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Project Citizen: Students Study Smart Start Funding


When asked to develop a project for Project Citizen, a civic engagement competition, Mr. Diehl’s class at Fairview Elementary School in Denver, decided to look at Smart Start Funding. They […]

Students an a teacher standing in front of a red poster that reads "Should Colorado Continue to fund our policy"

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July 6, 2011


Mayor Mclean visits Northeast Elementary Summer Food Program in Brighton


On Friday, Mayor Dick Mclean visited Northeast Elementary Summer Food Site in Brighton. I was excited to visit Northeast for several reasons. Not only are they serving summer food and […]

Man in striped blue and white shirt poses with 4 young girls (some smiling) at a school lunch table

July 5, 2011


Mayor Joyce Downing of NorthGlenn visits Adams 12 Summer Lunch Program


Today I visited Westview Elementary in Northglenn with Mayor Joyce Downing and Chris Sjolin of Adams 12 Enterprise Services. We had a delicious lunch of pizza (with lowfat cheese and […]

A woman in a black t-shirt and blue plaid flannel speaks to a child in pink who is eating her lunch

June 30, 2011


Hunger Free Families


Through many summer food site visits, one of the most difficult aspects of the program became apparent through several instances. In particular, I remember last week serving  milk when a […]

white family with three young boys, one is standing in front and two are being held on a parents hip

June 29, 2011


Stratch Cooking: If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It


Mapleton Public Schools (MPS, Thornton) prepare their meals from scratch. Breakfast and lunch during the school year and during the summer are made by scratch. Sauces are made and not […]

assorted vegetables arranges into the shape of a heart

June 28, 2011


Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands


My mind works in song, and today I’m singing, “Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands.” For the next eight weeks my Fridays will entail cleaning up breakfast followed by preparing, serving […]

woman in stripped shirt and blue medical gloves ladles liquid into a small Styrofoam cup

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June 24, 2011


Pizza Day: Kids Still Love Their Veggies!


To me, a nutritious meal is enjoyable and necessary. For many children, however, healthy food, such as vegetables and fruits, is not enjoyable or tolerable. It can be a chore to […]

Assorted vegetables (red cabbage, broccoli, tomato, carrot, yellow onion, yellow and orange bell pepper, green beans, zucchini)

June 22, 2011


The Show Must Go On


If you run a summer food program site, this true story could very easily be your story. Picture the morning with scrambled eggs and pancakes eaten, the kitchen clean and […]

cartoon depiction of a whole turkey cooking in a microwave

June 20, 2011


Turkey Sandwich with the Greatest Diva of All Time


Turkey on whole wheat English Muffins, salad, carrots and chocolate milk- that’s a lunch that will do a body good. This lunch was served at the Bridges of Silence childcare […]

black and white portrait of Aretha Franklin leaning against the back of a wire chair in a sparkly dress

June 17, 2011


A Full Day: Summer Nutrition and Enrichment


Yesterday, forty-five mothers gathered for Zumba class in the Cross Roads of the Rockies gymnasium while their children attended a sports and activities class in a separate room. Following the class, the […]

Two young boys stand, facing the camera, arm in arm and are holding basketballs against their outside hips

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June 16, 2011


Governor Hickenlooper Visits Alamosa Summer Lunch at Boys and Girls Club


On June 9th, Governor Hickenlooper visited a summer food site in Alamosa as part of Summer Food week. The Governor was joined by Darlene Barnes, Regional Administrator of USDA-FNS Mountain […]

Governor Hickenlooper eats lunch with elementary school kids in an cafeteria

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June 9, 2011


Breakfast Challenge Celebration at Beaver Valley Elementary


This picture was taken with Miles the Bronco Mascot, students, and Principal Krall of Beaver Valley Elementary School in Brush. We had a fabulous time visiting this all school event […]

Breakfast Celebration in Brush

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June 8, 2011


Family-Style Breakfast in the Classroom in Brighton


A few weeks ago, Dave Rose, Breakfast Expansion Consultant, and I visited the breakfast in the classroom program at North Elementary. In most of the classrooms, children ate at their […]

Students sitting on the floor with lunches


Homemade Breakfast Burrito and Blood Oranges: Breakfast in the Classroom in Alamosa


I can’t wait to get back to Alamosa! The last time we visited for our Community Conversation about Child Hunger, we visited a breakfast in the classroom program at an […]

Lunch consisting of a green apple and blood orange (sliced in half), and a wrap on unwrapped tin foil and a carton of 1% low fat milk

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June 7, 2011


Summer 2011 Kicks Off With Radio Disney


Yesterday we attended a terrific summer food kick-off event, sponsored by Western Dairy Association and Denver Public Schools. Not only did the kids did the kids have a free lunch, […]

Four adults enjoying Summer Lunch at Denver Public Schools

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