TBNEH Weekly Email -
October 16, 2019
Good morning everyone,

Just one week from tomorrow is our 9th Annual Sunshine Summit to End Hunger! Please REGISTER NOW for our conference on October 24-25 in Tampa, if you have not done so already, by visiting www.SummittoEndHunger.com. Thanks to our sponsors - The Mosaic Company, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, and Tampa Bay Rays - registration for the 2019 Sunshine Summit to End Hunger is totally FREE.

Reminder: Mark your calendar with the next TBNEH members meeting on Thursday, December 12. 

We look forward to seeing you next week at our annual conference and continuing to work with all of you through the end of the year!

NEW: If you have anything you would like to include in the weekly newsletter, or if you would like to add someone to the distribution list, please email Lauren Vance, Communications Manager, at Lauren.Vance@NetworktoEndHunger.org.

Thank you!
In this week's newsletter:

(1) Register now for TBNEH Summit to End Hunger next week - October 24-25
(2) Volunteers needed at the 2019 Sunshine Summit to End Hunger
(3) USF Urban Food Sovereignty event - October 22
(4) Children are counting on Congress...
(1) Register now for 2-day TBNEH Summit to End Hunger conference next week - Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25

Check out the 2019 Sunshine Summit to End Hunger agenda below!  View speaker bios and session descriptions at www.SummittoEndHunger.com.
 

 


Note: Agenda subject to change.

(2) Volunteers needed at Sunshine Summit

Help us recruit volunteers to support our team at the 2019 Sunshine Summit to End Hunger on October 24th (10 volunteers needed) and October 25th (10 volunteers needed) in Tampa.  If you would like to sign up to volunteer, please contact Chloe at Chloe.Kidd@NetworktoEndHunger.org. Thank you!

Volunteer Roles and Descriptions: 

  • Set-up and break down of conference room. Help us move chairs, tables, and wall dividers in the conference room. This will be before the event, in between sessions, and after the event. 
  • Parking attendant(s) will facilite parking and flow of traffic during the morning and afternoon, this will require the volunteer to stand and be outside for a period of time.
  • Sign-In and registration. Assist with checking in and registering attendees.
  • General Question Table. Help answer any questions attendees may have during the event.
  • Runner(s). When our team needs you, assist us with any task.



(3) USF Urban Food Sovereignty event - October 22

Upcoming urban food events - no cost and open to the public:

  • Urban Food Sovereignty* Summit at USF in Tampa -Tuesday Oct. 22- 5:30pm-8pm-  Traditions Hall, Gibbons Alumni Center (4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa 33620)

*Urban food sovereignty: the right and opportunity of persons in urban ecosystems to define their own food and agriculture policies and practices, and to produce healthy and culturally appropriate food through their own means using ecologically sound and sustainable methods, independent of industrial food systems.

 

For more information on these dynamic learning and sharing events, contact Dell deChant at dechant@usf.edu

(4) Children are counting on Congress...
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BY DAN GLICKMAN AND ANN VENEMAN, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS of THE HILL. Dan Glickman served as agriculture secretary for President Clinton. Ann Veneman served as agriculture secretary for President Bush. They both serve as chairs of the Prevention Initiative at the Bipartisan Policy Center. (Photo: Getty Images)

"October is here. The leaves are starting to change colors. Back to school season is in full swing. In addition to classes and homework, the return to school for many students also means having a reliable source of nutritious meals five days a week. On a typical school day, nearly 30 million students participate in the National School Lunch Program and nearly 15 million take part in the School Breakfast Program, the federally assisted meal programs that operate in most public and nonprofit private schools.

Given the significant number of hours children spend in school, it is not surprising that many consume up to half of their daily calories at school, making school meals an integral part of their diets. For the health and welfare of our next generation, it is absolutely essential that school meals be nutritious and available to students in need across the country.

That is why we feel strongly that Congress must reauthorize our federal child nutrition programs this year in a way that maintains their nutritional integrity and preserves access. As former United States secretaries of agriculture, we know something about feeding kids healthy meals and working across the aisle. School nutrition is historically a solid bipartisan issue. Progress to improve the nutritional quality of school meals has been made during both Republican and Democratic administrations."

Click here to read more or visit https://thehill.com/opinion/education/463791-children-are-counting-on-congress-to-save-their-school-meal-programs.

 
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