Share our Strength No Kid Hungry Update SOS / NKH Update AR Breakfast Challenge National Breakfast Week

No Kid Hungry in Arkansas Update  Alternate Breakfast- added to over 400 AR schools  After School Meals -more than 6.4 million meals served to children in afterschool programs in  Summer Feeding -more than 4.3 million meals served to children at 1,200 summer sites statewide.  Cooking Matters and Cooking Matters at the Store - reached more than 5,650 low income Arkansas families through cooking courses and interactive grocery tours in 2014.

New Grant Dollars for 2015 $450,000 will be given to Arkansas schools to purchase equipment to start any of these Breakfast-After-the Bell programs:  Breakfast in the Classroom  Grab and Go to the Classroom  Grab and Go to an Alternate Location  Second Chance Breakfast between 1 st and 2 nd period  Grant Dollars available January 15-June 30, 2015  *Date may be extended if funds are available

Special Arkansas Breakfast Challenge! February 5 – March 31,2015 $$$$$$$ Grant Awards & Bonuses $$$$$$  Tier 1  Individual School Enrollment of  Mid West Dairy Fast Track Priority Grant Application  No Kid Hungry - $2000 Bonus  Technical Assistance to help get started  Tier 2  Individual School Enrollment  Mid West Dairy Grant Application  No Kid Hungry - $1000 Bonus  Technical Assistance to help get started  Tier 3  Individual School Enrollment 500 or less  No Kid Hungry Equipment Grant  No Kid Hungry $500 Bonus  Technical Assistance to help get started

Grant & Bonus Requirements  To apply for the grant, send an request by February 5-March 31, 2015 to Vivian Nicholson at:   Information needed in the  Subject Line – AR Breakfast Challenge  District name, School name, CN Director Name, October 1, 2014 enrollment for school you are applying

National School Breakfast Week March 2-6, 2015  Celebrate in your school!!!!  Have a contest  Announce on your school website  Make an ALL-Call through your school  Put it on Facebook  Send out a text  Link to SNA  Check out this link

FUEL GREATNESS!  One study shows that more than 60 percent of students do not eat breakfast each day.  Through Fuel Greatness, Fuel Up to Play 60 is working to increase school breakfast participation to make sure all kids start their day with the fuel they need to help them succeed.  Visit FuelUpToPlay60.com to learn how school breakfast can change lives and see how celebrities, NFL stars, school districts, and others are helping Fuel Greatness! 7

National Breakfast Week March 2-6, 2015  Monday, March 2  Governor’s Proclamation  Tuesday, March 3  Kick off in Central AR School  Taylor Elementary, Pulaski County School District  Thursday, March 5  Kick off in NW AR School  Asbell Elementary, Fayetteville School District

National Breakfast Week March 2-6, 2015  Friday, March 6 ORANGE ORANGE you glad you had breakfast at school today!! ORANGE SQUEEZE DAY ORANGE SQUEEZE DAY ! Prizes $1500 – 1 st place $1000 – 2 nd place $1000 – 2 nd place $ 500 – 3 rd place $ 500 – 3 rd place

Instructions for Orange Squeeze Day Serve oranges at breakfast on 3/6/15 Take a picture of Orange Squeeze Day during breakfast in one of your schools. We love to see pictures of students eating oranges at breakfast! to:

APPLE CRUNCH WINNERS!  Winning examples Booneville School District

APPLE CRUNCH WINNERS Decatur School District Mt Pleasant Elementary

Overview  New Breakfast Grants for 2015 =$450,000  January 1-June 30, 2015  Arkansas Breakfast Challenge  February 5- March 31, 2015  National School Breakfast Week, March 2-6, 2015  Prizes for Orange Squeeze Day, March 6 Call for more information AR Hunger Relief Alliance Vivian Nicholson Kristen Allen