Monthly e-news for Oregon's school nutrition professionals
MAY 2018
Send Us Your News!
OSNA wants the scoop on your school meal successes! Feel free to send us your news, links and images and we'll post them on our website and in our e-news!
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Have a Happy Summer!
OSNA wishes all of our members a safe, happy and healthy summer! Keep sending us your news and job postings for summer editions of School Meal Scoop!
SUMMER MEALS OREGON 2018
Hello nutrition and hunger prevention partners!
Please join us this Friday, May 18 in raising awareness of the Summer Food Service Program across Oregon. The Summer Meals Promotion day aims to connect families early on to local programs in their communities, so they can plan for a fun and healthy summer!
We hope you'll help in the following ways:
Follow the new Summer Meals Oregon Facebook andTwitter pages
Check out the Communications Guide in Google Drive for easy social media content and images
Share the short newsletter article included within the guide - in 5 languages!
Talk about SummerFoodOregon.org; it will have a new look beginning May 15th, will be available in five languages, and will feature a Summer Meals Experience survey for families so we can better meet their needs (with drawings for $20 gift cards)
Tag @Summer Meals Oregon and use #summermealsor when you visit local programs or to show off your own local program.
Thank you!
Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon and
Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs
P.S. Kids and families can find local summer meal programs by visiting www.SummerFoodOregon.org or calling or texting 2-1-1 and mentioning "summer meals." They can also text the word "food" (or "comida") to 877-877.
To learn more about the Summer Food Service Program, visit Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs at the website. For summer meals and other nutrition resources, visit www.oregonhunger.org
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OSNA IN THE NEWS
The School Nutrition Foundation published a video on its YouTube channel, "Meet Lynne Shore from Willamina, OR - a 2018 School Nutrition Foundation, School Nutrition Hero." Click on the screenshot to find out more about this amazing OSNA member and leader!
In an April 18 broadcast, ABC affiliate KDRV (Medford) featured the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council's efforts in working with schools statewide to improve cafeteria menus. Click on the screenshot above to watch NewsWatch 12 This Morning reporter Cassandra Mlynarek explain how the Central Point School District is upgrading its menu for students. OSNA President Anne Leavens is featured!
SNA SmartBriefs featured the April 20 East Oregonian newspaper story, "McNary Heights Elementary awarded for school wellness programs." The Ontario School District elementary school received statewide recognition as an ODE School Wellness Award winner for its breakfast program. Read the story here.
Food Service Specialist (2 positions) | Corvallis School District |
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Do You Have a Job Opening?
It's easy to post your school foodservice job openings on the OSNA website or in the School Meal Scoop eNews. Just send an email toJulie Larson Bricher with the URL link to the job description/application.
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Oregon School Nutrition Association (OSNA) is a collaborative group of school nutrition and foodservice professionals and industry suppliers who work together to ensure that Oregon's 600,000 K-12 students receive wholesome, nutritious foods in school meal programs all over the state. Founded 70 years ago, OSNA has more than 500 school nutrition members, including public school district, private and residential child care institution directors, managers, coordinators, chefs and foodservice staff.
For more, visitwww.osna.us
