HISD Food Services wins Hunger Free Texans award
2013 October 17
HISD’s Food Services department was honored recently with a “Health and Hunger Champions” award by the Hunger Free Texans organization.
The district was one of eight entities to be recognized for furthering initiatives that align with Hunger Free Texan’s mission of keeping people well by reducing hunger and increasing health or nutrition in Texas, and HISD won in the “Best Practice Model” category.
Hunger Free Texans is a coalition of retailers, growers, grocers, food and nutrition experts, state government, healthcare industry, business, non-profits, education, faith based organizations, elected officials and other diverse community stakeholders in Texas.
The district was formally recognized at an awards ceremony on Oct. 10.
Congratulations also go out this week to:
- HISD’s School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC), which has been singled out by the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (TAHPERD) for its leadership in promoting physical fitness and activity among young people. The SHAC will be formally recognized with the 2013 Distinguished Service Award at the 90th annual TAHPERD convention on Dec. 6, in Dallas.
- Madison HS English teacher Tamira A. Cole, who was recently appointed to serve as an alternate commissioner on the Houston Commission on Disabilities through July 2015.
- Berry ES librarian Carl Birk, whose book about Jimmie Rodgers (“The Father of Country Music”), Unfurrowed Ground: The Innovators of Country Music, led to the creation and dedication of a historical marker in Asheville, NC, on Sept. 8, 2013, Jimmie Rodgers Day.
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