Fresh Bites Winter Edition 2023

COMMITTEES Public Policy & Legislation

THE PUBLIC POLICY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

IL ewg iosul altdi o nl i kCe o mt omiint tter oe .d uWc ee taor eyovue r yt hfeo rPt uunbal itce tPoo lhi cayvea no nd our team a group of passionate members who are looking forward to working hard and making changes that will benefit everyone involved in child nutrition. BY SUE BELL FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR WILSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

tehnec oaudrma gi ne i smt roartei voef bo uu rr ddeins t trhi catts ct uo rpr ea nr ttilcyi peaxti es t. s Ta hn ed pi tr owgor ua ml d is beneficial to our students, our local farmers and producers and to our economy. TA hg rei c pu rl tougrrea ma n di sMba er ki negt s . o vTehresye eanr e bwy o rNkYi nS g Dt oe psai mr t mp l ei fnyt t hoef pt arsokc et os sqaunadl i ftyo. mI ha akde ti ht es epel me a sl iukree loe fs smoefe tainn gi nws ui trhmt oh ue mn t at bh li es pT ahset As ug m& mMearrdk ue trsi nt ge ammy iasutdhiet raentdo t hh ee lypayroe ug raecahti et ov ewyoorukrwg iot ah l. of reaching the 30% in purchases of NYS products. YS ot uudr ePnPt s&aLt tneoa mc h iasr ga el s. oWweohr ak vi ne gh taod gneut mHeeraol tuhsymMe ee at il ns gFsowr iAt hl l Lf eeegdi sol autro sr st uadnedn t tshaeti rn os t caof fs tm. eWmhbi el er swteo s dt iilsl chuasvse tah ew anye et od gt oo with this proposal we are seeing support for it. In discussing the benefits of offering free meals to all students we have owpheon ae rde tj oh ien ienyge ws i at hn du st oi nu ct rhyei dn gt ht oe e hn es au rr tes t ho af t ms taundye npt es owp il lel receive healthy meals that will help fuel them both mentally and physically. The benefits of proper nutrition are especially iamn dp oar gt aa ni nt ftohra ts cwh oi tohl apgr eo pcehri l dnruetnr i. t i Iotnh ca hs i bl dereenn parroev eanb ltei mt oe cboynhcue nn gt reart. e Farnede ml e aeranl s bf oe trt earl l tsht aund ean tcsh iwl di l lt haal st oi sr edmi sot rvaec tt ehde stigma that comes with having some students free while others are paying. In that way it benefits students socially as wa l leel vl . i aBt yi nogf ftehrei nbgusrtduedne no ft smheeaall tdheybmt tehaal st iast an or ecaol sits swuee wi ni l lo bu er dWisetaripcptsr.eciate any support you can give by reaching out to the Lmeegni st ol arteodr sbiyn yt hoeu ri nacr reead. i bWl ee caor me vme irtyt ef eo rmt uenma tbee tros ht ha vaet bheaevne cwoemseetboeufotrteoudso..We are hopeful that we can accomplish what OA cnt iJoann uCaornyf e2r3e ,n 2c e0 2w3e ewke! wLiAl lCbwe ikl li cbkei nhge lodf f voi rut ru aLl el yg issol a tyiovue cf oarne cpaasrt t. i cWi pea taer er ec og aurndt li ensgs oonf ayl lo ou fr yloouc attoi oj on i no ru st haen dwsepartehaedr tbhr ee awkof ar ds t t of oyoodusr iLne gt hi sel a3t 0o r%s aI bn oi tui at tt ihvee i amnpdo Hr t ea anl ct he yo fMi necal lusdFi no gr Aa nl l eSyt ue doeunt tfso. rWmi ot hr ey oi nufro irnmpautti owne acbaonumt tahkee 2a 0d2i f3f eLrAe nC c. e ! K e e p

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Donna Riviello Clyde-Savannah CSD Food Service Director

Sue Bell Wilson Central SD Food Service Director

Regan Kiembock Southampton UFSD Food Service Director

Rachel Murphy Syracuse City SD Director of Food Service

Artie Frego St. Lawrence- Lewis Boces Director of Food Service

Allissa Eiser At Your Service Sales Director of Sales Upstate New York

Julia Allotta NYSNA Advocacy Coordinator

Patrick Kenneally Capital Region BOCES Food Service Director

Mark Bordeau Rural Health Network of

South Central NY Executive Director

FreshBites Ta th ew oPrukb lmi cePeot ilni cgy wa ni tdh Lveagr ii os luast i og nr oCuopms ma nidt t eLee ghiassl abt oeresn ihnaar nd attempt to bring our proposals from ideas to reality. Our first “ask” is to include breakfast in the 30% Farm To School Iwnei t i ao tni vl ye . h aOvue t aopf p 7r o3x1i ms caht eoloy l 4d9i s tdr ii cs tt sr i ci tns Npeawr t i cYioprakt i nS gt a tien, tbhree ai knfcaesnt t pi vuer cphraosgersa mt o tthhies py reoa gr.r aWme i tb we l oi euvled tahl al et vbi ayt ea ds do imn ge of of rt hd ei s bt rui cr dt se tno oof f tf er ar cl ok icnagl pt hr oe ds eu ci ttes ma ts a. lIl t mweoaul sl dwmi tahkoeu itt heaavsiine gr tdou wr i no gr rwy ha bi cohu mt heoawl . tTohkee iedpe tar ai sc kt hoaft wi thwi cohuiltde mr esl iwe veer es os emr ev eodf

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