Thirty Years Later, CAFB Still In Demand - Capital Area Food Bank

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Farm to School at the Food Bank What business does the Capital Area Food Bank have improving the quality of school meals in Washington, D.C.? Actually, quite a bit! It’s certainly an exciting time for school meal reform here in the nation’s capital and the food bank is on the front lines. Due to the food bank’s and other community efforts, the DC City Council unanimously passed the Healthy Schools Act, which raises school nutrition standards and creates farm to school incentives. The CAFB distributes food, but it also provides education and skill-building opportunities that build community capacity to address the issues of hunger and poverty. With the addition of the DC Farm to School Network, the food bank aims to connect DC schools with healthy, locally-grown foods to serve in their cafeteria meals. The DC Farm to School Network aims to get local produce in school cafeterias; and offer nutrition education opportunities to students including taste tests, cooking demonstrations and farm visits. environment through school gardens, farm field trips, chef demos and other activities. Washington, D.C. has the highest child poverty rate and one of the highest childhood obesity rates in the nation. Approximately three out of four students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, subsequently many low-income students receive a majority of their meals at school. The food bank sees school feeding programs as opportunities to leverage federal funds and nourish youth in the District on a large scale - many of whom are at risk of hunger. We see school meal reform efforts as a down payment on the future of kids who will grow to inherit this city. Learn more about what we’re doing to make farm to school programs happen in the District at www.dcfarmtoschool.org. Farm to school programs connect local farmers with local schools with the objective of serving healthier, local foods in school cafeterias. They also include hands-on education about food, health, nutrition and the - Andrea Northrup, D.C. Farm to School Network Coordinator Upcoming CAFB Events Check Out Hunger with Giant August 1 - September 10, 2010 Visit any Giant store and simply donate $1, $3 or $5 at the cashier upon check-out. Your donation will help nourish our neighbors in need. All donations will benefit the CAFB. Skip Lunch Feed A Bunch September 22, 2010 Give a day’s lunch money and help end hunger. Donations accepted through September 30th. Visit CapitalAreaFoodBank.org for more information Northern Virginia Hunger Summit September 24, 2010 This one-day seminar will feature the Bridges Out of Poverty workshop, designed for social service providers and community members working with individuals living in poverty. More details to follow! Empty Bowls October 13, 2010 Help End Hunger One Bowl at a Time. DLA Piper 500 8th Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 10
EVENT SNAPSHOTS First Lady’s Let’s Read, Let’s Move Smithfield Foods and Harris Teeter First Lady Michelle Obama kicked off her “Let’s Read, Let’s Move” Campaign, which focuses on summer reading and exercise, with a service event benefiting the CAFB’s Kids Cafe and Weekend Bag Program. Over a dozen Members of Congress and their families packed 3,000 bags for kids to enjoy during the summer. Bag items included mini digital cameras, jump ropes, Frisbees, books, toothbrushes and much more. Legal Food Frenzy Smithfield Foods, spokesperson Paula Deen and Harris Teeter joined the Washington Nationals and first ladies to deliver more than 100,000 pounds of protein to the food bank, as part of Smithfield’s Helping Hungry Homes initiative. Nationals players Alberto Gonzalez, Willie Harris, Wil Nieves and their wives also volunteered at the food bank to pack bags for the food bank’s Weekend Bag program. Check Out Hunger Virginia’s legal community joined together to raise more than 1.7 million pounds of food for Virginia’s hungry during the month of April; 305,085 pounds went to the food bank’s Northern Virginia facility. Pictured from left: Lynn Brantley, president and CEO, CAFB; Virginia Robinson, Northern Virginia co-chair VA Legal Food Frenzy; Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli; and Christel Hair, chief development officer, CAFB. Food Bank Donations Kim Brown, CAFB board member and VP Public Affairs and Community Relations, Giant Food, Inc. (left) presents CAFB president with a $183,414 donation from the Giant sponsored Check Out Hunger Campaign, in which customers donate food and funds for those in need. RTIS Computer Donation Harris Teeter Northern Region Director and CAFB Board Member Dan Marett (center) donated the proceeds from Harris Teeter’s golf tournament, $25,213, to the food bank. CAFB President Lynn Brantley (left); CAFB Chief Development Officer Christel Hair (right). The Capital Area Food Bank was the recent recipient of 10 complete computer workstations and two switches, courtesy of Reed Technology and Information Services, Inc. of Virginia. In addition to the generous donation, RTIS staff frequently volunteer in the food bank’s Northeast warehouse packing and sorting food. Stay updated on CAFB special events by visiting our website at CapitalAreaFoodBank.org 11
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