3rd Annual School Lunch Challenge

Join us for the 2017 School Lunch Challenge -- a fun, educational event engaging the Athens community with the past, present, and future of the National School Lunch Program! 

The centerpiece of this event is a cooking competition which invites participating teams, advised by members of the Clarke County School District (CCSD), to create dishes in accordance with USDA guidelines for the National School Lunch Program. Attendees will be invited to sample these dishes. A panel of student judges drawn from CCSD schools will vote to determine an overall winner. The winning team's plate will be incorporated into the CCSD school lunch menu during the 2017-2018 school year. 

In addition to the cooking competition, the event will feature cooking demonstrations and information tables hosted by groups connected to sustainable agriculture, community gardens, and childhood nutrition in the Athens area. The event is free and open to the public but only 200 tickets will be made available. Tickets are available beginning February 24 through the Eventbrite website. 

This year's competitors include:
Last Resort Grill
The Place
Taqueria Del Sol
CCSD Family & Consumer Science Teachers

Attendees are encouraged to bring donation items to benefit the Food 2 Kids program operated by The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia. Requested items include: jars of peanut butter. individual oatmeal packs, beef ravioli (pop top cans), chicken and rice (pop top cans) mac and cheese (individual dry packs), and raisins (individual boxes). 

The 2017 School Lunch Challenge is sponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, Clarke County School District,Athens Land Trust, Athens Farm to School, UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences and Department of Foods and Nutrition, The Fresh Market, Seed Life Skills, and Heirloom Cafe & Fresh Market.

Tickets will become available on Friday, February 24th. To obtain tickets visit:
www.slc2017.eventbrite.com 

To read more about the event visit http://rbrl.blogspot.com/2017/01/campus-and-community-partners-to-host.html

For more information, contact Jan Hebbard at jhebbard@uga.edu or (706) 542-5788.

Source: Direct online submission from event organizers. 

Saturday, March 18, 2017

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