February 12 , 2019
On Monday, February 4, 2019, Representatives Brett Guthrie and Suzanne Miles of Kentucky’s 2nd and 7th districts, respectively, visited Sorgho Elementary School in Owensboro, Kentucky.

Are you ready for this year’s Legislative Action Conference (LAC)? With only sixteen days before the conference kicks off in Washington, D.C., make sure you’re prepared to “Charge the Hill”! The LAC Resources webpage has all of the tools and information you need to advocate for school meal programs.

This year, SNA members will be asked to vote for both the positions of President-Elect and Vice President. Voting begins February 15!

Mark your calendar for National School Breakfast Week (NSBW)! The #NSBW19 theme is “Start Your Engines With School Breakfast,” which is designed to show parents, students and school officials the benefits of fueling up for the day with a healthy school breakfast.
Mark Bordeau, President-Elect of New York SNA, testified at the joint legislative budget hearing last week, where he called on legislators to eliminate the student share of reduced-price school meals. Bordeau will appear on the panel at the LAC 2019 breakout session, “Mobilizing for State Legislative Success,” where he’ll provide tips on how to steer state-level policy and work with both key legislators and allied groups to achieve legislative success.  

A bill introduced in the Connecticut General Assembly would require the State Board of Education to adopt and codify federal guidelines and regulations concerning school nutrition that were issued under the Obama administration.
Keeping our promise to American’s children—it starts here at #LAC19! Join forces with hundreds of SNA members and other school nutrition advocates in Washington, D.C., to advocate for national policy efforts supporting school nutrition programs and meet directly with legislators. SNA’s 47th LAC takes place February 24-26, 2019, at the Marriott Marquis.
The National Child Nutrition Conference features training and networking opportunities for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Afterschool Meals and Summer Food Service teams.
Check out upcoming SNA webinars on CEP and the “Best of #SNIC19” series! Missed a particular webinar? Catch up with SNA’s on-demand webinars.
Mark Bordeau, President-Elect of New York SNA and upcoming speaker at #LAC19’s Mobilizing for State Legislative Success , testifies before the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing at the state capitol in Albany. 
Tuesday Takeaway

February 15 is No One Eats Alone Day . Created and organized by students, this event stands up against bullying and combats isolation and loneliness.

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Mystery Chat Corner

On this day in 1963, construction began on a landmark you can see at SNA’s 2019 Annual National Conference…

Tuesday Morning is a weekly Web-based policy and awareness newsletter of the School Nutrition Association. The newsletter provides members with up-to-date federal legislative news as well as a sampling of child nutrition program media coverage. Additionally, state legislative activity is listed.