2015 Fall Arrow Web

Embracing "A World of Change"

Fall 2014 • VOlUME 82

Dates to RememberDISTRICT MEETINgSDISTRICT 1 – MaRCH 21, 2015DISTRICT 2 – TBa DISTRICT 3 – TBaDISTRICT 4 – TBaDISTRICT 5 – TBa DISTRICT 6 – TBaDISTRICT 7 – TBa DISTRICT 8 – TBa

DEaDlINESSNaC Charter Due by December 1, 2014

SNaC art Contest Entries due by April 15, 2015

SNaC OF THE YEaR Books due by April 15, 2015

EXECUTIVE BOaRD MEETINgSWINTER MEETINg

February 6, 2015 - TentativeSUMMER MEETINg

greensboro - June 22, 2015

SNa OF NC MEETINgSCOMMITTEE DaYS

greensboro - November 21, 2014 greensboro - May 1, 2015 (Tentative)

CHaPTER lEaDERSHIP SEMINaRgreensboro - June 23, 2015

NEW HORIzONS TRaDE SHOWgreensboro - June 24, 2015

aNNUal CONFERENCEgreensboro - June 24 - 25, 2015

SNa MEETINgSSCHOOl NUTRITION INDUSTRY CONFERENCE

Phoenix, az - January 11 - 13, 2015lEgISlaTIVE aCTION CONFERENCE

Washington, DC - March 1 - 4, 2015NaTIONal lEaDERSHIP CONFERENCE

San Diego, Ca - april 23 - 25, 2015SNa aNNUal CONFERENCE

Salt lake City, UT - July 11 - 15, 2015

CERTIFICaTION UPDaTEThe SNa-NC Secretary, lorie Reece, serves asthe Education/Certification Chair. Rememberthat you no longer have to get approval for classesused for CEUs. You do have to get approval forKey area Courses. These courses are needed forlevel 2 & 3 Certification. These courses must beat least 2 hours of active instructional time. ad-ditional information can be found on our web-site, www.schoolnutrition-nc.org, under thecertification tab. You may also contact:

lORIE REECElincoln County Schools,

2660 Maiden Highway, lincolnton, NC 28092704-736-1017 ext. 20127 (w) 704-736-1687 FaX

[email protected]

Don't forget that each member is responsible formaintaining and keeping records of their ownCEUs earned.

SNa-NC DUES aND IN-COME TaX DEDUCTIONS

The Internal Revenue Code requires us tonotify you that a portion of your dues to theSchool Nutrition association of NorthCarolina is not tax deductible based on thenondeductible lobbying expenses that SNa-NC incurs. This information can be foundon our website after January 1, 2015. Pleasecheck our website, www.schoolnutrition-nc.org, before preparing your taxes. Shouldyou have additional questions regarding thedeductibility of your dues, please contactyour tax professional.

mEmBErSHIp roStErSthis year membership rosters will onlybe mailed in September/october 2014

and January/february 2015.Chapter rosters can be requested at

any time by Cn Directors, Supervisors,Central office personnel or Chapterpresidents by simply e-mailing the Executive Director, Dawn roth, at

[email protected].

Important InformatIon

Produced & Published by:DB Design & Print

P.O. Box 68Waxhaw, North Carolina 28173

[email protected]

2165 Barrowcliffe Drive NWConcord, NC 28027Ph (800) 219-4893

www.schoolnutrition-nc.orgwww.sna-nc-org

SNa-NCBrittany Benge, President

[email protected]

Dawn Roth, Executive [email protected]

School Nutrition association120 Waterfront Street, Suite 300

National Harbor, MD 20745Ph. (800) 877-8822

www.schoolnutrition.org

features 3 Reflections

4 SNA-NC Plan of Action

8 SNA Membership Recruitment

9 National School Lunch Week

13 Member Happenings

17 Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

19 Updates from SNA

23 SNA-NC Annual Conference 2014

27 Awards and Scholarships

28 SNA Culinary Arts/Creative Arts Competition 2014

30 SNA Creative Arts

31 SNA Culinary Arts

33 2014 ANC in Boston

35 2014 SNA-NC Talent Show

departments

IFC Dates to Remember 2 President’s Message 5 District Meetings 10 NAC Update 11 Balance Sheet 11 Endowment Update 15 Board Minutes 20 Legislative Update 22 New Members 36 Industry Partners 37 Newly Certified Members 38 Affiliated Chapters & Chapter Presidents 39 National and State New Member Application IBC SNA-NC Executive Board

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As I reflect on the past years as an officer of the School

Nutrition Association, I am pleased with how we have

stayed strong as we have encountered “A World of

Change”. It is encouraging to see the excitement and enthusiasm

of new members who aspire to see our association relevant and

viable for the next generation of school nutrition professionals

As members of this great association, please share encourag-

ing news about our organization with non-members to get them

excited about becoming members. The more members we have,

there are more voices that can be heard by our legislators and

allied organizations.

It is important that our local chapters get affiliated at the

beginning of the school year and commit to having local meetings.

Our members are encouraged to attend their district meetings,

the annual state conference, the ANC, the LAC, and any other

association events that are offered, along with inviting your

non-member co-workers to join you.

The nutrition of our children continues to be

front and center in the mind-

set of parents because of the

emphasis from our profession,

Congress, the White House

and social media. Parents

want to be informed about

the food their children are

eating. I encourage you all to

embrace the “World of

Changes” and allow ourselves

to be our biggest, loudest

and most advocating champion for School Nutrition.

Sincerely,

Brittany Benge

SNA-NC President, 2014-2015

a Message f r om Your President... Brit tany M. Benge

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SNA-NC advocates for the health, well-being and academic success of students by educating stakeholders and empowering members.

Greetings Distinguished Members of School Nutrition Association of North Carolina! It is truly an honor and privilege to welcome you as a part of this vital organization, as we launch together one of the most significant campaigns for nutrition and wellness throughout the world and in our own state! The pin you receive is a symbol of your important participation in an organization of dedicated people, who provide nourishment and positive influence for the young people of our state and nation. As you wear it with pride and confidence, you are making a statement that you make a difference. Our young people are the future! You are helping mold the future generation! Not only do you provide nutritious meals, you are often the front line impacting their emotional, ethical and moral development. Our organization is here to help you and others as we journey together into A World of Change. WE make positive changes happen! Together we grow as an organization and individually. The larger and more involved the members of the organization, the more impact we can make on those who can assist in the endeavor – through legislation - State and Federal as well as local leaders. There is power in numbers.

Sincerely,

Brittany Benge, SNA-NC President 2014 - 2015

2165 Barrowcliffe Drive NW ! Concord, North Carolina 28027

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As I reflect on this past year, I

am grateful for the opportunity

to have served as your president

of SNA-NC during the 2013-2014 year.

I will always carry with me the memories

of smiling and exhilarating faces as they

were honored during District Meetings

as Champions of SNA-NC for having

at least 25 years of service to our great

association. I will always maintain the

memories of Craig Thompson, my

speaker during the year, as he talked

about only seeing the tip of the iceberg

when you come into contact with peo-

ple, and the Death Crawl, which chal-

lenged our members to never give up,

but always press forward in the face of

difficult obstacles.

As president this past year, I had the

awesome opportunity to visit multiple

areas of this great state as I traveled to

district meetings. My travels carried me

to Raleigh, Lincolnton, Richlands,

Plymouth, Bladenboro, Mocksville,

Hendersonville, and finally to King,

North Carolina. Each setting was

beautiful and unique, and the excitement

and commitment of our association

members was never more evident.

I would like to thank

this association and executive

board for the great support

that I have received this past

year. That support was

needed as the many issues

impacting our industry became

front page news, and as leaders

of our association, we became

the advocates and voices for

our industry. Although more

than 24 of us had represented

our state at the Legislative Action Con-

ference in March in Washington, DC,

eight North Carolina Association Mem-

bers traveled back to Washington in

April to meet with our United States

Senators and a US House Representative.

As School Nutrition issues became the

headline for various media outlets, I am

very proud of our leadership that voiced

the concerns of our directors across the

state, and provided our representatives

with numerous documentation to

support our efforts to scale back some

of the impeding regulations that could

adversely affect our programs.

The completion of any year of

Reflections on a

Year of Celebrating

“Champions”By Reginald A. Ross, SNA President, 2013-2014

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service would not be possible without the support of the

Executive Board and our Steering Committee that plans and

executes our state conference. Again this year, with the leader-

ship and direction of our new president, Brittany Benge,

Christina Dodd and the Steering Committee, a great conference

was achieved. Once again, we were blessed with great pre-

conference sessions, a spectacular food show, innovative and

informative educational mini sessions, and a fun and exciting

banquet. I would like to thank NCDA and NC-DPI, and the

numerous vendors who support our annual conference. In

speaking with the numerous association members who traveled

to Greensboro for the conference, I heard over and over again

about how much they enjoyed the conference, and how proud

they were to be parts of this great association.

Boston, Massachusetts was the site of our Annual SNA

Conference this past July. More than 140 North Carolina

Association members represented our state at the conference.

As president of SNA-NC, I was honored with the Thelma B.

Flanagan Gold Award of Service in recognition

of outstanding accomplishments through the

association’s Plan of Action. The School

Nutrition Association of North Carolina also

received the Increasing Membership Award for

2013-2014 and the Credentialing 3% Gold

Award. In addition to these awards, a picture,

with the eight representatives who traveled to

Washington in April, was featured on the SNA

PAC presentation during the conference.

Additionally, I was selected to be a candidate

for the Southeast Regional Director’s position

for the Executive Board of SNA. It is a

tremendous honor to be nominated.

Finally, this was a year of transition for me.

