ASSOCIATION NEWS
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Happy spring! I sure do hope Old Man Winter is behind us for another year. I am ready for the smell of green grass, SPF 50 at a baseball game, hamburgers on the grill, and lilacs in bloom. Oh, how I have missed the smells of spring and I welcome back their presence. Now that spring is here, it will not be long and another year will be behind us. However, do we really ever put anything “behind” us? In this business, it seems
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our work is never finished. Some of us will be moving forward with a summer feeding program while others will be planning for the next school year; many of us will be doing both. It’s funny when I am talking to someone about what I do for a living and they interrupt to say, “you must love getting your summers off…” I usually reply with a
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big smile, shake my head and say, “Oh, you have no idea how much .” They know the reason for our job is to feed students, but they may not understand the purpose. Purpose is the second “P” from this year’s conference PPE: Passion, Purpose, Excitement theme. My purpose is a goal or intention to provide nourishment to as many students in our district as possible. To welcome them into our warm and inviting cafeterias, be enticed with the meal choices provided, and create relationships. We may get lost in the everyday madness of school lunch. Filling in for the employee that is in covid quarantine, finding a replacement hamburger patty for the one that is out of stock, or even forecasting what will be on
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Worthy. Our work is worthy and it has purpose .
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December 2022
next year’s menu. As crazy as the days may be, let me express my sincere appreciation for all of the hard work you do, every day. Some of you may remember Matthew McConaughy on an SNA Zoom call last year with his words of gratitude. He said, “Take that pat on the back, and understand how worthy it is.” Worthy. Our work is worthy and it has purpose . To help facilitate our purpose, please know that ISNA continues to work diligently to provide excellent education, programs, and services for all of our members. We hope that if you missed the annual conference in October, you were able to log on to the Virtual Pocket Experience for quality education sessions at your convenience. If not, there is still time to register and view those sessions. Click HERE to do so. Our ISNA/IDOE School Nutrition Certificate Program has been in full swing the last couple of months and we have more classes to come in April and May! And finally, be sure to mark your calendar for this year’s School Nutrition and Industry Summit on June 7th & 8th in Plainfield. Last year’s SUMMIT was educational, rewarding, and fun.
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SNA Events
ISNA Holidays (Office Closed)
ISNA Events
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ISNA Events SNA/ISNA Award Nominations Deadline • March 1, 2022 Financial Planning & Reporting/Food Production & Operation Mngmnt. • March 2, 2022 Indpls. Virtual Pocket Experience LIVE Session (VIRTUAL) • March 3, 2022 ISNA Member Meet Up • March 15, 2022 (VIRTUAL) SN Program Expense Basics/SN Program Revenue Basics • April 13, 2022 Indpls. New Food Service Director Meet Up (VIRTUAL) • April 14, 2022 Executive Board Meeting • April 20, 2022 (Whiting, IN) Executive Board Retreat • April 20-21, 2022 (Whiting, IN) ISNA Member Meet Up • May 3, 2022 (VIRTUAL) Planning for the Next Crisis/Advanced Menu Planning and Production Strategies • May 4, 2022 Indpls. Food for Thought Deadline • May 13, 2022 Executive Board Nominations Deadline • May 31, 2022 School Nutrition and Industry Summit • June 7-8, 2022 (Plainfield, IN) Food for Thought Deadline • August 12, 2022 Executive Board Meeting • September 14, 2022 (Location TBD)
SNA Events SNA Awards Nomination Deadline • March 1, 2022 Legislative Action Conference • March 6-8, 2022 Washington D.C. National School Breakfast Week • March 7-11, 2022 National Leadership Conference • April 28-30, 2022 West Palm Beach, FL School Lunch Hero Day • May 6, 2022 Annual National Conference • July 10-12, 2022 Orlando, FL Facilities Planning & Management/Menu Planning Regulations and Concepts • October 5, 2022 Indpls. ISNA Annual State Conference • November 9-11, 2022 Marriott East (Indpls.) Food for Thought Deadline • November 18, 2022 Procurement Beyond the Basics/Human Resource Management • December 7, 2022 Indpls.
I hope that you all continue to stay healthy, happy, and energized as we wind down this school year.
ISNA President, 2021-2022
National School Lunch Week • October 10-14, 2022 SNS Credentialing Exam • November 9, 2022 Indpls.
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