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Important changes for Westonka Foodies in school year 22-23
Breakfast & lunch will no longer be no-cost for all students in the 22-23 school year.....
Westonka Foodies Angel Fund
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Westonka Foodies Annual Angel Fund Drive starts November 14, 2022 and runs through December 31, 2022
A few years ago, Westonka Foodies staff started a fund called the Angel Fund. Every year since, community members generously donated because they see the struggles some of the Westonka students go through due to financial and personal difficulties in their families. This fund is used to pay for breakfast and lunch meal account charges for students who may otherwise go without.
The goal of the Angel Fund this year is to raise $10,000 to provide fresh, healthy food for the children described above.
I wish I could report to you today that we have no students in such dire circumstances this year, but unfortunately the number is still very large. Over 350 students have been identified by the school as children who may not have enough to eat on a daily basis. Let’s work together to prevent these things from happening. Please consider making a donation to support these efforts and pass this link to anyone else who may be inclined to do the same. Online donations do not include any transaction fees. All donations will be used to meet the needs of the children described above.
All donations are tax deductible. Thank you for your consideration,
Laura Metzger
Director of Food and Nutrition Services
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Anonymous Donor Surprises Shirley Hills Students, Families with Westonka Foodies Angel Fund Donation
The Westonka Foodies were contacted last week with the news that an anonymous donor was going to clear all negative meal balances for students at Shirley Hills Primary School.
“Many of our families continue to struggle financially due to the rising cost of everything, it seems, in our lives right now,” said Westonka Food and Nutrition Services Director Laura Metzger. “This donation was a wonderful gift that will hopefully help relieve some financial stress for 22 Shirley Hills families.”
All Westonka Public Schools students can receive breakfast and lunch at school with no questions asked. “At Westonka, we simply allow students to eat so their brains are ready to learn,” Metzger explained. “However, this sometimes means that student meal accounts go into negative balances, and the district needs to make up that cost.”
Several years ago, the district created the Westonka Foodies Angel Fund to assist families that do not qualify for free school meals but need help covering the costs. According to Metzger, for families struggling to pay for school meals, donations to the Angel Fund do not go unnoticed and are greatly appreciated. Metzger said, “Thank you to our most recent generous donor for touching the families at Shirley Hills!”
If you would like to assist in clearing additional negative meal account balances, please consider donating to the Westonka Angel Fund onlinecontact Deb Bailey at (952) 491-8088 or baileyd@westonka.k12.mn.us.
Laura Metzger, RD., LD., SNS
Director of Food and Nutrition Services
Westonka Foodies
Westonka Foodies Angel Fund Donors |
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Allison Houston |
Allison Walsh |
Amber Bathen |
Amy Jordan |
Andrea Gormley |
Angela Patterson |
Ashenfelter family |
Berg Family |
Bergen Deleeuw |
Bethany Waterhouse |
Brian Gordon |
Briggs family |
Britta Holland |
Carissa Stricklen |
Carol Shukle |
Carol Zeh |
Catherine Van de Schan |
Charles Koerner |
Chelsea Meehan |
Christina Kallevig |
Cindy Penner |
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Colleen Dehmer |
Courtney Eurich |
David Cameron |
Non-Discrimination Statement
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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or(3) email: program.intake@usda.govThis institution is an equal-opportunity provider.
Contacts
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Westonka Foodies
5905 Sunnyfield Road E
Minnetrista, MN 55364Laura Metzger, RD., LD., SNS
Director of Food & Nutrition Services
metzgerl@westonka.k12.mn.us
Office (952) 491-8084
Cell (952) 292-0775Deb Bailey
Administrative Assistant
baileyd@westonka.k12.mn.us
Office (952) 491-8088