Sunday, November 28, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
From the Ohio PTA
ADVOCACY ALERT FROM OHIO PTA
URGE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO PASS THE CHILD NUTRITION BILL
The House of Representatives Must Act to Ensure Historic Improvements Are Not Lost
National PTA needs your help to encourage the House of Representatives to vote on S. 3307, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, when they return from the November elections. PTA members should reach out to their representatives to urge swift action on this bill in order to enact its many improvements to child nutrition programs into law.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act increases access to vital anti-hunger measures, improves the nutrition quality of foods served in schools, and provides the supports necessary for school food service workers to meet the needs of American children. The $4.5 billion increase in child nutrition funding over the next ten years provided under the bill is a substantial investment at a time when both child hunger and obesity are at alarming levels. The bill includes common-sense measures to help ensure that both of these trends can be reversed, including supports for the direct certification process, updated nutrition standards for all foods served in schools, increased access to local produce and school gardens, and enhanced notification and engagement of parents and the surrounding community in matters that affect the well-being of students.
It is essential that our nation’s students are provided healthy, nutritious options in school in order for them to reach their physical and academic potential. We need your help to influence Congress and make sure this legislation becomes the priority it must be.
Take Action Today! Contact your Representatives today and let them know that the health of our children cannot wait another year.
Please visit http://capwiz.com/npta2/home
URGE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO PASS THE CHILD NUTRITION BILL
The House of Representatives Must Act to Ensure Historic Improvements Are Not Lost
National PTA needs your help to encourage the House of Representatives to vote on S. 3307, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, when they return from the November elections. PTA members should reach out to their representatives to urge swift action on this bill in order to enact its many improvements to child nutrition programs into law.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act increases access to vital anti-hunger measures, improves the nutrition quality of foods served in schools, and provides the supports necessary for school food service workers to meet the needs of American children. The $4.5 billion increase in child nutrition funding over the next ten years provided under the bill is a substantial investment at a time when both child hunger and obesity are at alarming levels. The bill includes common-sense measures to help ensure that both of these trends can be reversed, including supports for the direct certification process, updated nutrition standards for all foods served in schools, increased access to local produce and school gardens, and enhanced notification and engagement of parents and the surrounding community in matters that affect the well-being of students.
It is essential that our nation’s students are provided healthy, nutritious options in school in order for them to reach their physical and academic potential. We need your help to influence Congress and make sure this legislation becomes the priority it must be.
Take Action Today! Contact your Representatives today and let them know that the health of our children cannot wait another year.
Please visit http://capwiz.com/npta2/home
Monday, November 1, 2010
Once More into the Breach, My Friends!
History comes to thrilling life in the upcoming Firestone Theatre production of Shakespeare’s Henry V. This classic play will take our stage on four occasions starting with a preview performance at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 17, 2010. Additional performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 18; Friday, November 18; and Saturday, October 19, 2010. Admission to the play is $5.00 if purchased in advance and $7.00 at the door on the night of performance. All tickets for the preview performance are $5.00. Advanced tickets are available during all school days from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the school’s commons starting Monday, November 15, 2010.
William Shakespeare’s fantastic play tells the story of a young and brash King Henry V of England who takes his nation to war with France. As he leads his troops into combat and experiences the true costs of war firsthand, Henry discovers that the challenges of leadership are greater than he ever imagined. From Henry’s rousing battle speeches to his quieter moments courting the Princess of France, Shakespeare explores what makes a man a king . . . and a king a man.
William Shakespeare’s fantastic play tells the story of a young and brash King Henry V of England who takes his nation to war with France. As he leads his troops into combat and experiences the true costs of war firsthand, Henry discovers that the challenges of leadership are greater than he ever imagined. From Henry’s rousing battle speeches to his quieter moments courting the Princess of France, Shakespeare explores what makes a man a king . . . and a king a man.
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