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LINKING FOODBANK SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE
The Morning Toast is a quarterly newsletter to update School Breakfast Program schools on what is happening with
the School Breakfast, Food Sensations®, Choose to Move and the Regional Strategy Programs.
Healthy Food for All® - A Delicious
and Healthy Way to Start the Day!
A key focus for this edition of the
‘Toast’ is ‘spreading’…no, not as in
Vegemite (although Vegemite toast is
very tasty!). Foodbank WA needs
your help in spreading the word about
Healthy Food for All®, so be sure to
check out the article on Page 3 for
more details.
IN THIS ISSUE:
• 2013 School Breakfast Program
Volunteer Awards
• Partner Focus: Foodbank WA
Partnership Awards
• Help us spread the Healthy
Food for All® message!
Speaking of tasty, this edition’s
Pumpkin Scone recipe is amazing!
Other coverage includes the inaugural
Foodbank WA Partnership Awards,
welcoming two new Healthy Food for
All® team members and an update on
Foodbank WA’s system changes.
• Choose to Move: Free Sports
Equipment for Schools
• Welcome to new HFFA Team
Members
• Department of Sport &
Recreation – KidSport Initiative
• Food Sensations Educator
Training at Foodbank WA
®
• Recipe: Pumpkin Scones
• Thank You to Foodbank WA
Volunteers!
• New Regional Strategy
Resource
• Important: Foodbank WA
System Upgrade
• The New, Improved (& Bigger!)
Foodbank Peel!
Foodbank WA would like to acknowledge
their Healthy Food for All® Program
Sponsors:
2013 Issue 2: Term 2, Page 1
Nominations for the 2013 School Breakfast Program Volunteer Awards are
now open – nominations close on Friday 7 June, so be sure to get your
nominations in! Details about this exciting initiative are outlined on Page 2.
To find out more about the School Breakfast Program, please contact
Miranda on 9463 3213 or via email [email protected]
School Breakfast Program
2013 COUNTER:
Total Schools: 377
# Children involved: over 14,000
# Breakfasts per week: over 48,000
# Emergency meals per week: over 18,000
(Current as at 30 April 2013)
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2013 School Breakfast Program Volunteer Awards
Volunteers are critical to the existence of School Breakfast Programs across WA. Whilst Foodbank WA
provides the ‘food’ component of the program free of charge to schools, the Program would not function on
a school-level without the commitment and dedication of volunteers. On each school day, hundreds of
volunteers across WA work to ensure that thousands of children can sit down in the classroom with a full
stomach and ready to learn.
Nominations are now open for the 2013 School Breakfast Program Volunteer Awards. The initiative is
aimed at helping schools to acknowledge and formally recognise the outstanding contribution that
volunteers make to School Breakfast Programs across the state.
In acknowledgment of the benefits of volunteering to good mental health, Foodbank WA is happy to
continue the partnership with Mentally Healthy WA’s Act-Belong-Commit initiative as a supporter of the
2013 Awards scheme.
What is the School Breakfast Program Volunteer Awards?
The Awards are not intended as a competition, where one schools’ nominees are competing against other
nominees state-wide – there are no ‘winners’ and ‘losers’. Rather, the purpose of the initiative is for
Foodbank WA to assist each School Breakfast Program school to formally recognise the efforts of standout volunteers.
What are SBP Volunteers’?
School Breakfast Program volunteers come from a range of backgrounds, be they parents, community
members or representatives from outside groups. Even school staff who coordinate the program often do
so voluntarily, over and above their usual duties.
What sort of tasks do SBP Volunteers perform?
Volunteers perform various ‘behind the scenes’ and ‘front line’ tasks, including:
• Ordering and collecting SBP product from the local Foodbank WA Branch (or arranging transport of
SBP product to remote schools)
• Communicating with Foodbank WA
• Setting up, providing breakfasts and cleaning up
• Ensuring all equipment is in working order and secure
• Talking to children and parents during breakfast
We are asking schools to nominate up to two people within their school community to receive the Award.
