Passing on a 10 Cents a Meal action item request from folks at Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities.
Take care!
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Much like last year, the state and school aid budget proceedings are expected to be tight. We need to help our legislators understand where dollars are flowing while also scoring a win for our kids, farms, and the Michigan food supply chain. In order to prepare for an upcoming testimony, please consider...
- Writing a 4-5 sentence paragraph that explains the economic or social benefit the 10 Cents A Meal program has made to your farm, district, food service programs, ECEs, food hubs... etc. You may write more, but I ask that you please keep your statement to one page or less. If you are a food systems professional that does not fit into any of the categories above, please do the same, but from your unique perspective.
- In either case, please give your name, your role, and the house and senate district you live in. You can find your districts HERE. When you are done, please send it to me at amanda.brezzell@groundworkcenter.org with the subject line: 10 Cents Statement.
- If you need help getting started, you can use one of the prompts below:
-Before 10 Cents a Meal I- , and now I-
-Through 10 Cents a Meal, my sales/processing capacity changed by-
-Working with 10 Cents a Meal has helped my students with-
-Working with 10 Cents a Meal has saved me this many dollars because-
-As a food systems professional, I have seen 10 Cents a Meal do-
The next 10 Cents a Meal Coalition Meeting is Wednesday, March 11th. Please see the link below to join. If you would like a calendar invite, contact amanda.brezzell@groundworkcenter.org
10 Cents a Meal Coalition Meeting
Wednesday, March 11 · 11:00am – 12:00pm est
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ucg-eyeg-rbw
Or dial: (US) +1 409-444-2653 PIN: 923 918 157#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/ucg-eyeg-rbw?pin=1877566944760
Julie Lehman (she/her)
Farm to Youth Network Coordinator
Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems
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