FSNA Healthy Harvest Issue 2

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National School Lunch Hero Day We proudly celebrated our incredible Food Service Heroes, the dedicated team members who nourish and support our students every single day. Thank you for your hard work, heart, and commitment to serving our school communities!

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Backpack Fest 2025 with the City of North Lauderdale Broward County Public Schools reintroduced National School Lunch Program applications for the 2025-2026 school year. Staff assisted families at Backpack Fest 2025, where Broward Schools Nutrition Association volunteers promoted application awareness. The event ensured students were well-equipped and informed for the school year.

Celebrating the First Day of School! We kicked off the new school year with excitement and pride! Superintendent Dr. Hepburn joined us at Flamingo Elementary, along with local Board Members, to celebrate the first day back. Meanwhile, our dedicated team was busy preparing for a smooth and successful meal service at New River Middle School. Here’s to a great start to the 2025–2026 school year!

Feeding South Florida Volunteer Event BSNA members proudly partnered with our friends at Feeding South Florida for a meaningful day of service. Volunteers rolled up their sleeves to help sort and assemble food for families in need—processing over 12,000 pounds of food , which translates to more than 10,000 meals distributed to the community!

BSNA End-of-Year Culminating Event We wrapped up the school year with a special celebration honoring our incredible BSNA members! This event was a well- deserved moment to reflect on our accomplishments and recognize the dedication and teamwork that carried us through another successful year.

Food Sampling Day At Rock Island Elementary, Broward County Public Schools hosted a delicious food sampling event featuring Nardone’s Garlic Cheese Pizza — and our young customers were the judges!

Welcome Back Meeting & BSNA Lottery

Pictured (Left to Right): Chris Ruiz, Assistant Program Manager; Ashley Osterman, Area Supervisor; Sophia Bettoli, Area Supervisor; Diane Punziano, Director of Food and Nutrition Services; Charmaine Clarke, Area Supervisor

We kicked off the new school year by welcoming back our incredible staff for what’s sure to be another fantastic year! As part of the celebration, we held a fun and successful lottery to help raise funds for our local BSNA Chapter. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated and showed their support, we truly appreciate you!

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