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Tompkins Reboot BY SUE KITTEL SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER PARK FOUNDATION

Aa nl ld stihxe TToommppkkiinnss / CS eonuenctay/ Tpiuobglai cB Os cChEoSo la rdei tsat rkiicntgs their next steps forward as they focus on healthier school meals. Following five years of summer tCroalitni vi na gr e o, Tpopmo rpt kuinnist i Ce so rat lta nt hdeC toema cmh ui nngi t yk iCt cohl leeng ea’ st FDai rremc t otros Bg ai stthreor eRd e st ht ai su rpaanst t, Al oucgaul s tF ot oo dd oS esrovmi c ee iCnot oe pn es irv ea nlde asr tnaifnf gf raonmd t ph lea nCnhi enfg Awn int hF oCuhnedf a At i no nn (hCeAa lFt )h. yT ahne dg os ca rl aitsc ht o csouopkpe odr tmeeaacl hs ao rt he eirn taesg rma ot erde into each program. Idni s tpr ircetp ac or amt ipolne t efdo r C At hFi’ss on ne w- l i noe pspeol rf t ua snsi et ys,s me aecnht (SCALE) so that training and other needs could be identified. CAF’s Founder & President Chef Ann Cooper and Senior Director of Research and Assessment Anneliese Tanner later spent a week in Tompkins County, spending the first day training fcouosdt o smeer vr isceer vwi coer ks ekri lsl si. nE vme ar yr ksei nt ignlge sacnhdo oe lnkhiat nc hc ee nd iann dt hdei sctor ui cnt tfyo o( d2 7s ei rnv ai cl el ) owp ae sr avt ii soint es dwaenr ed raesvsieesws ee dd og av tehr etrheed caonudr st he eo if dtewa os dd iasycsu. sUs es idn ign t thhee i wn foorrkms ha ot i po sn, Fo owond Si ne dr vi vi ci de uDailri ez ec tdo rsst rt ha teeng bi ce gpal na ndse vteol otpr ianngs tf oh remi r their operations in the final set of workshops. Os unset atihnianbgl et hwa th ewna st hset yr e as rs ee di mi sptl he ma t ernetseudl t os nwe i lsl t ebpe at a time. Small, successive changes over the next three to five years is the goal. A strategic plan wmielal seunrseuirtes pthroatgreeascsh. district is on track and can

Ti sh teh aste,c ot hnrdo utghhi n ag pt haar tt nceor ns ht iinpube se t wt oe ebne tshter ePs saerdk FCooullnegdeataionnd, theToCmhepfkAinnsn FoCuonrdtlaatniodn, fCooomd mseurvniictye wt hoer kwe ar sy. wJ ui lsl t bsei x tsyu pdpaoyrst e sdi nacte etvheer yt r sati enpi n ga l ohnags been completed and already area children are benefitting from some of the changes. Aiming to reduce sugars in meals, several of the districts are oC fef ne tr ri na lg Sj cuhi coeosl ai sn nd of wl a voof rf eerdi nmg i “l ks pl ea sws aotfet er ”n, .wDhriycdheins sa inmd pfllya vt oa rpi nwga itte re awc hi t hd aayd. Ti f fheer esnt ut df reunitts f lhoaavtee dt aikne int to this with enthusiasm, with younger ones excited to find out what the flavor of the day is. As Chef At on ns eermv ep ht haesmi z es edl, vtehsi si ni s rseesltfa- suerravnet.s Wa ne da ltl ho we y kciadns manage it at school. And they do. Ad insot rt ihcet r c ok lel ya bfoorcaut si o no .f Tt hh ee ps ur op gproarmt ains d t ha eb i lmi t yu l ttio- ss ho ma ree wset ol croi ems e, rceosnpci et er nf rso ma nwd h as ot cl uatni obnesa, npi rsoovl ai dt eeds job filled with challenges. Discussing difficult st hi teuma t iiosn sa abni gd pvaarrti ooufs tahpep rmooa nc ht helsy tFoo aoddd Sr eesrsviinc ge Dstiorreicetsoar’nsdgasothmeerinlagusg. hSso. is sharing recipes, success Ts thr ea t engeixct ppl ha na sse, wo if t ht h teh ew os ur kp pi so rct oamnpdl ef et ieodnb aocf kt hoef tt hh ee Ci mA Fp lsetma fef .nAt adtoi opnt i opnh aosf et,h ewsheepr el a nt hs ew si lllolwe a da ntdo steady progress will continue. CLICK HERE for more information on this effort

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