1. About SNA
Professional association representing over 55,000 members who work in school nutrition including: foodservice directors, managers, employees, cashiers, cooks, educators, specialists and state agency.
SNA members reach approximately 31 million students (62%) in the USA.
A little bit of background on us:
The School Nutrition Association (or SNA) is a national, non-profit professional organization representing more than 55,000 members who provide high-quality, low-cost meals to students across the country.
SNA works to ensure all children have access to healthful school meals and nutrition education.
With 49 state affiliates, hundreds of local chapters and thousands of school nutrition members and industry partners, SNA brings a unique, firsthand perspective to child nutrition issues.
Our VISION is (to): Be the authority and resource for school nutrition programs.
Our MISSION is as follows: SNA is the national organization of school nutrition professionals committed to advancing the quality of school meal programs through education and advocacy.

2. Member Benefits School Nutrition Magazine Awards & Scholarships
Special Events
Advocacy Efforts
Professional Development
E-Newsletters
Free Resources
Meetings & Conferences
So what are some of the benefits of SNA membership? In order to recruit new members to SNA, it is important that you know and understand all of the many amazing benefits that SNA membership offers. From the School Nutrition magazine, to advocacy efforts, professional development as well as meetings and conferences (just to name a few) – SNA membership truly benefits you, your profession and the children that you serve on a daily basis!

3. School Nutrition Magazine
SNA’s award-winning flagship publication
Only magazine targeted specifically to the unique operational needs of school nutrition professionals
Published 11 times per year
One of the most tangible benefits is the School Nutrition Magazine – SNA’s award winning flagship publication.
Each month, school nutrition professionals turn to School Nutrition magazine for information and inspiration in the form of cutting edge solutions, how-to advice and best practice models on dozens of topics.
The School Nutrition magazine is published 11 times per year – with a June/July double issue.

4. Free Resources Lots of resources on SNA’s website just for members:
PR resources and talking points
Tools to promote your program to school administrators
Procurement toolkit
Summer feeding toolkit
Breakfast in the classroom tools
On SNA’s website, there are a lot of great (and free) resources available just for members including:
PR resources and talking points
Tools to promote your program to school administrators
A procurement toolkit
A summer feeding toolkit
Breakfast in the classroom tools
And much more!
SNA is always looking for feedback as well as ways to improve and offer more resources and materials.

5. Professional Development
SNA also provides great professional development opportunities to our members.  SNA has worked with USDA to align our programs with the new professional standards that went into effect July 1.
To get a valuable head start on meeting these standards, there is a SNA certificate program. Achieving certification with SNA helps you improve your skills & knowledge, enhance your professional image, and move up in your career. For members, the fees to become certified are much lower than for non-members, too. For more information and to learn how to apply you can visit
The highest credential for the school nutrition profession is the School Nutrition Specialist. SNA’s credentialing program encourages the highest standards among school nutrition professionals, as well as provides education programs for professional development. SNA has revamped and re-launched the exam and the first test will be at ANC next month.

6. SNA Special Events National School Breakfast Week
School Lunch Hero Day
National School Lunch Week
Throughout the year, SNA provides opportunities to highlight your programs, connect to your students and community, and thank your hard working teams. There are three special events that are celebrated nationwide:
National School Breakfast Week in March
School Lunch Hero Day in May
And National School Lunch Week in October
For both National School Breakfast Week and National School Lunch Week, SNA creates a fun theme that embraces a great message.
For example, the 2015 Breakfast Week theme was “Make the Grade with School Breakfast,” which highlights how eating a nutritious breakfast helps students achieve success in the classroom and beyond.
Our website also has lot of free marketing resources and ideas on how to celebrate each of these special events, nationally and locally.

7. SNA Conferences & Meetings
School Nutrition Industry Conference
January 17-19, 2016, San Diego, CA
Legislative Action Conference
February 28- March 2, 2016, Washington, DC
National Leadership Conference
April 20-24, 2016, Baltimore, MD
Mark your calendars! Here are the upcoming SNA Conferences and Meetings.

8. Social Media Facebook: Facebook.com/schoolnutritionassociation
Twitter: @schoollunch
Linkedin Group: School Nutrition Association
Instagram: @schoolnutritionassoc
Another great way to stay up-to-date on what’s going on in SNA and school nutrition is to connect with us online! We are active in social media and we’d love for you to like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and join our growing Linkedin group. Here’s the information to connect with us.

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