Last week, 20 school nutrition professionals from across Indiana traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in the School Nutrition Association’s (SNA) 47th annual Legislative Action Conference (LAC). During the conference late last month, they joined 900 of their peers from across the country in urging Congress to minimize regulatory burdens and bolster school meal programs to benefit the nearly 30 million students served each day.
LAC’s “Charge to the Hill” allowed Indiana participants to meet with their members of Congress to discuss SNA’s 2019 Position Paper and the importance of school meals to student achievement.
“Every school day, over 680,000 children across Indiana depend on school meals to nourish their bodies and minds,” said Indiana School Nutrition Association President Jill Riggs. “We told our local representatives about the healthy changes in Indiana’s cafeterias, and how we need their help to sustain this progress. Congress must support school meal programs and streamline burdensome regulatory requirements, so school nutrition professionals can focus on their mission of serving students.”
ISNA members from the 5th Congressional District, including Carmel Clay Schools Assistant Food Service Coordinator Anne Marie Woerner and ISNA Legislative Committee Chair Ben Driscoll, met with Congresswoman Susan Brooks’ Legislative Assistant Rob Hicks to discuss the great things happening in the school nutrition programs.
About the School Nutrition Association
The School Nutrition Association (SNA) is a national, nonprofit professional organization representing 58,000 school nutrition professionals across the country. Founded in 1946, SNA and its members are dedicated to making healthy school meals and nutrition education available to all students. Click here to find out more about SNA’s Legislative Action Conference.