I began the year as a supervisor for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg

School District. I will always be grateful for the support and

encouragement that I received from the Director, Cindy Hobbs,

and the rest of the great team at CMS. I then transitioned to a

new position as a Regional Consultant with the North Carolina

Department of Public Instruction. Although I knew that

serving as SNA president and beginning a new job simultaneously

would be challenging, I am awed by the very strong support that

I received from my new team at NC-DPI. I salute Dr. Lynn

Harvey and the team at NC-DPI who allowed me to serve our

state as president while growing into a new position. I would

like to thank my wife Tina, and my family who supported me

throughout my travels this past year.

This has been a wonderful year. I have developed friends

and associates for life. I am eternally grateful. Thank you

for this most precious opportunity that you have given me.

I will always be thankful for the “Champions” who make our

association great.


SNA-NC Plan of Action

for Local Chapters 2014-2015

SNA-NC Mission Statement: SNA-NC advocates for the health, well-being and academic success of students by

educating stakeholders and empowering members.

SNA-NC Vision Statement: Well-nourished students ready to learn.

“School Nutrition:

A World of Change”While developing the Plan of Work for the 2014-2015 school years, I

wanted to continue implementing our strategic plan. The board has

approved the plan, but a plan is only as good as the workers who embrace

it. I need your support and efforts to make this plan successful. We need all

directors in the state of North Carolina as members of our association. We have a

5% membership growth target for this coming year.

Pillar I – Education and Professional Development: It is imperative that we network with new directors by

identifying them, marketing membership to them, and providing them with an opportunity to connect with our

association. This is a continuation of a 2013-2014 strategy. We have to use retired directors and supervisors as a

resource to educate our new directors on the benefits of association membership, and also to serve as mentors to

them. We will keep the new directors informed about the latest legislative issues impacting our profession.

Pillar II – Advocacy and Public Image: We must lobby our local, state, and national representatives to become

strong advocates for Child Nutrition and our association. During the upcoming year, we will invite those

representatives to our cafeterias and district meetings. We will take pictures with them, so that they will not only

know who we are, but are knowledgeable of our issues and concerns. Along with, we need help in identifying all of

the SNA-NC potential allied organizations.

Pillar III – Community: SNA-NC is not on an island alone. As an association, we must encourage collaboration

with our members, state affiliates, industry and allied groups. We also want to encourage more participation in the

new streamlined award program and the revamped Star Club.

Pillar IV – Membership: We want to identify new ways of working with our industry partners to not only become

members of our association, but strengthen our organization. We want to increase membership through enthusiastic

recruitment of non-members, and continue to encourage District Owned Memberships. These strategies will only

work if we retain our current members.

Pillar V – Infrastructure: SNA-NC will follow a financially sustainable funding model be reviewing and

designing a orientation for the board and new members to streamline the operation of our organization. We will

continue to recruit new candidates for leadership opportunities within our organization through the Future Leaders

program.

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District V Meeting –May 10, 2014By Stephanie Vickers, Dist r i ct V Dir ec to r

The District V Meeting was held on Saturday, May10 at Poplar Springs Elementary School in Stokes

County. We had 33 members in attendance. Registrationand breakfast began at8:30 am with the meetingfollowing at 9:00 am.

The welcome wasgiven by Assistant Super-intendent for StokesCounty Schools, TonyGeorge and the colorswere presented bystudents from the StokesCounty ROTC.

Legislative and MemberService updates werethen given by state presi-dent Reginald Ross. Thiswas followed by a very

informative lesson on identity theft by Carol Young fromthe Attorney General’s Office. Carol shared with ussome valuable information on how to protect yourselffrom predators trying to steal your identity. Along withtips to protect yourself, she also gave us information onwho to contact if your identity has been stolen. After ashort break, Craig Thompson was introduced as ourmain guest speaker. His presentation was enjoyed byall in attendance. Craig spoke to us about how we viewourselves, others and teamwork. Reginald then took ashort survey about fruits and vegetables. We were askquestions dealing with what kinds of fruits and veggiesthe students like and dislike along with how we can im-prove the taste and appearance to make them moreappealing. The meeting was concluded with Reginaldhonoring those members that have been in the ChildNutrition field for 25 years or more. We had twomembers in attendance that received a certificate.

The day ended with a barbecue meal that wasgenerously provided by several vendors. We also werefurnished with enough door prizes donated by vendors

so that each person walked away with a giftand some received more than one. Thanksto each person that came and to each vendorthat sent food and prizes. It is because of allof you that the meeting was a success!

District VII Meeting –March 28, 2014By Stac ey Souther n, Dist r ic t VII Dir e ctor

On March 28, the District VII meeting was held,along with a mini food show. We had 115 membersattend and 16 food vendors participate. Reginald Ross,

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mini food show we hadactivities set up to do suchas Wii dance, relays andexercises. We gave awaylots of door prizes and hadfun with our 50/50 raffle.For a Friday night meeting,we had a good turn outand lots of fun!! I’mlooking forward to ourdistrict meeting next year!

District VIII Meeting –april 26, 2014By Stac i Hoxit , Pas t Dist r i ct VIII Dir e ctor

On April 26, 2014, we held our District VIII meetingat the Mills River Academy in the beautiful mountains ofWestern North Carolina. The day was started withbreakfast and registration at 8 am. Several members ofHenderson County’s SNA read some really beautifulquotes from U.S. Olympic Athletes, followed by greetingsand updates by our state President, Reggie Ross.

We watched a very informative knife skills demon-stration by B. Burgin Ross, MS, RD, LDN from UNCG.It was interactive, and we all got to practice sharpening,and then chopping and cutting some veggies. Which ledus right in to the fruit and veggie talk by Reggie.Fortunately we had a local vendor there, (Allan Hendersonfrom Henderson’s Best Fresh Cuts) with sample fruitsand veggies to share with all of us… and he was very

thankful that he was able to hear some of the suggestionsfrom SNA members about fruits and vegetables, andwhat the students are interested in.

We thoroughly enjoyed the speaker, Craig Thompson.Of course, everyone couldn’t wait until the break andphoto op, so they could have a picture made with theNFL player. He had wonderful, motivational things to say,and he made most of us laugh… and cry.

Edwin Reid, with Griffin Marketing did a smalldemonstration with some new Cambro items. He alsodonated a full shelving unit, and an induction burner.Each county present had the chance to win one or thesegifts. Buncombe County won the burner, and HendersonCounty won the shelving unit.

A special thank you to Regina Price, Penny Fine,Greg Frey, and Torie Combs for donating all of the foodfor our breakfast, and taco bar for lunch. There was somuch food, and we appreciate all that you do! Thank youto everyone who participated, and to all of the vendorsfor your donations. Everyone left with a bag full ofgoodies, and some took away really awesome door prizes.

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SNa MEMBERSHIP: Recruit Then Relax with SNa Membership By Lois Hood, Member Ser vi ces Chair

Greetings, and welcome from your SNA-NC Member Services Committee. We are geared up and excited aboutthe start of our Fall Membership Campaign. The theme for our membership drive is “Recruit Then Relaxwith SNA Membership!” The Annual Membership Campaign will run from June 1, 2014 - May 31, 2015. The

Back to School Membership Drive will run from September 1 - November 30, 2014 and will allow you the opportunityto promote child nutrition programs. Membership in SNA is a great investment in our future and the future of millionsof school children. Our membership campaign approach is based on the idea that we are united for school nutrition;the larger our membership, the stronger our voice. We advocate on behalf of our members and the children we serve,who do not have a voice.

With the health and well-being of our children at the top of our media attention today; whether we’re discussingrising food costs, nutrition standards, meal patterns; or enhancing theimage of school nutrition, the more members SNA represents, the greaterinfluence we have to impact these issues. Recruiting new members remainscrucial to the continued success of our Association. We are counting onyou as a vital organ of SNA to recruit at least one new member to joinduring our campaign.

We are looking forward to serving as your state Member Servicesrepresentatives. Know that we value your membership and look forwardto a successful membership drive. We ask in advance, that as you networkwith your peers, you encourage them to “Recruit Then Relax with SNAMembership.”

Don’t miss out on the following promotion offered on theNational level. Recruit five or more new members between June 1, 2014 andMay 31, 2015 and you will be automatically entered into a drawingto win a grand Prize all expenses paid spa day for two, or 1 of 7registrations to SNa’s 2016 annual National Conference (aNC)in San antonio, TX.

Don’t forget!Make sure the new member writes your name in the referral sectionof the membership application form, otherwise it won’t count!

Help recruit new members to SNa, by telling themabout your positive experience as a member and themany benefits members receive, including:

• Year-round free educational webinars on pertinent topics like food allergies, food safety and procurement• Educational conferences tailored to your needs• Legislative and advocacy efforts• PR tools to promote your programs to parents, students and the school community• Certification and credentialing programs for you and your team to enhance your careers• Relationship building with key stakeholders and industry representatives• Scholarships for you and your team through SNA’s School Nutrition Foundation• A subscription to SNA’s award-winning magazine, School Nutrition• Access to the latest news and issues from the SNA website and daily e-newsletter SNA SmartBrief.

RECRUIT THEN RELAX WITH

SNA MEMBERSHIP!

Annual Membership Campaign 2014–15

Recruit 5 or more new SNA members between June 1, 2014 and May 31, 2015 to be entered to win an all-expenses paid spa day for two or 1 of 7 registrations to ANC 2016*

For more information visit www.schoolnutrition.org/recruit

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. For complete prize drawing rules, visit www.schoolnutrition.org/recruit.

RecRuit then

Relax with

Sna MeMbeRShip!

recruit 5 or more new Sna members

between June 1, 2014 and may 31, 2015 to be

entered to win an all-expenses paid spa day for

two or 1 of 7 registrations to

anC 2016 in San antonio, tX*

National School lunch Week:

Get in the Game with School Lunch

By Angela Calamia, MS ,RD, LDN, Nutri t ion Chair

Have you started organizing a NSLW promotion? Start planning nowfor our celebration October 13-17, 2014. The theme this year is “Get inthe Game with School Lunch”. It’s about encouraging kids to find abalance between healthy eating and physical activity. This year’s theme recognizes the importance of eating well and getting active!

