The Chef Ann Foundation Presents Webinars and Grant Opportunities for School Districts

BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chef Ann Foundation has new and exciting resource and grant opportunities for school districts!

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The Lunch Box Webinar

The Chef Ann Foundation will be presenting the webinar series Your Guide to the Lunchbox, taking place on March 4, 2015 and April 14, 2015. They will feature a guided tour of the newly expanded school food resource website and a Q&A with national school food expert Chef Beth Collins.

The Lunch Box is dedicated to supporting school food service teams with technical assistance for shifting their food programs from a reliance on processed foods to developing whole food based scratch cooked meals. The latest version contains:

• A rebuilt recipes and menu cycles system (recipes are analyzed, can be scaled, saved and downloaded)
• Salad bar, breakfast, procurement, fiscal management, and human resource tools
• Marketing and education strategies
• A library of case studies, training videos, blogs, and more

The purpose of the webinar is to familiarize school food professionals with the resources available on the website and to give them the opportunity to ask an expert their questions regarding scratch-cook meal programs. Register Now.

Mission Nutrition: Fruit and Veggie Grants for Schools

The Chef Ann Foundation has teamed up with Skoop, the superfoods company, to launch Mission Nutrition: Fruit and Veggie Grants for Schools. These $2,500 grants help schools encourage increased consumption of and exposure to fresh produce through engagement in lunchroom education activities that encourage students to taste new vegetables and fruits.

The goal of Mission Nutrition is to provide funds to support the food cost of these activities, which are designed to touch every child. Offering these events to all kids whether they bring or buy lunch requires additional funds. Mission Nutrition grants can help fill that gap.

For more information on eligibility and to access the grant application, visit the Mission Nutrition program page.

The Chef Ann Foundation was founded in 2009 by Ann Cooper, an internationally recognized chef, educator, and advocate of healthy food for all children. To-date their programing has reached over 2,000,000 children across the country with its flagship program The Lunch Box providing schools and districts with free tools and resources to help them create healthy and delicious scratch-cooked meals made with fresh, whole food. 

Media Contact: Emily Miller, Marketing and Programs Associate, 646.369.7526

SOURCE Chef Ann Foundation