These people may be staff members, community volunteers or even the designated ‘SBP Coordinator’.
Up to two people per school can be nominated and the nominations must be endorsed by the Principal
before submission.
The nomination form is available for download via the following Healthy Food for All® website link:
http://www.healthyfoodforall.com.au/images/uploads/2013_SBP_Volunteer_Award_-_Nomination_Form.pdf.
For more information, please contact Miranda (Coordinator, School Breakfast Program) at Foodbank WA
on 9463 3213 or via email [email protected]
Nominations close on Friday 7 June (Week 5)
2013 Issue 2: Term 2, Page 2
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Partner Focus: Foodbank WA Partnership Awards
Four stand-out Healthy Food for All® partners – BHP Billiton Iron Ore, BW James Transport, Harvey Fresh
and Pilbara Population Health Unit – were recently recognised at Foodbank WA’s inaugural Partnership
Awards held at Government House. Hosted by Foodbank WA Patron and Governor of Western Australia,
His Excellency Malcolm McCusker AC CVO QC, the awards acknowledged the dedication of people and
organisations committed to fighting hunger in Western Australia.
On behalf of Healthy Food for All® schools and participants across WA, thank you for partnering with us to
support food relief and healthy lifestyle education.
Partnership Award Recipients – Healthy Food for All® Category
BHP Billiton Iron Ore
BHP Billiton’s commitment to communities in the Pilbara has seen it provide
support for Foodbank WA’s Healthy Food for All® programs throughout the
region. Not just financial, BHP Billiton’s support has included providing
access and transport to communities as remote as Punmu and Jigalong.
Harvey Fresh
Since 2010, Harvey Fresh has supplied low cost UHT milk and donated
97,200 litres of unsweetened fruit juice. Fresh produce is a cornerstone of
the School Breakfast Program. Howeve, remote schools often miss out due
to transport challenges. The support of Harvey Fresh means that these
children can still enjoy the health benefits of including fruit in their diets.
BW James Transport
Bruce James and the BW James team not only transport food to regional
schools at a low cost, they also provide outstanding service to Foodbank
WA and the schools themselves. Foodbank WA often receives feedback
from schools detailing the truck driver’s friendly attitude, helpfulness and
concern for children’s safety.
WA Country Health Service’s Pilbara Population Health Unit
PPHU has been instrumental in the expansion of the Regional Strategy in
the Pilbara. From the provision of transport to assisting with access and
training, Pilbara Population Health Unit’s support has been a critical element
of Foodbank’s impact in the region.
Help us spread the Healthy Food for All® message!
“I wish we’d heard about the School Breakfast Program years ago!” is one
of the most common statements we hear when schools contact Foodbank
WA for the first time. Nearly 400 schools – a third of all schools in WA - are
involved in our Healthy Food for All® initiatives (School Breakfast, Food
Sensations® and Choose to Move), yet there are still many more schools
out there that could be receiving support from Foodbank WA.
Spreading the Healthy Food for All® story is a main focus for us in 2013. Information packs were recently
mailed to over 200 schools, each containing the new Healthy Food for All® Case Study Storybook – in this
way, we hope to provide a ‘real life’ glimpse of the various forms and benefits of the Programs.
We are calling on School Breakfast Program schools across the state to help us spread the word about
Healthy Food for All®. Word of mouth is a powerful tool – in fact, endorsement by current schools is the main
reason for new schools joining the Program! Spreading the word may be as simple as a brief mention at
district or cluster meetings, or simply forwarding The Morning Toast to colleagues at local schools. After all,
what better testimonial for the Program than personal recommendation from current School Breakfast
Program schools!
2013 Issue 2: Term 2, Page 3
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Free Sports Equipment for Schools
Did you know children aged 5-18 years of age should participate in at least 60
minutes of physical activity every day? This can built up throughout the day
with a variety of activities.