For suggestions making NSlW an exciting event for your students check the SNa websites, www.schoolnutrition.org/nslw and www.schoolnutrition-nc.org.

You can access:• A downloadable toolkit full of ideas and tips• Customizable PR/marketing tools, and PPT presentations – just plug in your district’s

information and you’re good to go! • Artwork, web banners and a Facebook cover photo for your page• PowerPoint Presentations• …and much more

Recognizing NSlW can help you:• Increase student participation for your program• Spread the message to parents that you’re serving healthy and tasty meals• Earn media coverage from local papers, blogs, and TV stations• Connect with teachers and administrators at your school or in your district to spread the word that

school meals are healthy.

The Nutrition Committee would like to thank all of you who made “Make It, Take It” a success this year in Greensboro.It was a lot of fun and we know you all dowonderful events and promotions during NSLW.The “Make It, Take It Booklet” is available on theNC School Nutrition Association webpage at www.schoolnutrition-nc.org. Please share the funby sending articles and photos to the Arrow.


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SNaC UpdateBy Linda Brimanson, SNAC Chair

Iwant to introduce everyone to the new “Student Nutrition AdvisoryCouncil” SNAC formerly known as NAC. The committee and boardapproved to rename the club to include Student to the name because

after all it is a club for students run by students. The committee has beenbusy making great improvements to the SNA-NC SNAC web page. Wehope that you will visit the site to get the information you need to start aSNAC club for your schools.

SNaC art Contest Winners for 2013-14ElEMENTaRY: alexis Hough from Kiser Intermediate School, LincolnCountyMIDDlE: latasha Baker from Hamlet Middle School, Richmond CountyHIgH: abigail Hoyel from West Lincoln High, Lincoln County

The SNAC Art Contest winners each received a certificate, framed artwork, and a $50 gift card. The SNAC winners had a wonderful time at thisyear’s State Conference in Greensboro. It all started on Wednesday morning,they went into the trade show to taste new products and came out with goodybags. After the trade show, they were off to the Wet’n’Wild Water Park toenjoy a day of fun in the sun. We can’t wait to see who wins next year.

We did not receive an entry for SNAC of the Year. Please considersubmitting an entry for SNAC of the Year. The students really enjoy theirtime at the conference and they are so proud of their accomplishments.You may contact me if you have questions, or if you need help in any wayat 704-785-8997 or 982-621-8184 (cell) or [email protected].

I urge everyone to start a SNAC group this year. Having a SNAC club willbe an asset to your program and school. I’m looking forward to anotherwonderful year as your SNAC Chair, and hopefully we will increase ournumber of SNAC groups throughout the state. I hope everyone has a goodyear, and hope to see you at next year’s conference!

Orange County Celebrates National Nutrition Month

The Orange County Schools Child Nutrition Services Staff at Cameron Park Elementary School in Hillsborough,North Carolina celebrated National Nutrition Month on March 14, 2014. They had special visitors, the NorthCarolina Farm to School Fruit and Vegetables, spent time with the children during lunch. Erin Pope, RD Intern,

developed a display with fruits and vegetables with nutritional information, recipes, and healthy eating tips for the par-ents, students and staff. The taste tasting for the event was dried fruit cups. The students had an opportunity to wear

Dairy Council pins or couldchoose the Dairy Councilpencils for prizes.

Studen ts en joyedvi s it ing with the

frui ts and vegetables

Mari e Wahler s. Den iseWright , Erin Pope andIsabel l Cooper

SNa-NC Balance Sheet as of July 31, 2014Amy Stanley, SNA-NC Treasur er

ASSETS

Currents assetsChecking/Savings

Business Economy Checking.............................$ 218,190.83 First1Bank ..........................................................$ 115,837.69Small Business (Tim Greene) ............................$ 5,361.50Wells Fargo Money Market. ...............................$ 28,548.35Wells Fargo Small Bus MM .............................. $_ 57,743.81

Total Checking/Savings........................................................$ 425,682.18

Total Current Assets .............................................................$ 425,682.18 TOTal aSSETS ......................................................$ 425,682.18

LIABILITY & EQUITY

liabilities Current Liabilities

Credit CardsTSYS Merchant .......................................$ 1,035.04

Total Credit Cards ....................................................................$ 1,035.04Total Current Liabilities ...........................................................$ 1,035.04

Total liabilities .........................................................$ 1,035.04 Equity

Opening Balance Equity.......................................................$ 279,710.55Retained Earnings ................................................................$ 245,634.04 Net Income ................................................................$-100,697.45Total Equity ............................................................... $ 424,647.14

TOTal lIaBIlITIES & EQUITY......................................$ 425,682.18

Endowment UpdateBy Frank Fior e l la , Endowment Chair

This year’s raffle at the SNA-NC summerconference was a tremendous success!We received over forty great items from

vendors and local chapters. SNA-NC was ableto make over $1800! This Endowment fund isused to provide our membership with trainingopportunities and to provide scholarships for whatwe hope will be future SNA members! Thank youto all who donated and participated as well asthose who loaned their wing span!!

This year’s educational session participantslearned to make jelly and were able to take it homewith them that day. It was tons of fun and veryeducational!

Many thanks to the UNCG staff and theEndowment Committee members, who helpedplan, implement and staff this year’s raffle andeducational session. We look forward to futureevents and trainings.

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2014 National leadership Conference

Each April, members of our leadership team attend SNA's National Leadership Conference. During theconference SNA offers educational sessions to enhance leadership skills and expose state leaders to cuttingedge leadership concepts. SNA also offers their Future Leaders Program during this conference. The program

provides hands-on training to new and future leaders of state associations to help strengthen the long-term viability andeffectiveness of SNA-NC and SNA. This year Alison Francis attended Future Leaders. If you are interested in attendingthe 2015 Future Leaders Program, please contact Brittany Benge or Dawn Roth.

Back Row: Alison Francis, Dawn Roth, Christina DoddFront Row: Brittany Benge and Dr. Lynn Harvey

SNa-NC Past Presidents

Front Row:

Deborah Carpenter, Reginald Ross,Pam Smith, Kathy Caudle

Second Row:

Cynthia Sevier, Jan Holt, Daughn Baker, Janice Ezell, Beth Palien, Gretchen Wilson

Back Row:

Lois Hood, Sherry Williams,Cindy Marion, Marilyn Moody

Alison Francis graduated from the Future Leaders Program

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Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Celebrates NSBW

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools celebrated NSBW with a variety of activities beginning with the January 27,2014 Chapter meeting. The members made “clocks” to inform their students what “time” school breakfast isserved. Information was printed on the published menu. Bulletin boards, posters and decorations in the cafeterias

announced that National School Breakfast Week was here. Informative e-mails to school staffs and morning announcementskept the focus on the importance of taking time for school breakfast. Across the district, the students were engaged withactivity sheets, art projects, lucky trays, lucky seats, prizes and give-away items. To encourage her students at Red OakElementary School to eat breakfast, CN manager Pam Kennedy gave out tickets to the students at lunch time to drop intoa box at breakfast the next morning. After breakfast on Friday she had a drawing for several prizes.

Member Happenings

Haywood CountyWins Whacked Cooking Competition

Congratulations toBarbara Fowler, JanetBrooks, and VickyMesser of HaywoodCounty for winning theFRS Asheville"Whacked Cooking Competition" on May 13, 2014. The competition wassimilar to the Food Network’s "Chopped". They were given baskets ofrandom items and had to come up with an appetizer, entree, and dessert.One of the strangest items in the appetizer basket was Spam, and in theentree basket it was beef heart. A local chef from Green Sage headed uptheir team and two students from Eliada Homes also participated. Theycompeted against CN Managers from Buncombe and Henderson Countiesand pulled off the win by one point. Great Job Girls!!!!

New Hanover County Celebrates School lunch Hero DaySchool Lunch Hero Day is the perfectopportunity to recognize school nutritionemployees as the super heroes they are.

Bai ley Elementar y School Staf f

Midd lesex Elementar y Schoo l Staf f

Spr ing Hope El ementar y School S ta f f

Wi l l i f ord Elementar y School Staf f

STaR Club awardsThe following STAR Club members were recognized at the Annual Conference in June.

Star Club Members

Bronze Star Members

John Arrowood

Teresa Back

Daughn Baker

Lisa Baker

Yolanda Banks

Janet Baughn

Sheila Beasley

Cindy Brewer

Karen Brittain

Rose Ellerbee

Helen Evans

Sherry Faircloth

Deborah Fecak

Frank Fiorella

Joyce Fowler

Renee Goins

Bobbi Frank

Vivian Hanson

Teresa Hayes

Patricia Hedgestrom

Tracy Huffman

Jenny Jackson

Cindy Kinney

Carolyn Lloyd

Wanda Lowe

Ruth McDowell

Brenda McGee

Brenda McMurran

Teresa McNeil

Vicky Messer

Brenda Norman

Sharon Palmer

Robert Parker

Lauren Rapp

Lorie Reece

Shelly Rhyne

Frankie Sartin

Janie Sechrist

Wendy Sheprow

Joyce Shoulders

Pam Smith

Tracy Thompson

Yolanda Vereen

Lori Wooten

Silver Star Members

Dr. Lynn Harvey

Sandra Helms

Marilyn Moody

gold Star Members

Judy Dunkley

Donna Osborne

Platinum Star Members

Gretchen Wilson

Diamond Star Members

Lois Hood

INTRODUCING

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The Executive Board Meeting was called to order at 12:40p.m. by Reginald Ross, Pr es iden t.

The SNA-NC Mission and Vision statements were readaloud by all in attendance.

The Thought of the Day was given by Brit tany Benge,Pr es iden t-Elec t , SNA-NC.

The June 16, 2014 meeting agenda was approved.

BUSINESS agENDaRoll call was completed by Sharon Kin ion, Secr e tar y .

The minutes for the February 7, 2014 were approved.

Br ent Phelps, Treasur er provided the Budget Report.

Committee recommendations and approvals were madeand approved.

