SNF Scholarship Spotlight: Ruth Conner

“My SNF scholarships toward my education helped get me here!” How would a School Nutrition Foundation scholarship make a difference in your life? SNA member & scholarship recipient Ruth Conner (SNS), of Williamsville Central Schools in New York shares her story. How did you find the school nutrition profession? In 1998 I accepted a job
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LAC 2020: A Heartfelt Thank You

To everyone who made my LAC experience possible and amazing! Looking back just over 8 weeks ago, I experienced the greatest honor of my professional life; second only to the value of the work I do each day for New Mexico’s children. I am writing to attempt to put into words what it meant to
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Support the Annual Fund Year-Round—Become an SNF “Monthly Maverick”

Did you know you can show your support for the School Nutrition Foundation all year long, with just a few clicks? Sign up to make an automatic monthly donation to the Annual Fund and join our “Monthly Maverick” team. Visit the Donate Now! button on our website, select your donation amount and click “monthly,” then
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SNF Now Accepting Applications for the 2020 Josephine Martin National Policy Fellow

Would you like to attend SNA’s Legislative Action Conference (LAC) in Washington, DC on March 8-10, 2020 to learn from Washington insiders, join the annual Charge to the Hill and participate firsthand in child nutrition reauthorization? The Josephine Martin National Policy Fellow will attend and be recognized at SNA’s Legislative Action Conference 2020, with all
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Reflections on #ANC19

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This year’s Annual National Conference was a memorable one! We want to especially send our thanks to the Missouri SNA volunteers for all of their hard work and dedication to making #ANC19 a success. It was great to meet with scholarship winners throughout our five days in St. Louis. Past scholarship winners and state ambassadors
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Congratulations to the School Nutrition Foundation’s 2019 Scholarship Winners

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As part of our commitment to the professional development of our members, School Nutrition Foundation offers a variety of scholarship opportunities for School Nutrition Association members. We are looking forward to seeing our ANC 2019 Scholarship and ANC “First Timer” Scholarship winners next month in St. Louis, Missouri! “Each year, scholarships are presented to members
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SNF Announces 2019 SNIC and LAC Scholarship Recipients

click to enlarge Congratulations to the 2019 SNIC and LAC scholarship recipients! We are proud of each and every one of you! Thank you for your dedication to the school nutrition field. SNIC 2019 Scholarship Winners Vonda Bradford, TN Kelsey Gartner, PA Jeannie Reilly, ME Kellie Simpson, AR Amy Tant, NC Lisa Ward, ID LAC
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Apply Now for the Winston Equipment Grant

The School Nutrition Foundation is pleased to announce the application period for the annual Winston Equipment Grant is now open. Each year since 2007, Winston Industries has demonstrated commitment to school foodservice with a generous grant of ten new pieces of kitchen equipment. We are thrilled to partner with them again this year to help
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My Scholarship Story: SNA President Gay Anderson

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This interview was conducted in 2015 with then SNA Vice-President-elect Gay Anderson, and originally published at the Beyond Breakfast blog. Anderson is currently serving as School Nutrition Association president. Gay Anderson, foodservice director of the Brandon Valley School District in South Dakota, admits that she fell into school nutrition by accident, but after thirteen years as a
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