Lunch Box Heroes
The Lunch Box believes anyone feeding children healthy food is a hero. We’re here to share the stories of the unsung heroes who are your peers in change: school food service cooks, servers, directors, administrations and parent and student activists, all working hard across the country to change how we feed our children.
If you know someone doing great work to improve school food, let us know! Write to info@thelunchbox.org with, 'LunchBox Hero Suggestion' in the subject line.
From the Blog
Lunchbox January Hero: Shelly Allen of the St. Vrain Valley School District!
January 26, 2012
Written by Lunch Box blogger Sunny Young No one told Shelly Allen of the St. Vrain Valley School District in Colorado that she had to use local foods in her school district’s lunch menu. No one said she had to go above and beyond the basic run down of nuggets, pizza, and fries to include fresh fruits, vegetables, and scratch baked breads and hot entrees. When she says that she... More
Check out this amazing hero video!
December 01, 2011
We just couldn't pass up the chance to post this amazing American Hero featured on The Early Show! http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7388491n&utm_source=feedburner&utm More
Hero Update: Hairnets off to you, Mrs. Q!
November 01, 2011
In July of 2010 we interviewed Mrs. Q, a school teacher blogging about school lunches. Mrs. Q fascinated us at The Lunch Box. She was a “Quiet Activist” stating the facts and then standing back to watch the reactions of her followers (and there were many – she had more than 1 million page views by the end of her first year!) on her blog, Fed Up With School Lunch. Reactions... More
Lunchbox October Heroes: Nancy Easton and Chef Bill Telepan of Wellness in the Schools in New York City
October 26, 2011
Submitted and Written by Reana Kovalcik Nancy Easton and Chef Bill Telepan serve as the executive leadership for Wellness in the Schools, a New York City based non-profit that inspires healthy eating, physical fitness, and environmental awareness as a way of life for kids in the public school system. My familiarity with Nancy and Chef Bill started two years ago, when I referred to them as... More
Lunchbox October Hero: Melanie Potock of My Munch Bug and Dancing in the Kitchen!
October 12, 2011
Our hero for the month of October is Melanie Potock of My Munch Bug and Dancing in the Kitchen. This inspirational and passionate woman nominated our September Hero, Joan Huntsberry Langford. Then about a week later a beautiful letter from Melanie's daughter showed up in our inbox! Read on for more information about the valuable work Melanie contributes to her community through her work... More
Lunchbox September Hero: Toni Antonellis of Green Bellies!
September 27, 2011
Submitted and Written by our August hero Sara Vance, C.N. of Rebalance Life™ Toni Antonellis is co-founder of Green Bellies™, a company that is committed to partnering with schools, families and communities to provide school children with great tasting, nutritious foods made from all natural ingredients. For Toni, all roads lead to food. As a first generation Italian... More
Lunchbox September Hero: Singer/Songwriter Joan Huntsberry Langford!
September 14, 2011
Submitted and Written by Melanie Potack If this LunchBox Hero were a super hero, she would wear a red checkered cape reminiscent of the table cloths we like to spread on the lawn at family picnics. It would be embroidered with a bounty of favorite foods: a rainbow of fruits, vegetables, curly-cue pastas and probably an almond butter and jelly sandwich, maybe on gluten-free bread. As it... More
Lunchbox August Hero: Kathy Flynn, teacher and “Organic Foodie”!
August 25, 2011
photo: Kathy Flynn, "Organic Foodie" TheLunchBox.org staff nominated and self-written In a recent conversation I had about school lunch menus, a friend said, “School Lunch may be the only meal that a child may get in the day. So what does it matter the menu; as long as the meal meets the child’s caloric and government food requirements?” Yes, sometimes... More
Introducing our August Hero: Sara Vance Nutritionist and Fitness Instructor from San Diego, CA!
August 09, 2011
Submitted and written by Jeff Vance Sara Vance has been in the fitness industry for almost 20 years. Troubled by the statistics facing our country’s youth, a few years ago Sara decided to focus and specialize on kids’ nutrition and health. Founder of Rebalance Life™, Sara Vance is a Clinical Nutritionist, Kids Yoga Instructor, and ACE Certified Group Fitness... More
Introducing our July Hero: Chrissa Carlson, Food Educator at Hampstead Hill Academy in Baltimore City, Maryland!
July 18, 2011
Nominated by Richard Chisolm Written and Submitted by Matt Hornbeck, Principal, Hampstead Hill Academy, Baltimore City, Maryland As the principal at Hampstead Hill Academy (www.hha47.org), I write to share my Lunch Box hero story. Chrissa Carlson is our fulltime Food Educator. HHA is a public charter school serving 625 students in grades PreK-8 in the Canton neighborhood... More