Brit tany Benge, Pr es iden t-Elec t provided the SNA- NCAnnual Conference Report.

Alison Francis and Dawn Roth provided the SNA-NCTrade Show Update.

Fr ed Gilber t provided a Legislative Update.

NEW BUSINESS2014-2015 Plan of Work was presented by Brittany Benge.

2014-2015 Budget was presented by Brit tany Benge.

SNA-NC House of Delegates - Bylaw Changes werepresented by Reg ina ld Ross .

The staff contracts were presented by Reg ina ld Ross,Pr es iden t.

Reginald Ross, Pr es iden t shared written correspondencehe received from Christina Dodd.

INFORMaTION aND aNNOUNCEMENTSReginald Ross, Pr es iden t reminded the group about theupcoming National meeting in Boston July 13 - 16, 2014.

Dawn Roth reminded the group regarding Arrowpublication deadlines.

good of the Order Lori Reece reported the selection process was excitingthis year for the Mary Long Beasley Award.

Har r y Wil son reported that over his 25+ years with ourAssociation “Children have always been our priority”.

Fr ed Gilber t stated he continues to learn and thingshappen quickly with the Legislative group.

Lois reported the Membership Committee has been busyover the past year and membership has increased.

Dr. Har vey is looking forward to DPI overseeing theSummer Feeding Program.

Gar y Gay is looking forward to a great conference andinvited everyone to the NCDA sessions.

Dawn Roth stated she has just completed her 16th yearwith our Association.

Reginald stated this year has been exciting, challenging,and rewarding.

Lori Reece made the motion to adjourn and Brit tanyBenge seconded the motion.

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted by:Shar on L. Kin ion, SNA-NC Secr e tar y 2013-2014

SNa-NC Executive Board MeetingJune 20, 2014 -- greensboro, NC

The Executive Board Meeting was called to order at 8:30a.m. by Brit tany Benge , Pres ident .

The SNA-NC Mission and Vision statements were readaloud by all in attendance.

SNa-NC Executive Board Meeting June 16, 2014 -- greensboro, NC

INTRODUCING

THE NEW STAR CLUB! New Look Fewer Levels New Awards

Dedicated Members—Building the Future of SNA!

RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS TO SNA earn points for new members + every year they renew

The SNA Star Club is brought to you by:

For more information, please visit: www.schoolnutrition.org/starclub

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SNa-NC Executive Board MeetingJune 20, 2014 -- greensboro, NC

The Thought of the Day was given by Alison Francis, President-Elect SNA-NC.

Pam Smith, Past Pr es iden t provided the Invocation for our Breakfast.

Former Board members were dismissed.

The June 20, 2014 meeting agenda was approved.

BUSINESS agENDaRoll call was completed by Lori Reece, Secr e tar y .

The minutes for the June 20, 2014 meeting were approved.

Committee recommendations and approvals were made and approved.

Brit tany Benge, Pr es iden t provided the SNA- NC Annual Conference Recap.

Dawn Roth, Execut iv e Direc tor provided the Endowment Raffle Recap.

Alison Francis and Dawn Roth provided the SNA-NC Trade Show Recap.

Dawn Roth and Brit tany Benge discussed our current website.

INFORMaTION aND aNNOUNCEMENTSBoard Information Sheets were updated and collected from each member.

Dawn Roth provided the Arrow Article list to remind members of upcomingdeadlines.

Brit tany Benge referenced the Board List and Calendar handouts provided forplanning purposes.

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted by:Sharon L. Kinion, SNA-NC Secr e tar y 2013-2014

Changes to the Executive BoardThere were a few changes to the Executive Board approved at June 20, 2014 boardmeeting. Christina Dodd, SNA-NC President-elect, resigned her board position effective June 20, 2014. The SNA-NC Bylaws dictated that SNA-NC Vice President, Alison Francis, succeed to the office of SNA-NC President-elect. The Executive Committee proposed that Sharon Kinion, SNA-NC Secretary, become the SNA-NC Vice President and that Lorie Reece will serve this year asSNA-NC Secretary. The board approved both changes.

SNa announcesCandidates for the 2014 ElectionReginald Ross, Past Presidentof SNA-NC, is on the slateof candidates for the 2014SNA Election. He is runningfor the Southeast RegionalDirector for SNA. Checkyour upcoming SchoolNutrition magazine for theballot and on line votinginstructions. "Polls" will beopen for members to votefrom October 15 throughNovember 15, 2014. Weneed every SNA-NC memberto vote for Reginald. Winnersof this year's election willserve on the 2015 - 2017SNA Board of Directorsand will be installed atSNA's 69th Annual NationalConference, to be held July12 - 15, 2013, in Salt LakeCity, Utah.


a Few Words (and numbers) on Professional Development and lifelong learning JoAnne Robinet t , MSA, SNS

Okay. I’ve been making those kids take vegetables whether they want to or not. I have been telling them that thebrown bread is really good. I have been taking temperatures and writing them down until I am out of ink andtime… And now, someone is telling me that I need to go to class to learn how to do what I have been doing

for YEARS??? Give me a break, pleeeeaaasssee!

I guess the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act had a part in it called “professional standards”. And now, someone iswriting up what THEY think I need to know. I was done with going to school years ago. I see no reason to do this - youknow what they say about the old dog, don’t you? I am like that dog - just too old to learn new tricks. Could takingclasses actually make a difference? Sitting in class is for kids! What do you think I could possibly accomplish at this age?

MaYBE something. look at what these people did:- J.K.Rowling was 30 years old when she finished the first manuscript for Harry Potter.- Amelia Earhart was 31 when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.- Oprah was 32 when she started her talk show.- Edmund Hillary was 33 when he became the first man to reach Mount Everest. - Martin Luther King, Jr. was 34 When he gave the speech “I Have a Dream”.- Marie Curie was 35 years old when she got nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics.- The Wright brothers, Orville (32) & Wilbur (36) when they invented & built the world's first successful airplane. - At age 37 Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield, considered to be his greatest work.- Neil Armstrong was 38 when he became the first man to set foot on the moon.- At 39 Charles Goodyear discovered vulcanization and led the way to the effective use of rubber.- Mark Twain was 40 when he wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and 49 for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.- Christopher Columbus was 41 when he discovered the Americas.- Rosa Parks was 42 when she refused to obey bus driver’s order to give up her seat. She made history!- John F. Kennedy was 43 years when he became President of the United States.- At 44 George Washington crossed the Delaware River and captured Trenton, New Jersey.- Henry Ford Was 45 when the Ford T came out.- Suzanne Collins was 46 when she wrote The Hunger Games.- At 47, Edward Jenner, an English doctor, pioneered the use of vaccination against smallpox.- Susan Boyle was 48 when she wowed them all on Britain’s Got Talent.- At 49, Julia Child published her book, Mastering the Art of French Cooking.- Charles Darwin was 50 years old when his book On the Origin of Species came out.- Leonardo Da Vinci was 51 years old when he painted the Mona Lisa.- Abraham Lincoln was 52 when he became president. - Ray Kroc was 53 when he bought the McDonalds Franchise and took it to unprecedented levels.- Dr. Seuss was 54 when he wrote The Cat in the Hat.- At 55, Mao Zedong founded the Peoples' Republic of China.- Painter Pablo Picasso completed his masterpiece, "Guernica” at age 56.- Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III was 57 years old when he successfully ditched US Airways Flight 1549, in the

Hudson River in 2009. All of the 155 passengers aboard the aircraft survived.- Jacob Perkins, at 58, created a compression machine, paving the way for gas refrigeration.- At 59, Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.- Frieda Birnbaum became the oldest woman in the U.S. to give birth to twins. She was 60.- Colonel Harland Sanders was 61 when he started the KFC Franchise.- J. R. R. Tolkien was 62 when the Lord of the Ring books came out.

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- At age 63 Countess Rosa Branicka, a wealthy Polish Noble, performed breast cancer surgery on herself and lived to be 82.

- Laura Ingalls Wilder published her first book at age 64, chronicling her life as a wife and mother.- Jazz musician Miles Davis at age 65 defiantly performed his final live album, weeks before he died.- At 66, Noah Webster completed his monumental American Dictionary of the English Language.- Viktor Frankl, author of Man's Search for Meaning, earned his airplane pilot’s license at age 67.- At age 68, French President Charles de Gaulle, who resigned 12 years earlier out of impatience with party

politics, made a political comeback. - Ronald Reagan was 69 when he became President of the United States.- Jack LaLane at age 70 was handcuffed, shackled, and towed 70 rowboats.- At 71, Casey Stengel began managing the New York Mets.- Harry Truman was 72 when he received an honorary Civic Law degree from Oxford University.- The first edition of Roget's Thesaurus was published when Roget was 73, and he oversaw every update until he died

at age 90.- At 74 Chuck Yeager reenacted his first breaking of the sound barrier 50 years earlier.- Cancer survivor Barbara Hillary, at age 75, became one of the oldest people, and the first black woman,

to reach the North Pole.- Nelson Mandela was 76 when he became President of South Africa. - At age 77 Grandma Moses started painting, and John Glenn returned to space.- George Burns and Jessica Tandy were 80 when they each won an Academy Award.- Barbara McLintock was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine at the age of 81.- At 82, Chuck Berry was playing sold out shows in St. Louis twice a month.- Thomas Edison invented the telephone at age 84.- At 85, Coco Chanel was the head of her fashion design firm.- At 88, Pablo Cassals was giving cello concerts. Betty White hosted Saturday Night Live.- In 1999, at the age of 89, Doris Haddock began walking the 3,200 miles (5,150 kilometers) between

Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. to raise awareness for the issue of campaign finance reform.- At 90, Pablo Picasso was still producing art.- Alice Porlock of Great Britain published her first book, Portrait of My Victorian Youth, when she was 102.

