane Baking CompanyEaton Marketing AssociatesFather’s TableGold KistGordon Food ServiceHopco Food Service, Inc.J&J Snack FoodsJ.T.M. Provisions Co, Inc.Jennie O Turkey StoreJM SmuckersKeyImpact Sales & SystemsM&B ProductsManatee SNAMrs. T’s PerogiesPortion PacSchwan Food ServiceTasty BrandsTyson K-12US Foods
PlatinumAmerican Foods GroupAsian Food SolutionsBridgford Food ServiceClark AssociatesCountry Pure FoodsCoastal Sales and MarketingDannonFranklin County SNAHamilton County SNAHorizon SoftwareLamb WestonOsceola County SNAPero Family FarmsRich’s Products CorporationRidgefield’s Brand Corp.Santa Rosa County SNASarasota County SNA
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2013 Annual Conference & Expo
VenueOrange County Convention Center 9800 International Drive Orlando, FL 32819
Host HotelRosen Plaza Hotel 9700 International Drive Orlando, FL 32819 800-627-8258
Rates:Single/Double: $129Triple: $149 Quad: $169
- - - - - - - - - - - PRESIDER REQUEST FORM - - - - - - - - - - - Are you attending FSNA’s Annual Conference 2013? Can you share your time for an hour or two to enhance our Program? If you answered YES, FSNA can use your assistance. We need Presiders to introduce speakers, distribute handouts, take an audience count, and help facilitate the session. Please indicate below if you are willing to volunteer your time. You will be contacted to confirm time and session by March 18 on a first-come, first-serve basis. Indicate preference, if known at this time.
One form per person. Please print.
Presider Name:
County or Company:
Address:
City/State/Zip:
Phone: Email:
Day(s) Available: r Thursday r Friday r Saturday
Would you be interested in Presiding in multiple sessions? r Yes r No
Please email the form to: Florida School Nutrition Association, Inc. [email protected]
April 4-6, Orlando, FL
Mention the Florida School Nutrition Association block when you reserve your room!
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Have you ever thought about going back to school? Member, Patricia Johnson did and at age 59½ she returned to college and obtained an AS degree in Restaurant Management. She is now 66 years old and the winner of last year’s FSNA Upper Division Undergraduate Scholarship. This is what Patricia has to say to all FSNA members wishing to further their education, “Go for it!! Dream big and pursue it, because help is available. Education is something no one can take from you. Knowledge is Power.”
Patricia did not grow up in Florida. She is originally from the largest city and capital of Jamaica, Kingston. She moved from Jamaica to New York in 1974. She spent 27 years in New York and then relocated to Florida in 2001. She has not always worked in food service. While in New York, she worked in the medical field for 18½ years. Then, after relocating to Florida, she spent 1 year at a medical supply company and 2 years managing a Podiatrist office. After the doctor she worked for passed away, Patricia decided to return to college.
Patricia is the mother of 4 grown children (2 boys and 2 girls) and the grandmother of 12 grandchildren. She chose to make school food service her profession because she loves to cook and has a passion for children, nutrition, and helping others to achieve their goals and dreams. Being in a school is a great fit. Patricia joined St. Lucie County Schools in 2007 and by the 2008-2009 School Year, she had graduated from the management intern program and became Level 3 Certified.
Cheryl Fredericks (Patricia’s Supervisor) had this to say about her, “Patricia is a very organized team player. She is very thoughtful and resourceful. She has a pleasant, positive attitude and an “eye” for detail. She shows a genuine concern for our students’ wellbeing and she constantly promotes good eating habits.” It was Cheryl who inspired Patricia to get involved in the School Nutrition Association in St. Lucie County. She was President-Elect for the 2008-2009 term and President for 2009-2010 term (winning the gold award). According to Cheryl, she did a fantastic job in these roles.
When I asked Patricia what she did to stay healthy she said, “I eat right, no fast foods or sodas. I drink lots of fresh fruit and vegetable juices and I also exercise, walking mostly on the beach early Saturday mornings. When I am not working, I try to read a good book. Gardening is a favorite hobby of mine. Helping someone every day is also something I do.”
Finally, when I asked Patricia what was one thing on her bucket list she answered, “To establish a feeding place for hungry people, children, veterans and the poor.” Considering “The Prayer of Jabez” is her favorite book and Joyce Meyer is someone she admires, I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if she pulls this off !!
Member Spotlight on Patricia JohnsonBy: Mary Jane Cardarelle-Hermans, SNS, FSNA Employee/Manager Section Chair
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