SNA Members Provide Testimony at Senate Child Nutrition Reauthorization Hearing 
On March 25, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing on "Child Nutrition Reauthorization: Healthy Meals and Healthy Futures." Read More 
 
SNA & Burbio Partner to Offer Powerful Data Analysis of 80,000+ School Calendars 
Utilizing valuable insights provided by SNA members, Burbio is offering a new Calendar Insights subscription service to provide school foodservice suppliers with critical school calendar data to optimize productivity and manage uncertainty given the pandemic’s impact on school schedules. Learn More 
 
Get Ready for School Lunch Hero Day! 
Have you seen the new cast of characters from our partner and artist Jarrett J. Krosoczka, author of the “Lunch Lady” book series, in celebration of School Lunch Heroes? You can share them on social media with the hashtag #SchoolLunchHero! Download the artwork here and be sure to follow the guidelines. 
Help SNA Grow—Recruit a Member Today! 
Each year SNA offers fun and engaging membership recruitment campaigns with tools to help individual members recruit new members. Recruit at least one new SNA member between June 1, 2020, and May 31, 2021 and you will be entered into a drawing to win a FREE registration for SNA’s 2022 Annual National Conference in Orlando, FL!
 
+1 Membership Challenge 
Members like you are vital to the continued success and growth of SNA. That’s why for this year's campaign, we've made it fun and easy for you to participate by taking the +1 Membership Challenge! The Challenge is as simple as 1, 2, 3! 
  1. Download  the fun signs and social media tools 
  2. Share your reason for being an SNA member on social media and with potential new members 
  3. Make sure the new member writes your name in the referral section of the membership application, otherwise it won’t count toward the campaign!
 
Need Some Help Recruiting? 
The best way to recruit new members is to emphasize what SNA membership means to you – make it personal! May 31, 2021 is the deadline, so don't wait any longer to get started! Check out the main +1 Membership Challenge page for additional materials to help in your recruitment efforts, including videos, social media graphics and more.

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The birth year of the modern environmental movement, celebrated on April 22, known as Earth Day! This day promotes ongoing environmental awareness and calls for the protection of our planet. See fun ways to celebrate in School Nutrition’s 2020-21 Promotion Calendar! 
American Food for American Schools Act 
Congressman John Garamendi (CA-03) introduced H.R. 465, the "American Food for American Schools Act." Read More 
 
Federal Register: Comment Request for CACFP  
On March 25, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) published the Federal Register notice "Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Information Collection for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)." Read More
Have You Been Vaccinated? Help the CDC by Taking This Survey—Closing Today! 
On March 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services directed states to get all teachers, school staff, early childhood educators, and early childhood staff their first COVID-19 vaccination by the end of the month. They have developed a short survey to learn: 
  • The estimated number of teachers and school staff who have received a COVID-19 vaccination,  
  • Their reasons for getting vaccinated, and 
  • What vaccination concerns or challenges people who have not been vaccinated may have.  
The survey is completely anonymous and individual responses will not be reported. Please help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—take the survey by COB March 31. 
Industry Members—Don't Miss Spring Industry Boot Camp! 
There is still time to register for SNA’s Virtual Spring Level II Industry Boot Camp, being held April 13-15, 2021. Boot Camp will not be offered again until fall 2021, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to take a deeper dive into the K-12 food service segment right now and hear from school nutrition directors representing top districts across the country. View the agenda. Learn More 
 
Rebuilding Together: Back to School Virtual Summit 
Join us for two afternoons in May to plan and strategize for School Year 2021-2022! Speakers will include key stakeholders in school nutrition around the country, as well as:  
  • Dennis Roche from Burbio, who will discuss the latest school opening tracking trends  and an outlook for next school year. 
  • A representative from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who will provide the latest guidance for serving school meals for back to school. 
Reserve your spot now! Learn More
Going, going, gone! Catch the retiring on-demand webinars. Visit the Training Zone for the full list of retiring webinars. 
This is no April Fool’s joke—the April 2021 issue of School Nutrition is available one day early! From kitchen equipment to the debut of the 2021-2022 NSLW and NSBW themes, there’s plenty to unpack in this issue. Read it now!  
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