- See more at: http://personalfinancebythebook.com/things-people-accomplished-at-yourage/#sthash.wXfPPBIQ.dpuf…

… NOW, what about you? Are you ready to learn something new? Step outside your comfort zone andfind out that the old dog CAN be taught a new trick. Hey, maybe you can add to this list yourself by earningyour SNA certification, but you won’t know unless you open your mind and your life up to embrace new pos-sibilities. You can find more information at www.schoolnutrition.org/certification.

Take comfort in knowing that the best days of your life have not happened yet. Prepare yourself sothat when opportunity comes knocking at your door, you can open it up, dressed and ready for those days!You might be dressed in an apron and a hairnet, armed with knowledge to do your job a little better, or, whoknows, I might be adding your name to the list above!


UPDaTES FROM SNaThe Certificate Program

SNA has changed the Certification Program to a Certificate of Completion Program. SNA’s Certificate in School Nutrition will be aligned tothe requirements set forth by USDA once the final rule on professional standards is released.

As of August 1, 2014, the following program fees have changed (note that the initial application fee for certificate levels remains the same.)Certificate Initial Fees Member Non-MemberTrainer $70.00 $165.00Certificate Renewal Fees Member Non-Memberlevel 1 $10.00 $55.00level 2 $11.00 $65.00level 3 $13.00 $165.00 Trainer $60.00 $155.00Certificate ReinstatementMember Fees Initial Plus annual Total Reinstatement Feelevel 1 Member $16.00 $10.00 $26.00level 2 Member $20.00 $11.00 $31.00level 3 Member $30.00 $13.00 $43.00Certificate ReinstatementNon-Member Fees Initial Plus annual Total Reinstatement Feelevel 1 Non-Member $16.00 $55.00 $71.00level 2 Non-Member $20.00 $65.00 $85.00For more information on the SNA Certificate Program, go to http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Certificate/Certificate-Program/

awards for Excellence

2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4

The Award for Excellence Program is designed to recognizeSchool Nutrition Programs operating at peak performance inkey areas. Competition for the award fosters high standards

of excellence and the award recognizes ongoing growth and schoolnutrition improvement of the winners.

Seven entries were submitted this year for judging and presentationat the SNA-NC Conference in June. Congratulations to all for a jobwell done!!

The Award for Excellence criteria is undergoing revision for2014-15 to better reflect current school nutrition program requirements.Look for the updated information from North Carolina Departmentof Public Instruction School Nutrition Services Section in a future

issue of theSchool NutritionWeekly Update.

1st PlaCE

New Hanover County Schoolsanderson Elementary School

Manager: linda Taylor ( Imer Smith ac cep ted the award . )

Craven County SchoolsH.J. MacDonald Middle School

Manager: Kevin Reece

North Carolina Department of Public Safety Juvenile Justicealexander Detention Center

Manager: Beverly Cash-Cook

3rdPlaCE2ndPlaCE

Membership Processing Fee

SNA has increased themembership processing feefrom $1.75 to $2.00,effective August 1, 2014.You may download anupdated membership formfrom our state website,www.snc-nc.org, under theMember Services tab orsimply make copies of theform included in this Arrow.

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It is the middle of summer andnew regulations to the HHFKAare here. We are working through

“Smart Snacks”, the extra fruit offer-ing at breakfast and phase one of thesodium limits. If I left one out, I amsure USDA will let me know. As westart school and work through thechallenges, know the Executive Boardand PP&L Committee are talkingwith our legislators. After returningfrom LAC, I reached out to SenatorKay Hagan and within four days Dr.Lynn Harvey and I were meeting withher Regional Liaison Carrie Cook atCollinswood Elementary in Charlotte.Carrie was able to spend time with

students and received open andhonest comments about school meals.Carrie also noticed how much wasbeing consumed and how much wasbeing thrown away. We discussed ourIssue Paper with her.

During the meeting she told usthat Senator Hagan meets with herconstituents every Wednesday for a“Carolina Coffee” (coffee and KrispyKreme donuts). As Dr. Harvey’s eyeslit up, I knew I would be packingsoon. Within two weeks our delega-tion (Dr. Harvey, Janet Johnson, Marilyn Moody, Pam Smith, CindyMarion, Brittany Benge, Reggie Rossand I) were off to DC to meet withSenator Hagan. Cathy Schuchart andEddie Ayoob, our Lobbyists, joinedus. We were able to meet with SenatorHagan where we expressed our concerns and asked for her help. We

also met with one of heraides for over an hoursharing our stories andconcerns and letting himsample the 100% wholegrain products we areswitching to this summer.We also spent time with

aides from Senator Burr’s and Repre-sentative Price’s offices. We cameaway with the feeling that they reallylistened and paid attention. We needto keep letting our elected officialsknow the challenges that we are goingthrough. Reauthorization will be herenext year. We are giving input andhope they are listening and that flexi-bility will come in time.

Back on the home front inRaleigh, after a long drawn out battle,budgets were passed and we endedup with a bit of an increase. Pleaseremember to exercise your right tovote this November. There are severalkey elections; Senator Hagan will haveone of the toughest fights to keep herseat in the Senate as she takes onThom Tillis. The House seat thatMel Watt held is also open. There willbe regional seats open in the Houseand Senate here in North Carolina. I

encourage you to get to know thecandidates and their position on theissues that affect us all. Don’t forgetSNA’s Cafeteria Site Visit Sweep-stakes. Host a Member of Congressand enter to win a trip to LAC inMarch. Please reach out to us if youneed assistance. http://www.school-nutrition.org/Getting_Involved/LAC_2015__Cafeteria_Site_Visit_Sweepstakes/

Please do not forget to vote in theupcoming SNA elections, our ownReggie Ross will be on the ballot forSoutheast Regional Director. This is thesame position Marilyn Moody held twoyears ago. Let’s bring it back to NorthCarolina. Jonathan Dickl fromTennessee and Wendy Weyer fromSeattle are on the ballot for Vice President.Elections will open on Oct. 15, 2014.

Have a great school year.Continue to tell your stories and bevocal for thechangeswe needto feedour hungrystudents.

legislative UpdateBy Fr ed Gilber t , PP&L Chair

SNA-NC Needs Leaders!By Reginald A. Ross, Awards/Nomination Chair

The School Nutrition Association of North Carolina is very proud of the commitment of

individuals who give of themselves to support our association. We are constantly seeking

members who are willing to become leaders in our association. SNA-NC is in need of members

to run for the following offices: Vice-President, Secretary, and District Director in Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7.

All members meeting the criteria listed below can run for office. You do not have to be an outstanding public speaker or director or

supervisor to run for office.

Vice President

• Shall have demonstrated leadership ability by serving on the Executive Board and on a state committee or advisory board.

• Shall be SNA certified or credentialed.

• Shall be elected for a specified term and shall retain active membership at the time of nomination and election. If a change in

status occurs they shall complete their term of office provided one year of their term has been completed.

• Shall have held membership in the association three years preceding the nomination.

Secretary

• Shall have demonstrated leadership ability by serving on the Executive Board or by serving on a state committee or advisory board.

• Shall be SNA certified or credentialed.

• Shall be elected in odd numbered years and shall serve for two years.

• Shall have held membership in the association three years preceding the nomination.

District Director

• Shall be SNA certified or credentialed

• Shall be a member in good standing.

• Shall have demonstrated leadership ability but previous service on a state committee or advisory board is not required.

We are seeking YOU! There are so many members who have the talents and the ability to serve in these positions. Each available

position comes with a certified personal trainer and a job description that will provide guidance to you in your new position. There will

always be a mentor or someone to help guide you. You will not be handed a job and left on your own.

Become a new “Champion” of SNA-NC by volunteering to run for one of these positions. I have been honored to serve on numerous

committees and as an officer in this great association. That opportunity is yours today. Please consider becoming a part of the leadership

team of our great state association.


School nutrition association of north Carolina

Candidate Data for office or Committee

please indicate office or committee of interest: _______________________________________________________________________________________

personal name:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

home address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

telephone: work:_________________________home:_________________________ cell: ___________________________________________________area code area code area code

current position:_______________________________________________ School unit: ______________________________________________________

e-mail: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

professional Requirement Qualifications:

Sna-nc beginning membership date: ______________________Sna certified/credentialed: Yes_______no_________

chapter name:______________________________ District:____________

Vice president candidates must have served on the executive board. Secretary candidates must have served on the executive board or on a state

committee or advisory board. if that is applicable, please indicate years and position: _________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

list any previous Sna-nc committees, other duties or offices. executive board involvement.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Describe the most important contribution you have made toward the success of your local chapter (Sna-nc).

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

please return to: the awards/nominations Chair: reginald ross, 9823 nottinghill Lane, Charlotte, nC 28269 ••• phone: 704-408-3100 ••• Email: [email protected]

DIStrICt 17 New Members

1070 Beaufort Co SNADeborah BoomerLakeisha Boomer

Joyce PicottKimberly Sawyer1700 Eliz City/

Pasquotank SNAAngela LambersonJohn Lamberson

1740 Pitt Co SNAConsuelo Montiel


2160 Carteret Co SNAErnestine AlisbrookSheryl Lombreglia

Tammy Twiggs2250 Craven Co SNA

Chris FisherAngela LoweGlenn Reaves

Christine Spiller 2670 Onslow Co SNA

Verlando Franzier2820 Sampson Co SNA

Donna Miller


3320 Durham Co SNARaina Bunnag

3920 Wake Co SNAJason BrissonLatonya Meori

3930 Warren Co SNABrenda KearneyAmanda Lewis


4260 Cumberland Co SNAWilliam Lambert

Dean Martin4430 Harnett Co SNA

Holly Pflugfelder4620 Montgomery Co SNA

Christy BaitleyCassandra Little

Rosa MartinBarbara Parsons

4770 richmond Co SNALisa Tennant

Pricilla Whittington

4830 Scotland Co SNAStacy Locklear


5290 Davidson, Lexington,thomasville SNA

Melissa DarrBrad Sweatman

5410 guilford Co SNALydia EllisorBarbara LilesBrantley Long

5760 randolph Co SNAShannon BeckJayme HendrenJennifer KinneyChristina Pierce

5850 Stokes Co SNATana LeftwichSusan WhiteAmanda Cain


6130 Cabarrus Co SNAJennifer AndorwickMichelle Bollinger

Lisa CiprianiShonda Culler

Gloria CunninghamChristina Daniels

Erin ElledgeAlison Hendron

Amy HillNancy Hobbs

Lisla HurlockerTangie JonesDianne Miller

Jeannie PressleyNanette Ramos

Brenda RichardsonLynn Tuz

Colleen VanoverHeather Wallin

Tara Walter

Renee WareStephanie Woodard

6132 Kannapolis SNAAnne Treanor

6550 Lincoln Co SNATeresa Abernethy

Margaret BallengerShanna BrooksDebbie BrownAmanda DavisBobbi FischerBonnie MedlinAmanda Rikard

