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Make the Most of LAC

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

T

• da y’s Mode ra tor

Da nie lle No rth E duc a tio n Co o rdina to r Sc ho o l Nutritio n Asso c ia tio n

Que stions & Answe rs

• Type your questions into

the “Question” box at any time during the webinar

• Questions will be

addressed during the webinar and at the end as time allows

T

• da y’s Pa ne lists

Cathy Sc huc har t

Sta ff Vic e Pre side nt o f Go ve rnme nt Affa irs a nd Me dia Re la tio ns Sc ho o l Nutritio n Asso c ia tio n

We ndy We ye r

Dire c to r o f Nutritio n Se rvic e s Se a ttle Sc ho o l Distric t SNA Pub lic Po lic y a nd L e g isla tio n Co mmitte e Cha ir

Ma ke T he Most of L AC!

2015

Se ssion Ove rvie w

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de ntify L AC’ s ke y o b je c tive s

 Re vie w the Co ng re ssio na l c o mmitte e s tha t o ve rse e

Child Nutritio n pro g ra ms

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ntro duc e yo u to SNA’ s L e g isla tive T e a m

 Sha re lo b b ying stra te g ie s fo r T

ue sda y’ s Co ng re ssio na l visits

L AC’s Ke y Obje c tive s

• Ga the r Child Nutritio n pro fe ssio na ls who b e lie ve

tha t fe e ding c hildre n is a c o rne rsto ne o f a po sitive e duc a tio n e xpe rie nc e .

• Offe r re c o mme nda tio ns to furthe r the g o a ls o f Child

Nutritio n pro g ra ms

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nsure a de q ua te funding fo r sc ho o l me a ls

• Utilize the po we r o f pa rtne rships to a c hie ve po sitive

re sults

Our Mission

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a rning the suppo rt o f c urre nt me mb e rs fo r SNA’ s CNR prio ritie s

Sta rting fro m sc ra tc h with o ve r

70 ne w me mb e rs o f Co ng re ss!

Who Is Re sponsible ?

Senator Pat Roberts R- KS Representative John Kline R-MN-2 Senate Agriculture Committee House Education and Workforce Committee

Who Is Re sponsible ?

Senator Jerry Moran R- KS Representative Robert Aderholt R-AL-4 Senate Agriculture Appropriations House Agriculture Appropriations

But Who Ac tua lly Write s the Bill?

… me e t the Congr e ssional Staffe r s

Child Nutrition Prog ra ms

• Pe rma ne ntly

Autho rize d

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unde d

• Re a utho riza tio n
• Disc re tio na ry
• Ve hic le fo r

c ha ng e

SNA’s L e g isla tive Suc c e sse s

T E AM e ffor t!

Ca re ful stra te g ie s – sho rt te rm & lo ng

te rm

Co re T

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Wa shing to n Co unse l SNA L

e g isla tive Sta ff

PPL

Co mmitte e

SNA PAC

Our Stra te g y:

• Educating key

Members & staff

• Pushing for

regulatory changes

• Drafting legislative

language

But we can’t do this without YOU!

SNA’s Gra ssroots Stre ng th

Co ng re ssio na l Ac tio n Ne two rks Po sitio n Pa pe r

Informa tion is Stre ng th

SNA We b site

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e g isla tive T

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Ac tio n Ce nte r

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ue sda y Mo rning

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AC Re so urc e s L ink www.sc ho o lnutritio n.o rg / L ACRe so urc e s

L e g isla tive Core Princ iple s

1.

F e de ra l funding must b e re lia b le

2.

All sc ho o l c hildre n must ha ve a c c e ss to he a lthful me a ls

3.

Na tio na l nutritio n sta nda rds e nsure q ua lity me a ls

4.

Be b i-pa rtisa n

Ge tting Re a dy

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AC a g e nda & c o nfe re nc e pro g ra m

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no w the Po sitio n Pa pe r

 Be a spo ng e  Atte nd se ssio ns  T

a ke no te s

 Ask q ue stio ns  De ve lo p ke y me ssa g e s

L AC Confe r e nc e Pr

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am

How to Suc c e ssfully L

• bby L

awmake r s and Age nc ie s

Satur day, F e br uar y 28, 1:00–4:00 pm

Presented by Robert Guyer, founder, Lobby School, this training provides a menu of incentives that persuade government

• fficials.

Cost: $100; CEUs: 3; Key Area 3: Administration

L AC Confe r e nc e Pr

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Ge ne ra l Se ssio ns Bre a ko ut Se ssio ns Pro to c o l

• DR. L

ARRY J. SABAT O

Pla nning the T ue sda y Hill visit

 Sta te Pla nning Me e ting s

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e a m stra te g ie s fo r suc c e ss

 Dre ss fo r Suc c e ss

 Co mfo rta b le sho e s (Ma rb le )

 Se c urity  Be punc tua l

How to g e t a round D.C.

Me tro Syste m Sha re d T

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Co ng re ssio na l Guide Ma p o f Ca pito l Hill

T he Visit

Simple a nd c o nsiste nt Sha re the mo me nt Sta y invo lve d in the c o nve rsa tio n Study lo b b ying tips Sta y c o o l a nd b i-pa rtisa n F

• llo w-up

Afte r your visit

Co mple te yo ur fe e db a c k she e t F

• llo w up

T ha nk You Note s

Se nd to the pe rso n yo u me t with:

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ha nk the m fo r me e ting with yo u

Re c a p the hig hlig hts o f the me e ting Co nfirm tha t yo u will fo llo w up o n

info rma tio n the y re q ue ste d

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nc lude yo ur c o nta c t info rma tio n

T he Re sponsibilitie s of De moc ra c y

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he po we r o f “o ne ”

Spe a k fo r tho se who c a nno t Be a c ha mpio n fo r c ha ng e

Que stions

T hank You

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