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Alice Snodgrass – Director of Food Service
HAWKINS COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT EARNS FOODSERVICE D=
ISTRICT
OF EXCELLENCE IN CHILD NUTRITION AWARD
School Nutrition Assoc=
iation
Recognizes Outstanding Local School Nutrition Program
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Rogersville
Tn, August 22, 2006 – Hawkins County Board Of Education announced tod=
ay
the Dis=
trict of
Excellence in Child Nutrition designation by the School Nutrition
Association (SNA).
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This
prestigious award recognizes school districts that score 80 percent or high=
er
on SNA’s Keys to Excellence, in covering nutrition and nutrition
education, administration, communications and marketing, and operations.
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“Hawkins
County Board of Education has successfully met the challenges of achieving a
quality school nutrition program and we congratulate them on their achievem=
ent
and commitment to excellence in foodservice management,” said SNA
PRESIDENT.
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As Keys
to Excellence users click-through the Web-based questionnaire, they are off=
ered
innovative, practical ideas to help them create kid-friendly, nutritious me=
als,
and run their school foodservice programs effectively. After completing the Keys, directo=
rs can
compare their foodservice programs to districts nationwide.
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Additionally,
the Keys to Excellence provide foodservice directors with ideas to help pro=
mote
excellence in foodservice throughout the school community. Some directors have implemented ne=
w and
innovative ideas like placing food kiosks around the lunchroom to make a me=
al
different, fun, sociable, and to make the serving of food more efficient.
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The new
Keys to Excellence was developed and produced by the SNA and the Child
Nutrition Foundation, with support from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School
Health, and the National Dairy Council.&nb=
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To learn more about this cutting edge tool, go to www.asfsa.org/keys.
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SNA is a
national, non-profit professional organization representing more than 55,000
members who provide high-quality, low-cost meals to students across the
country. The Association and =
its
members are dedicated to feeding children safe and nutritious meals. Founded in 1946, SNA is the only
association devoted exclusively to protecting and enhancing children’s
health and well being through school meals and sound nutrition education.
= The Child Nutrition Foundation, established in 1964, is a non-profit corporation that provides high-quality professional development, financial aid and rese= arch programs to child nutrition professionals and members of the SNA. The Foundation’s commitment = to the child nutrition community is integral to implementing positive changes in school meals and, ultimately, to the health of school children.