6600 Charlotte Mecklenburg SNAJudith DavisGerri Force

Lauren Iazzetti MossKaren Sullivan


7060 Avery Co SNANathan Starkey

7180 Catawba, Hickory, Newton-Conover SNAErica Huston

7970 Wilkes Co SNATeresa Ritter

Deborah Roberts7990 Yadkin Co SNA

Twinkle BrownAnn Matthews

Stephanie MicklesCarolyn Pearson

The following joined our association in February, March, April, May,

June and July 2014. We welcome each new member. Welco

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The 2014 SNA-NC Annual Conference held June16-20, at the Koury Convention Center inGreensboro, NC, was a conference filled with

exciting speakers and events. Reginald Ross, our president,

provided the conference with the Olympic theme. Fromthe Olympic theme decorations at the banquet, to theaward winners, it was an impressive closing ceremony.

On Monday the SNA-NC Executive Board met,along with the pre-conference sessions, whichwere very well attended. The pre-conferencesessions continued on Tuesday. I was veryfortunate to conduct the Chapter LeadershipClass. This was a most enjoyable session aschapter leaders from throughout the state,enthusiastically joined in conversations andasked questions about ways to make theirchapters successful. This class serves as a toolto motivate those in leadership roles to planand become involved in building membershipsin their local chapters.

Tuesday is also Culinary and Creative ArtsDay. Association members from throughout theState, who enter our culinary competition, preparetheir best dishes to see if they are among the bestin the state. Our SNA-NC judges review eachentry, and winners are announced in all categories.

An overall winner is also given to the best entry.While the judges debated who would take homeprizes, all of the participants who had entries in theCulinary Contest, feasted on great food prepared intheir honor at the President’s Reception to HonorCulinary & Creative Arts participants.

The Wellness Walk for Hunger, sponsored thisyear by Schwan’s Food Service, Inc., and led byKim Jarman, kicked off our Wednesday session.The walk was an opportunity for our members toexercise and also serve the community by donating

canned goods for the food bank. Following the Wellness Walk for Hunger, the ribbon

was cut and the 2014 New Horizons Trade Show openedto Directors and Supervisors. Later that morning, the

SNa-NC annual Conference 2014

“a legacy of CHaMPIONS!” By Brit tany M. Benge , SNA-NC Pr es ident , 2014 Conf er ence Chair

The Of f i c ial Publica ti on o f the School Nut ri t ion Asso ciat ion o f Nor th Caro l ina 23

show opened to all conferenceattendees. The show featurednew products from manyvendors, and the atmospherewas filled with great enthusi-asm as attendees tasted and tested products frompotatoes, cheese and manynew breakfast items.

Our educational minisessions offered our attendees

the opportunity to gain knowledge on many varied topics. Thesessions were very informative and very well attended. The SecondGeneral Session brought Legislative, NCDPI, and NCDA updates.More awards and scholarships were given out.

I would like to extend a special Thank You to our SteeringCommittee for all of their hard work in making this conference a greatsuccess. Many long hours go into the preparation for this conference.It takes a team of dedicated volunteers to make this conference asuccess. And finally, we would like to Thank the Sheraton Team ofAnna Roopchan, Tricia Montague and the entire staff who wereexceptional to work with and helped ensure that our conferencewent well. Thank You!!!

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Mary long Beasley awardThe Mary Long Beasley Award is presented each year by Bruce Beasley and daughter Louise Warenda to honor thememory of Mary Long Beasley. The 2014 Mary Long Beasley Award for a Child Nutrition Director was presented toKathy Oakley of Alamance/Burlington Schools. The 2014 Mary Long Beasley Award for a Child Nutrition Managerwas presented to Kevin Reece, Sr. of Craven County Schools. The 2014 Mary Long Beasley Award for Child NutritionAssistant was presented to Kathy Murphy of Davie County Schools.

2014 Chapter of the Yearlincoln County

Reginald Ross with Br enda Boston

2014 Partners in Education aWaRD1st Place - Teresa Church, Oxford Elementary School

Reginald Ross with

Valda Robinson, accept ing f or

Ter esa Church

2014 lunch Bell awardThe Sun Journal was nominated byGr etchen Wil son for the Lunch Bel l Award for Newspaper

Gr etchen Wil son with Reginald Ross

2014 Scholarship WinnerMelissa Cade of Robeson County

Pam Smith, Mel issa Cade and Reg ina ld Ross

Kathy Oakley, Bruce Beasley, Mary Bruce, Louiseand Beasley Warenda

Kevin Reece, Sr., Bruce Beasley, Mary Bruce,Louise and Beasley Warenda

Bruce Beasley, Mary Bruce, Kathy Murphy, Louise and Beasley Warenda

Director of the Yearaward

Heart of the Programaward

louise Sublette award

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Martha gomer SPIRIT awardThe Martha Gomer SPIRIT Award recognizes an outstandingChild Nutrition Supervisor who demonstrates strong commitmentto the Child Nutrition Program. The Award honors MarthaGomer for her service to child nutrition and SNA-NC. This year’saward was presented to Lorie Reece of Lincoln County Schools atthe Annual Conference in June.

Rick Carter, Lorrie Letchworth and Reginald Ross

Martha Gomer with Lorie Reece

Tim greene Memorial Scholarship award

The Tim Greene Memorial Scholarship Award was presented to Lorrie Letchworth of Pitt County at the Annual Conference in June. Lorrie will use the scholarship to attend the 2015 SNA Legislative Action Conference in Washington DC in March. RickCarter of Paramount Marketing Group presented the scholarship.

Br enda Watford with Reginald Ross

Rober t Newton, III with Reg ina ld Ross

Jamie Juar ez with Reginald Ross


awards and ScholarshipsBy Reginald A. Ross, Awards/Nomination Chair

Each year, SNA honors members of our associationwho have demonstrated outstanding performancesin many respective fields. Unfortunately, there are

times when no one is nominated in some of the categories.As I traveled this state and visited the many districts in ourassociation, I have heard the testimonials and experiencedthe performances of our members who have exceeded thestandards of some of the available awards. Honor thoseoutstanding performances by nominating them for an SNAAward. Official forms and rules can be found on ourSNA-NC website, www.schoolnutrition-nc.org.

For Employees: School nutrition employees (non-managers) may be nominated by colleagues for the Employeeof the Year Award . This award recognizes individuals whohave great customer service skills, creativity, dedication toprofessional growth, and a deep commitment to the childrenthey serve. The Employee of the Year Award recognizesnon-managerial school nutrition employees for the contribu-tions they have made throughout their school nutrition career.

For Managers: The Manage r o f the Year Award, inHonor of Louise Sublette, recognizes school nutritionmanagers for the contributions they have made throughouttheir school nutrition career. This award also recognizesmanagers who create an inviting cafeteria environment,provide leadership, training and mentoring to staff, and isinvolved in SNA, the school and community? This awardis in honor of Louise Sublette, a leader in SNA in Tennesseefor 43 years. She believed the success of school nutritiondepends upon the professionals who work in the programs.

For Directors: The Dir ect or o f the Year Awardrecognizes school nutrition directors for the contributionsthey have made throughout their school nutrition career.This award also recognizes school nutrition directors whohave enhanced the school nutrition program, providedleadership, training and mentoring to staff, and are involvedin SNA, the school and community?

The Mar y Long Beas le y Award is a special award givento North Carolina members. It is in honor of Mary LongBeasley, who had a lifelong commitment to children andSNA of North Carolina. This award is given by her familyevery year to members at various levels of our professionwho deserve to be honored for their distinguished service.

The Tim Gr eene Scholarship Award is given to anoutstanding member of our association who is active inlegislative activities locally or on the state level. SNA-NC haspartnered with Paramount Marketing Group to provide thisoutstanding award. Each year, this recipient receives fundsto attend the National SNA Legislative Conference inWashington, DC. Tim Greene was a very strong advocate ofLAC, and this award is named in his honor.

Our newest state award is The Martha Gomer Spi ri tAward, given to an energetic supervisor. This award honorsMartha’s love for SNA and School Nutrition. Pleasenominate an outstanding supervisor in your district thatexemplifies the qualities of Martha Gomer, who as asupervisor and associate of SNA-NC demonstrated astrong devotion to her profession and SNA.

The School Nutrition Association of North Carol ina

also awards scholarships of $500.00 to two individuals whoare continuing their education in a food service relateddegreed program. Official forms are on the SNA-NCwebsite. Scholarships to continue association member’seducation in our profession are a wonderful benefit givento members.

SNA-NC Par tner in Educat ion Award is designed torecognize outstanding professional performance throughcontinuing service and leadership in nutrition education atthe local level. Outstanding performance of integratingnutrition education activities in both the cafeteria and class-room are recognized. Entries may be made by any individualwho is a current member of the School Nutrition Associationof North Carolina.

Finally, the SNA Awards Program has been revamped tomake it easier to be recognized for the amazing work schoolnutrition professionals do every day. The Award Names are:SNA Employee o f the Year, SNA Manager o f the Year,and SNA Dir ect or o f the Year . SNA award winners willbe recognized at the Awards Ceremony at SNA’s AnnualNational Conference (ANC). Award winners will also receivethe following prizes:

• State winners will receive a certificate and ribbon.• Regional winners will receive a pin, certificate, and $50.• National winners will receive a plaque and an all-

expense paid trip to ANC, up to $1,000. Expenses included ANC registration, airfare, ground transportation, and lodging.

