Nutrition for School Learning 2011-2012
Is your school facing socio-economic challenges? Does your school have a nutrition program that is funded from your school budget or local sources? If so, you may want to be nominated by your ETFO local's president to participate in the "Nutrition for School Learning" project.
Schools that participated in ETFO’s Education and Poverty projects told us that nutrition is an ongoing challenge and concern for elementary schools. We are pleased to inform you that ETFO is continuing its partnership with the Grocery Foundation through “Nutrition for School Learning” program .
“Nutrition for School Learning” enables public elementary schools to receive product vouchers at a significant cost reduction. School communities facing socio-economic challenges that have been nominated by their ETFO local can order and redeem these cost-cutting food vouchers from a list of grocery stores listed on the flyer.
Interested schools should contact their local ETFO office to be nominated. All schools need to identify a “food ambassador” for the project – preferably a volunteer and NOT a full-time classroom teacher.
The attached
flyer outlines the program. If you have any additional questions, please contact Jim Giles (jgiles@etfo.org) for more information.