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<p class="MsoNormal">The Ohio Department of Education, Office for Child Nutrition is requesting proposals from Ohio Schools on the National School Lunch Program to assist in the implementation of Smarter Lunchroom Techniques in their school cafeterias. Proposals
will be due <b>March 1, 2013</b>. An informative Smarter School Lunchroom webinar will be held from
<b>1:30-2:30 pm on February 11, 2013</b> to provide further information on the Smarter Lunchroom Initiative and to answer any questions on the Smarter Lunchroom Mini-Grants.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Funds from this United States Department of Agriculture’s Team Nutrition Training Grant (USDA TN) will provide selected schools with up to $2,500 to implement changes in their cafeteria to promote increased student choices of whole grains,
fat-free or low-fat dairy products, fruits, vegetables and legumes. Success stories and lessons learned from this project will be shared across Ohio in a manual –
<b>Smart Choices for School Meals that Move –</b> a guide to assist school food service personnel to assess, implement, and evaluate their own smarter lunchrooms.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition to funding, schools will be assisted with cafeteria changes through the support of faculty from a local university as well as staff of the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement at Cornell University.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If interested, please complete the attached Team Nutrition Application Packet. The grant information and application packet can also be found on our website by
<a href="http://iwww.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=763&ContentID=36076&Content=139229" target="_blank">
<span style="color:windowtext">clicking here</span></a>. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Register for the Smarter Lunchroom Mini-Grant Webinar, through CRRS. G<span style="font-size:12.0pt">o to the Claims Reimbursement and Reporting System (CRRS) log in screen (the screen where a user types in their user name and password). Instead
of logging into CRRS, click on “Click here to register for training” directly below the user name and password entry prompts. On the next screen, type in your CRRS user name and password in the prompts on the left side of the screen and click Continue. A list
of the available webinars and trainings will appear. If you need to change or cancel your registration, you will need your confirmation number and last name.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please don’t hesitate to contact Susan Patton for further questions.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Susan Patton MS RD LD</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fresh Fruit and Vegetable/Team Nutrition Coordinator</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ohio Department of Education<br>
Office for Child Nutrition</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">25 S Front St MS 303</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Columbus, OH 43215-4183</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:614.387.7557" value="+16143877557" target="_blank">614.387.7557</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">PLEASE NOTE: This message and any response to it may constitute a public record, and therefore may be available upon request in accordance with Ohio public records law.
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PLEASE NOTE: This message and any response to it may constitute a public record, and therefore may be available upon request in accordance with Ohio public records law. (ORC 149.43)
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