Employees, managers, and directors may be nominatedby peers, staff, colleagues, or supervisors for these awards.All nominees must be SNA members who are in the correctmember-category for the award. Nominees must also have aSNA Certificate in School Nutrition or the SNS credential.Self-nominations will not be accepted for any SNA memberawards. Links to the forms for these awards are available atwww.schoolnutrition.org/awards.

Please take the time to recognize outstanding memberswho are deserving of these awards. For additional informationor questions regarding awards or nominations, please contactme at [email protected], or you may call me at704-408-3100.

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Entrée SaladFirst Place: Diana Virgil

Second Place: Bobbie Crum

Breakfast EntreeFirst Place: Pat Aquilano

Second Place: Emilio GraffThird Place: Mellany Bigelow

Commodity FruitFirst Place: Cindy Warrick

Second Place: Sharon PalmerThird Place: Lorrie Letchworth

Complete Ethnic PlateFirst Place: Bobbie CrumSecond Place: Emilio GrafThird Place: Diana Virgil

Complete School BreakfastFirst Place: Wanda Britt

Second Place: Marie FloydThird Place: Deborah Young

Meat/grain EntreeFirst Place: Taneisha ArmstrongSecond Place: Gwendolyn Moore

Third: Mellany Bigelow

Meat/Fruit/Vegetable PlateFirst Place: Tina Pottorff

Second Place: Alice BridgerThird Place: Deborah Young

Sandwich or Wrap PlateFirst Place: Lorrie Letchworth

Second Place: Gerri ForceThird Place: Connie Walton

Salad PlateFirst Place: June Rich

Second Place: Crystal PhillipsThird Place: Mellany Bigelow

SNa-NC Culinary arts/Creative arts Competition 2014

The Culinary Arts Committee wants to express a special thank you to all the judges who volunteered and gave of theirtime to help make this year’s event successful. A special thank you to all the participants for doing an outstanding job!Without you this would not have been possible. Once again thank you to everyone who had a part in this event. Thewinners of the 2014 Culinary Arts Competition are listed below.


CookiesFirst Place: Bernice Staton

Second Place: Vicky MesserThird Place: Mellany Bigelow

CakesFirst Place: Sylvia Robinson

Second Place: Deloris Roberts MillerThird Place: Wanda Cox

Specialty CakesFirst Place: Emilio Graf

Second Place: Catherine BestThird Place: Barbara Joyner

Yeast Breads/Sweet Yeast Breads First Place: Billie Bullard

Second Place: Abbie HopkinsThird Place: Mellany Bigelow

Muffins/BiscuitsFirst Place: Deborah Young

Second Place: Stephanie VickersThird Place: Renee Baldwin

Miscellaneous BreadsFirst Place: Mellany BigelowSecond Place: Mary SmallsThird Place: Rosia Powell

Miscellaneous Vegetable First Place: Diana Virgil

Second Place: Bobbie CrumThird Place: Mellany Bigelow

Baked Whole grainFirst Place: Mellany Bigelow

Second Place: Consuelo Montiel

Miscellaneous Whole grainFirst Place: Wanda Britt

Second Place: Lorrie LetchworthThird Place: Mellany Bigelow

Commodity VegetableFirst Place: Bobbie CrumSecond Place: Marie Floyd

Third Place: Consuelo Montiel

Farm to School - Fruit/VegetableFirst Place: Connie WaltonSecond Place: Alice Bridger

Third Place: Mellany Bigelow

Miscellaneous FruitFirst Place: Crystal Reep

Second Place: Cindy WarrickThird Place: Mellany Bigelow

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Miscellaneous DessertsFirst Place: Alice Bridger

Second Place: Taneisha ArmstrongThird Place: Mabelene Moore

Seasonal DecorationsFirst Place: Kathy McLawhornSecond Place: Valerie SpellerThird Place: Glinda Harris

National School lunch Week Decoration

First Place: Connie Walton

Second Place: Kathy McLawhorn

Third Place: Carla Svendsen

National School Breakfast Week Decoration

First Place: Sharon PalmerSecond Place: Gloria Rhodes

Third Place: Lorie Reece

Decorated CakesFirst Place: Wanda Edwards

Second Place: Yvonne ShouldersThird Place: Kathy MacLawhorn

Farm to School DisplayFirst Place: Tina Pottorff

Second Place: Jenny BridgesThird Place: Donna Shuford

SNa-NC Creative arts

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BEST OF SHOWComplete School lunch

or Breakfast Plate

Tina Pottorff

BEST OF SHOWEntree

Diana Virgil

BEST OF SHOWSingle Component

Crystal Reep

BEST OF SHOWBreads

Billie Bullard

BEST OF SHOWDesserts

alice Bridger

BEST OF SHOWCreative arts

Kathy Mclawhorn

SNa-NC Culinary arts Winners

Ralph W. Eaton WinnerTINa POTTORFF

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New Horizons Trade Show By Amelia Hol land, Indust r y Commit t ee Chair

We had an excellent turn out at thisyear’s Trade Show. There were 164booths all decked out to compliment

the theme of the conference, “SNA-NC, ALegacy of Champions”. As always the tradeshow presented us with a wonderful opportunityto network, and to see all of the new products,equipment and services available. Even in thesedifficult economic times, the commitment fromour industry partners was astounding. We are sograteful for their support.

This years Trade Show Booth Winner s wer e :

Best of Show Single Booth – Performance Food Group

Best of Show Multiple Booths– Integrity Foods

Best of Show Theme Booth– NCDA&CS

Best of Show Supplies Booth– United Restaurant Equipment Company

Best of Show Creative Booth– Acosta Foodservice

Congratulations to all the booth winners on ajob well done! Thank you for your hard workand creativity.

What a year ! It is our hope that the 2014-2015trade show and activities will be a continuationof this success. A special thanks to the IndustryCommittee, led by Alison Francis, 2013-2014 Industry Committee Chair and Dawn Roth, Executive Director, for planning such a greatshow. Industry Committee members include:Kristen Bealler, Stokes County Schools; AmeliaHolland, Davidson County Schools; Lisa Payne,Buncombe County Schools; Amy Stanley,Bladen County Schools; Karen Tynch, EdentonChowan Schools; Jan Holt, NCDA - Food Distribution Division; Tricia Ivey, Key ImpactSales; Christy Rogers, Cohen Foods; RebeccaSharpe, NCDPI Child Nutrition Services; MarkTurner, AMA; Keith Whipple, HOPCO, andSNA-NC Industry Representative, Penny Fine,Gilbert Foodservice.


2014 aNC in Boston

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2014 aNC in Boston

SNa-NC Talent Show - June 18, 2014


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A.L.C.O.

AccuTemp Products

Acosta Sales & Marketing

ACR Supply Company

Advantage Waypoint

American Foods Group

Associated Marketing Agents

Bake Crafters

Bernard Food Industries, Inc.

Big Boss Baking Company

Brakebush Brothers, Inc.

Burel & Associates

C.E. Holt Refrigeration, Inc.

Cannon Marketing

Carolina Foodservice Solutions, Inc.

Carolina Packers, Inc.

Cavendish Farms, Inc,

Chiquita Brands North American

Cohen Food Service, Inc.

ConAgra Foods

Correction Enterprises

Delta Equipment and Supply

Denver Equipment Co. of Charlotte, Inc.

Dessert Innovations

DGW Business Forms & Systems

Domino's Pizza

Duskie Utsey & Associates

E&S Marketing

ECOLAB

Education Management Systems

Galley Inc.

General Mills

Georgia Pacific Professional

Gilbert Foodservice, Inc

Giorgio Foods

Grand Strand Sandwich Co. Inc

Gregory Packaging, Inc.

Griffin Marketing Group, Inc.

Grins Enterprises, LLC

H. J. Heinz

Hadley Farms, Inc.

Heartland School Solutions

Henderson's Best Fresh Cuts

Hershey Creamery Co.

High Liner Foods (USA) Inc.

Hobart Corporation

Hom/Ade Foods, Inc.

HOPCO Food Service & Marketing

Horizon Software International, Inc.

Idahoan Foods LLC

Integrity Foods Inc.

Island Oasis

J & J Snack Foods

Jacobi-Lewis Company

Jones Dairy Farm

JTM Food Group

Juice Alive

K12 Enterprise

Kellogg Food Away From Home

Kent Precision Foods Group, Inc.

KeyImpact Sales Systems

Kunzler & Company, Inc.

Lamb Weston

Land O’Lakes, Inc.

Larry’s Sausage

Learning ZoneXpress

Lewis Marketing & Associates

M&B Products, Inc.

Major Products

Master Marketing Carolinas

MJM Marketing

MOM Brands

Mondelez International

Nardone Bros. Pizza

NCDA&CS-Food Distribution

NC DPI-School Nutrition Services

Nestle Waters

Par-Pak

Paramount Marketing Group

Payless ShoeSource

Pepsi Bottling Ventures

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co of Hickory

PepsiCo Foodservice

Perdue

Pet Dairy

Peterson Farms Fresh, Inc.

Plas-Tique Products, Inc.

Profit Solutions Group, Inc.

PSNC Energy

R & H Produce Company, Inc.

Ridgefield's SideKicks

Schwan’s Food Service, Inc.

SFSPac

SICO America Inc.

Smart Temps LLC

Southeast United Dairy Industry Assn.

StyroSmart Solutions

Super Bakery

Swanson Girard Associates

Sysco Food Services of Raleigh

Tabatchnick Fine Foods, Inc.

Taylor Freezer Sales Company

The Switch Beverage Company

Thompson & Little, Inc.

True Foodservice Equipment

Uniforms Galore

United Refrigeration

United Restaurant Equipment Co.

