National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) is the first week in March and was established to raise awareness of the availability of the School Breakfast Program to all children. During this week, schools put their breakfast programs on display. The #NSBW19 theme is “Start Your Engines With School Breakfast,” which is designed to show parents, students, and school officials the benefits of fueling up for the day with a healthy school breakfast.
4 Things You Can Do During NSBW to Celebrate
- Apply for a Breakfast After the Bell grant before the March 4th deadline. If you have already received a grant from us and are seeking additional funds email Sr. Manager of Children’s Nutrition and Advocacy Outreach, Monique Batteast at mbatteast@gcfd.org.
- Email Communications Associate Manager, Rudi Hancock at rhancock@gcfd.org with a few sentences and a couple of pictures of what’s going on in your school during this week/month. We will shout out your school’s activities with posts on Rise & Shine Facebook and Twitter Pages.
- Copy and paste the following message on Facebook:
“I SUPPORT BREAKFAST AFTER THE BELL PROGRAMS FOR ILLINOIS STUDENTS.” #NSBW19 #TIMEFORBREAKFASTIL
4. Encourage one colleague or friend to sign up for the Rise & Shine Illinois monthly e-newsletter.