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Cafeteria to be made into community space

A Michigan elementary school is using $200,000 in grants to renovate its cafeteria, which will also become a multipurpose room for the community.

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Clock ticking on reauthorization of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act

With thousands of bills hitting Congress, the SNA knew a nationwide effort was needed to make reauthorization of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act a priority.

Georgia’s electric cooperatives are partnering with local farms to provide produce in their employee cafeterias, allowing support for the “Georgia Grown” initiative.

Twelve Green Bay-area schools have secured small grants to help fund on-site gardens, through the collaboration of Live54218, a nonprofit, and KI, a contract furniture company.

The Picayune School District, which was offering a free summer lunch program, will only run through July 17. Parents are being encouraged to get free hot lunch while it’s available.

By creating a five-week cycle menu that changes depending on the season, a program funded through Iowa State University was able to increase the usage of Iowa-grown foods in four state school districts.

Starting this fall, Londonderry High School will offer a new cafeteria menu that officials hope will increase appetites and revive declining sales.

The new cafeteria at Marysville School District will be as energy efficient and tech savvy as possible, and will be open throughout the school day.

After two years of court battles and union disputes, the school board is moving to hire a private contractor.

The global foodservice provider has named the Baylor University executive chef the company’s 2015 Volunteer of the Year, in recognition of his commitment to volunteer service and leadership in his community.

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