Media Advisory: Thompson to Host Forum on School Nutrition Guidelines

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-05), a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, will host a forum on Monday, Aug. 24, focused on school nutrition. The event will include details on the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which created stringent federal standards for school nutrition programs. Concerns over practical applications of the law have been mounting since it went into effect. The forum will be an opportunity for stakeholders to provide input in advance of the possible reauthorization of the law, which expires Sept. 30.

WHO:

Thompson; officials from the Nutrition Group, Metz Culinary Management, Turner Dairy Farms and the Mid Atlantic Dairy Association; along with representatives from the following school districts: State College, Bald Eagle, Central Mountain, Clearfield, Coudersport, Huntingdon Area, Dallas, Mount Union Area, Penns Valley Area and Upper Moreland Township.

WHERE:

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, 540 N Harrison Road, Pleasant Gap.

WHEN:

Monday, Aug. 24, at 9 a.m.

RSVP:

Media planning to attend, please contact Nick Ruffner at nick.ruffner@mail.house.gov or (202) 680-0006.