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News Release: 2023 VSBA Food for Thought Competition Winners Announced
News • News Release: 2023 VSBA Food for Thought Competition Winners Announced

July 13th, 2023

News Release
For Immediate Release
July 13, 2023

Contact
Gina Patterson, executive director
434-295-8722 or gina@vsba.org

2023 VSBA Food for Thought Competition Winners Announced
Winners Recognized at the VSBA Conference on Education

July 13, 2023 – Six school divisions received top honors in the 2023 Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) Food for Thought Competition and two school divisions received an honorary mention. These school divisions were recognized at the VSBA Conference on Education, which took place in Richmond earlier today. The competition was created in 2012 to educate, engage, and empower school leaders to address childhood hunger and provide all students in Virginia with healthier, more nutritious school meals. This year marks the 11th Anniversary of the VSBA Food for Thought Awards, and the sponsor for the awards was ABM.

The competition was divided into three separate categories – Healthy School Meals, Meal Access to Fight Hunger, and Wellness and Physical Activity. The winning school divisions are as follows:

Healthy School Meals
Winner (Below 10,000 Student Population) – Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Winner (Above 10,001 Student Population) – Stafford County Public Schools

Meal Access to Fight Hunger
Winner (Below 10,000 Student Population) – Manassas Park City Public Schools
Winner (Above 10,001 Student Population) – Frederick County Public Schools
Honorable Mention – Rockbridge County Public Schools

Wellness and Physical Activity
Winner (Below 10,000 Student Population) – Northumberland County Public Schools
Winner (Above 10,001 Student Population) – Hampton City Public Schools
Honorable Mention – King and Queen County Public Schools

About the Virginia School Boards Association
The Virginia School Boards Association, a voluntary, nonpartisan organization of Virginia school boards, promotes excellence in public education through advocacy, training, and services. The Association offers conferences, information, training, and counseling designed to meet the needs of the Commonwealth’s educational leaders.

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