OSNP Quarterly Newsletter – April 2019 – Ontario Student Nutrition Program

We are looking for a new CDC representative for the Provincial working group for the year of 2019-2020
- Our last two representatives have come from Lambton and Huron-Perth

The 8-week Vegetable and Fruit (V&F) Delivery Program will begin on Monday, March 25th. All communities will take part in this wonderful program
- We have connected with 3 regional food distributors to help make our V&F Program excel
- Each week, Tasty Ontario Tuesdays will occur, featuring local produce and information packets for teachers to present to students

Grant Renewal will take place between April 1st and May 10th this year
- Communities will have chance to provide feedback to all renewal requests for each program in their area
New application for Student Nutrition Programs (SNPs) will be accepted until May 10th
- Please note: while we welcome schools to apply, we cannot guarantee their acceptance into OSNP at this time.
Service Contracts have been sent out. Community Partnerships have until April 30th to return all necessary paperwork to OSNP Regional
Grant 2 will be distributed through Direct Deposit during April

March 28th – National Great Big Crunch
Upcoming SNP Conferences
- Farm to Cafeteria Canada National Conference – May 15-17 – Victoria, BC

Loyalty One recently provided a grant to OSNP-SW that would allow high schools in each community to purchase and/or upgrade existing refrigerators
- We were excited to be able to offer this grant to all 8 communities and we had 8 schools purchase refrigerators
The federal government has announced its plan to begin conversations with the provinces and territories regarding a national school food program