“Millions of kids count on us and if we don’t fight for them, who will?!”
one text, Shenae Rowe perfectly summed up the entire experience and why it is important to do what we do. “I think it is always worth it. We don’t see the change immediately or the results of our efforts, but because of what we do each year, we DO make change happen. We educate them about school nutrition when no one else does. We are the experts and they need to hear from us. It can easily be discouraging, but there is so much more we can do. We need to reach out to them more often, reach out to our state legislators and make the change happen. We cannot give up or feel like what we do isn’t important. If we hadn’t fought all these years, we wouldn’t have had the flexibility, the waivers, more commodity entitlement, and the list goes on and on. If we don’t do it, who will? So take some deep breaths, and get back on the horse. Our kids need all of us to fight for what is right.”
So back to the original question, is LAC worth the investment? Yes! A million times, Yes! No matter what comes our way we’ve proven time and time again that nutrition professionals are resilient. I don’t know what next year holds for us, but I am confident that kids will be fed no matter what and we will ALWAYS make ourselves heard. And while I can’t necessarily say whether or not this is my favorite conference, I can say with 100% certainty that LAC is absolutely the most important conference to attend. Millions of kids count on us and if we don’t fight for them, who will?!
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