US Foods (Fort Mill)

US Foods (Zebulon)

Whaley Foodservice Repairs

SNA of NC Industr y Par tnersThe following Sustaining Members are an important part of our Association. Please invite them to your district and

chapter meetings and let them know how much you appreciate their services and products.


NEWlY CERTIFIED MEMBERSCongra tulat ions to the fo l lowing members that became cer t i f i ed between March 1 , 2014 and August 1, 2014.

DISTRICT 1 1700 Elizabeth City/Pasq SNaDelores BrumseyDarlene May Verna Taylor1940 Washington Co SNaElsie StatenDISTRICT 2 2250 Craven Co SNaDianne LewisSandra McCaffityJanis MorganKelley Wildt2650 New Hanover Co SNaKathy CobleStephanie Smith2690 Pamlico Co SNaVanessa BellCheryl BryantDiana ThomasFrances Wright2820 Sampson Co SNaShirley LeeDISTRICT 44090 Bladen Co SNaWillidean CouncilMelony Edwards4260 Cumberland Co SNaTonida CradleDonna Martin

DISTRICT 55680 Orange Co SNaAngela Baldwin5760 Randolph Co SNaTina BlankenshipDonna CampbellChristy CarterLaraine CookSherry FairclothBonita FarrarWendy FlowersJanice GallimoreJeffrey HowardDonna HusseySandra IvyTina JustusKrissy LawlorBrenda McGeeTabitha McMastersLauren McNeillTeresa McNeillLisa PackPatricia PierceJerry PuckettRuth SumnerNorma Yates5850 Stokes Co SNaCarolyn Dodson

DISTRICT 6 6600 Charlotte/Mecklenburg SNaTina HoneycuttJerry Winklejohn6900 Union Co SNaMary GourleyDISTRICT 7 alexander Detention CenterBeverly Cashgrandfather HomePenny Wright7060 avery Co SNaTammy Woodie7180 Catawba/Hickory/Newton-Conover SNaLauren Childers7970 Wilkes Co SNaKimberly MooreDeborah RobertsJanice Stanley

Congratulations to Dr. lynn Harvey for earning the School Nutrition Specialist (SNS) Credential.

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affiliated Chapters and Chapter Presidents for 2014 - 2015The following is a list of Chapters and their Presidents that have re-affiliated for this year.

DISTRICT 1Elizabeth City-Pasquotank – JoAnn Cowell

Missing : Beaufort, Bertie, Dare, Gates, Martin,Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington

DISTRICT 2Craven – Karen Sweatt

New Hanover – Teresa LineberryMissing : Carteret, Lenoir, Onslow,

Sampson, Clinton City

DISTRICT 3Granville – Delois Jackson

Nash-Rocky Mount – Shirley HarrisonWake – Jessica Jones

Missing : Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston

DISTRICT 4Cumberland – Teresa BackRobeson – Sandra Locklear

Scotland – Patricia Rena PriestMissing : Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Montgomery,

Richmond, Whiteville City

DISTRICT 5Davidson, Lexington, Thomasville – JoAnn Joyner

Person – Linda FuquaRandolph – Bonita Farrar

Missing : Alamance, Guilford, Orange, Rockingham, Stokes

DISTRICT 6Lincoln – Wanda Edwards

Charlotte-Mecklenburg – Albert McMickenUnion – Robert Baldwin

Missing : Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Rowan-Salisbury

DISTRICT 7Alexander – Sylvia Evans

Catawba, Newton-Conover, Hickory –Tammy Thomas

Surry, Elkin, Mt Airy – Alison JonesMissing : Burke, Davie, Iredell-Statesville, Wilkes

DISTRICT 8Missing : Buncombe, Haywood,

Henderson, Jackson

IS YOUR CHaPTER MISSINg?Re-affiliation forms are available at

www.schoolnutrition-nc.org

Send your r e-a f f i l ia t ion form to :

DaWN ROTH2165 Barrowcliffe Drive NW, Concord, NC 28027

E-mail: [email protected]

Remember to mail or e -mail

a copy o f your chapter bylaws to Dawn Roth

Chapter packet s ar e ONLY mail ed to thechapter pr es ident s who have sent in the

2014-2015 r e-af f i l ia t ion form.

MEMBERSHIPROSTERS

This year membership rosters will onlybe mailed in September/October 2014and January/February 2015. Chapterrosters can be requested at any time byCN Directors, Supervisors, Central Of-fice Personnel or Chapter Presidents bysimply e-mailing the Executive Direc-tor, Dawn Roth, at [email protected].

Emilio graf of CMS won the grill donated by PSNC

Energy at this year’s conference.Special thanks to Mike lasher

and PSNC Energy for theircontinued support of

SNa-NC.

Lois Hood , Emi l io Gra f and

Emma Benge


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2014 - 2015 Sna of nC Executive Board

State OfficerS

PreSident

Brittany BengeRockingham County Schools

6315 Habersham Drive

Kernersville, North Carolina 27284

336-627-2657 (w)

336-627-2653 FAX

[email protected]

PreSident-elect

alison francisHaywood County Schools

5855 Crabtree Road

Clyde, North Carolina 28721

828-627-1150 (w)

828-627-1596 FAX

[email protected]

Vice-PreSident

Sharon KinionMartin County Schools

300 N Watts Street

Williamston, North Carolina 27892

252-809-4171 (w)

252-792-0655 FAX

[email protected]

Secretary

lorie reeceLincoln County Schools

2660 Maiden Highway

Lincolnton, North Carolina 28092

704-736-1017 x 20127 (w)

704-736-1687 FAX

[email protected]

treaSurer

amy StanleyBladen County Schools

PO Box 37

Elizabethtown, North Carolina 28337

910-862-4559 (w)

910-862-3113 FAX

[email protected]

induStry rePreSentatiVe

christy rogersCohen Foods

6510 Quail Hollow Road, Apt. 2D

Charlotte, North Carolina 28210

704-650-4328

[email protected]

diStrict directOrS

diStrict 1

Shirley Pelletier, MPH, rd, ldn Washington County Schools

802 Washington Street

Plymouth, North Carolina 27962

252-793-5171 ext. 221(w)

252-793-5062 FAX

[email protected]

diStrict 2

Kathy cobleNew Hanover County Schools

813 Nixon Street

Wilmington, North Carolina 28479

910-251-6152 (w)

[email protected]

diStrict 3

amy tantWake County Public Schools

1013 Bittbourg Lane

Wendell, North Carolina 27591

919-856-2880 (w)

919-856-3704 FAX

[email protected]

diStrict 4

amanda JonesHoke County Schools

179 Neill Maxwell Road

Raeford, North Carolina 28376

910-875-8428 (w)

[email protected]

diStrict 5

Stephanie VickersStokes County Schools

PO Box 50

Danbury, North Carolina 27016

336-593-8146 (w)

336-593-8106 FAX

[email protected]

diStrict 6

Joanne KirvenGaston County Schools

811 Jetton Street

Davidson, North Carolina 28036

[email protected]

704-770-6108 (Cell)

diStrict 7

Stacey SouthernDavie County Schools

295 Cemetery Street

Mocksville, North Carolina 27028

336-751-3866 (w)

[email protected]

diStrict 8

Bessie ParrisHaywood County Schools

215 Far Side Way

Waynesville, North Carolina 28786

828-627-9912 (w)

[email protected]

Standing cOMMitteeS

MeMBer SerViceS

lois HoodRichmond County Schools

PO Box 1259

Hamlet, North Carolina 28345

910-582-5860 ext 1247 (w)

910-582-7845 FAX

[email protected]

nutritiOn

angela calamiaCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

3301 Stafford Drive


980-334-0235 (w)

[email protected]

PuBlic POlicy/legiSlatiVe

frederick gilbertCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

3301 Stafford Drive


980-344-0212 (w)

980-343-1664 FAX

[email protected]

reSOlutiOnS and BylawSSee Vice President

MarKeting adViSOrySee President-Elect

awardS / nOMinatiOnS

reginald rossNC DPI

9823 Nottinghill Lane


704-408-3100 (w)

[email protected]

cOMMittee cHairS tHat

are nO lOnger On tHe

eXecutiVe BOard:

endOwMent

frank fiorellaCabarrus County Schools

111 Union Cemetary Road SW

Concord, North Carolina 28027

704-784-5121 (w)

704-784-5139 FAX

[email protected]

nutritiOn adViSOry cOuncil

linda Brimanson1029 Lyerly Ridge Road


704-785-8997

[email protected]

nOn-VOting BOard MeMBerS

induStry adViSOry

amelia HollandDavidson County School

250 County School Road

Lexington, North Carolina 27293

336-242-5679 (w)

[email protected]

SectiOn cHief

lynn Harvey, ed.d., rd, ldn, fada Child Nutrition Services, NC DPI

6515 Ben Bur Road

Raleigh, North Carolina 27612

919-807-3506 (w)

919-807-3516 FAX

[email protected]

directOr, fOOd diStriButiOn diViSiOn

gary gayNorth Carolina Dept of Agriculture

and Consumer Services

PO Box 659

Butner, North Carolina 27509

919-575-4490 (w)

919-575-4143 FAX

[email protected]

eXecutiVe directOr

dawn ferguson roth2165 Barrowcliffe Drive NW


1-800-219-4893 (w)

704-971-0377 FAX

704-971-0374 Local

[email protected]

cOntracted PerSOnnel

ParliaMentarian

Harry wilson 8520 Riley Hill Road

Zebulon, North Carolina 27597

919-413-2137

[email protected]

legiSlatiVe aSSiStantS

gene causby

Steve Metcalf

John MetcalfContact Fred Gilbert, PP&L Committee

SCHOOL NUtrItION ASSOCIAtION

Of NOrtH CArOLINA2165 Barrowcliffe Drive NW


SNA-NC MISSION StAtEMENt:

SNA-NC advocates for the health, well-being

and academic success of students

by educating stakeholders and

empowering members.

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