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WINTER LINGERS, SPRING MAKES ITS PROMISES ...
It's not just the seasons that are changing at Sodexo. Here's the latest news, hot off the presses ... and we don't mean panini presses, either!
Every good day we'll know in life will begin with a good breakfast. And during National School Breakfast week (March 7-11), we'll feature new healthy and delicious breakfast items. Students will be able to sample and give us feedback on their favorites, which will be permanently added to our breakfast menu.
SCHOLARSHIP NEWS -- Sodexo will award a $1,000 scholarship to a member of the Cumberland High School graduating class of 2011. Applications are now being accepted, and the scholarship will be awarded on June 1.
The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation will award a $1,000 scholarship to a student enrolled in an educational institution served by Sodexo who can demonstrate an ongoing commitment to hunger relief activities in his or her community. One Cumberland High School student will be nominated. Interested students must submit the appropriate form to his or her guidance counselor no later than March 18, 2011.
WINTER/HOLIDAY NOTES – 2010 – 2011
We are in the midst of the season for which New England is celebrated around the world – the season for harvesting and for giving.
And in this lovely spirit, Sodexo is proud to break the following news:
ITEM – Students in the Cumberland School District have been offered foods grown practically in their own backyards this harvest season. As part of the RI Farm to School project, Sodexo Food Services will serve RI-Grown potatoes from Quonset View Farm in Portsmouth, squash from Confreda Farm in Hope, and apples from Pippin Orchard in Cranston to students in the cafeteria during the month of November in all Cumberland schools.
ITEM – Kids First chefs worked with Sodexo management to develop recipes and train staff to
prepare the RI-Grown products while at the same time adhering to state-mandated nutritional requirements (RINR - see Kids First website for more info on mandates). Stuffed Apples were served to the entire district on November 4. Students were also served Rhode Island-grown roasted potatoes and squash and apples on November 16.
ITEM – A farm education program, offered during lunch at elementary schools, featured Farmer Hope Ryan and Kids First Chef Sandy Sepe teaching students about the importance of eating fresh, local foods for both their personal health as well as the sustainable health of the local economy. There was also a visit from the kid-friendly Ms. RI Potato & Ms RI Apple and the RI Grown veggie (costumed character). RI-Farmer Trading Cards, RI-Grown stickers, and recipe cards were handed out to the students to take home.
The Sodexo Difference for 2009/10
There can be no tradition without innovation.
—Earle Hitchner
If you’ll all take your seats, we’ll begin.
Welcome back, one and all, to another school year and all its challenges, promises, and rewards. Once again we renew our commitments to expand our knowledge of the world around us, to understand the past and prepare for the future, and to enliven our minds, fortify our bodies, and enrich our spirits.
All of us at Sodexo are honored that you’ve chosen us once again to prepare and serve the meals that will nourish our children during the school day.
What’s more, we accept the responsibility to meet the economic challenges of our time by implementing a three-part service strategy that encompasses
- Global Resources
- Statewide Efficiency
- Local Control
Think of it this way: Sodexo’s global presence brings nearly unlimited human and financial resources to the most efficient statewide purchase and distribution of products and services that always will be controlled by the local districts we ultimately serve.
In short, we’ll work together to preserve and expand our tradition of excellence – one that is founded upon the relentless pursuit of innovation.
And speaking of innovation, we are very pleased indeed to welcome you to our newly re-conceived website, www.sodexori.com.
These pages represent what we like to think of as a work in and about progress. Over the school year we’ll be offering a blend of tried-and-true functions and all new, cutting-edge applications.
Our website already serves as your primary source for essential information about menu selections, nutrition, community resources, calendar events, and a full range of municipal services and happenings. And that’s just for starters.
This will be a truly interactive and educational website. We expect lively contributions of ideas and content from administrators, faculty, staff, students, and parents. Thanks to the Internet’s global reach, the people, places, histories, and values of the cities and towns served by Sodexo will become familiar to people from the farthest corners of the world.
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When it comes to eating right and exercising, there is not “I’ll start tomorrow.” Tomorrow is a disease. – V. L. Allineare
Let’s get the ball rolling. As some of you may know, Rhode Island has implemented new nutrition requirements (RINR) for all public schools. Sodexo applauds these standards, and we remain committed to meeting and even exceeding them.
Here’s what to expect:
Grains – All grains served (rice, breads, pasta, cereal, pizza etc.) will be whole grain or wheat products.
Fruits/Vegetables – Students will be offered three servings of fruits and vegetables at lunch: one serving will be dark green or orange, and another will be a fresh or raw vegetable or fruit
Cooked Legumes – One or more servings of cooked legumes (dried beans, peas or lentils) will be offered each week.
Sodium – Lower the sodium intake will be accomplished by serving low sodium products.
Milk/Juice – The following choices will be available each day:
A. 1% or skim, non-flavored milk.
B. Flavored milk with 1% or less fat and no more than 4 grams of total sugar per ounce.
C. 100 % juice
The sales of extra entrée will no longer be available.
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
—George Bernard Shaw
It’s time to get to work. So we’ll conclude this Welcome Back message by recalling what we believe is the most revealing aspect of our service to the community.
Sodexo did not come into our state. Sodexo comes out of Rhode Island.
This inescapable truth may be expressed simply:
- The overwhelming majority of Sodexo employees live where they work.
- Most were born where they work.
- Most own or rent homes where they work.
- And most have children enrolled in the schools where they work.
Sodexo has called Rhode Island home for close to 20 years. When our partnership began, no one could have predicted with any degree of certainty the social, economic, and cultural changes that would impact our lives so powerfully over the next two decades. All we could know with confidence then was that significant, systemic change would take place and that, working together, we would spare no effort or expense to guide our youth and indeed our communities safely through whatever lay in store.
Our hands are on the helm. Our course is true.
Let the work – and the fun – continue!
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