November 21, 2011 -- On Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 at 2:00pm EST (1:00 pm CDT/11:00 am PDT) the School Nutrition Foundation (SNF) in partnership with the National Dairy Council (NDC) will be hosting the final Webinar Wednesday of 2011 with a webinar entitled: “Chefs in Schools: Increasing Participation and Gaining Renewed Excitement around your School Meal Program.”

Are you a food service director exploring the idea of bringing a chef to your child nutrition program? Join us on December 14th for the following:

• Learn from Kern Halls, Area Manager for Orange County Public Schools, who has successfully used chefs in the areas of recipe/menu development, food education, and culinary skills. He will share best practices and strategies to make the “chefs in schools” experience a successful and meaningful one for your staff, students, and program.
• Hear from Chef Tom French, Director of the Experience Food Project in Langley, WA. Chef Tom will share a chef’s perspective on working with child nutrition programs. Chef Tom is a seasoned chef, consultant, and trainer with over 40 years of professional foodservice experience.
• Learn how you can use Fuel Up to Play 60 and other resources to build more excitement around your child nutrition program.
• This webinar will be moderated by SNA’s Dean of Education Danny Seymour, who brings his expertise from both sides of the equation with his 30+ years of operator experience, and experience as a Culinary Institute of America trained chef.

For more information about the webinar, and to register, visit: www.schoolnutrition.org/chefsinschools.

SNA members will earn 1 CEU for attending the webinar. The SNF Webinar Wednesdays are offered at no charge.