Maryland First Class Breakfast Initiative - 2011
First Class Breakfast Initiative - 2011
The Maryland First Class Breakfast Initiative is a project aimed at combating hunger and obesity through increased participation in school breakfast. The initiative is providing resources to a targeted group of 21 schools which include up to $7,500 in grants for each school to implement an alternative breakfast model and a comprehensive, step-by-step Guide to Increasing School Breakfast toolkit funded by Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States. In addition, all Maryland schools were invited to participate in the "Breakfast Challenge Grant" funded by the Wal-Mart Foundation which will award $8,000 in prize grants to the three schools that increase participation in their school breakfast program the most in the coming year.
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Maryland Hunger Solutions Participates in Governor's Breakfast to Promote the First Class Breakfast Initiative for Maryland Schools.
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley hosted a breakfast at the State House on March 30, 2011 to announce the First Class Breakfast Initiative for Maryland schools. The initiative aims to improve how Maryland schools serve school breakfast, and make it easier for students to participate in the program.
Photos courtesy of The Governor's Office Photo Gallery.
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Aaron Kennedy (Maryland Hunger Solutions), Governor O'Malley, Sue Thompson (Maryland Hunger Solutions). |
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Nate Hurst (Walmart), Cathy Demeroto (Maryland Hunger Solutions). |
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Cathy Demeroto (Maryland Hunger Solutions), Dr. John Smeallie (Deputy Superintendent, Maryland State Department of Education) |
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Robin Ziegler (Maryland State Department of Education), Cathy Demeroto (Maryland Hunger Solutions). |
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Governor O'Malley, Cathy Demeroto (Maryland Hunger Solutions), Sue Thompson (Maryland Hunger Solutions). |