Physical activity should be done at moderate to vigorous intensity. There are heaps of fun ways to do it:
• Moderate activities like brisk walking, bike riding with friends, skateboarding and dancing.
• Vigorous activities such as football, netball, soccer, running, swimming laps or training for sport.
• Vigorous activities are those that make you “huff and puff”. For additional health benefits, try to include 20
minutes or more of vigorous activity at least three to four days a week (Department of Health and Ageing, 2013)
To help increase children’s physical activity levels in schools Foodbank WA’s Choose to Move Physical Activity
Program is available to schools registered for the School Breakfast Program. Schools who qualify for the Choose
to Move Program receive a range of free sporting equipment.
The aim of Choose to Move is to encourage students in years 4-7 to be more
physically active through structured lessons and unstructured play. Sporting
equipment provided free to schools include: basketballs, markers, tennis balls, AFL
footballs, bean bags, soccer balls, cricket sets, dodge balls, netballs, Frisbees,
touch flag belts and ball pumps packed in a quality sports bag.
If you would like more information or would like to register your school to participate
in Choose to Move, please visit the HFFA website www.healthyfoodforall.com.au or
contact Jenny Tartaglia (Foodbank WA’s Physical Activity Promotion Coordinator)
on (08) 9463 3210, or via email [email protected].
Welcome to new Healthy Food for All®
team members
Department of Sport & Recreation –
KidSport Initiative
We are excited to announce the addition of two new
staff members to the Healthy Food for All® team!
Foodbank WA has teamed up with the Department
of Sport and Recreation to provide an opportunity
for Western Australian children to participate in
community sport and recreation. KidSport is an
initiative that allows eligible youth aged 5-18 years
to apply for up to $200 for sport and recreation
club fees.
Delivered through 120 local
governments at present, nearly 23,000 vouchers
have been distributed.
Nicole Ingram – Public Health Nutritionist
The first regionally-based member of the Healthy Food
for All® team, Nicole will work closely with the Peel
community through the delivery of Food Sensations®
sessions to adult groups and School Breakfast
Program schools.
Food Sensations® in Schools
involves 90 minute, one-off sessions with class
groups. Sessions for adult groups are available as a
one-off, or a series of up to four education sessions.
Session content can be targeted to the needs of your
group and sessions may include a practical, hands-on
cooking component using simple and healthy recipes.
Nicole can be contacted on 0419 208 048 or via email
[email protected].
Lucy Butcher – Public Health Nutritionist
Lucy will be joining the Food Sensations® Adult Food
Literacy team at the start of June. Following on from
the fantastic work of Poonam Pannu, Lucy’s role
involves the delivery of Food Sensations® sessions to
adult and community groups. She brings to the role a
wealth of experience working with culturally and
linguistically diverse (CALD) groups.
2013 Issue 2: Term 2, Page 4
KidSport is in the second year of funding and part
of the Department’s Sport4All initiative. The aim of
the Sport4All program is to benefit tens of
thousands of young people across Western
Australia
by
increasing
participation
at
communications in sport and recreation clubs,
increasing the capacity of clubs and getting kids
playing outside more often.
For more information about KidSport, please
contact Paul Goodly (Project Leader, KidSport) on
9492 9740, email [email protected] or
visit your local government office.
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Food Sensations® Educator Training at Foodbank WA
Food Sensations® Educator Training equips school community
members and staff, health professionals and other interested
individuals with the resources and skills to run nutrition
education sessions. Training includes:
•
Teaching basic nutrition concepts through interactive,
hands-on activities
•
How to save money through food budgeting
• Simple food preparation and healthy cooking ideas
The session also features a kitchen garden session with special
guest presenter Jeremy Albertsen from Organic Solutions! At
the completion of the training you will receive a participation
certificate and a comprehensive resource file containing lesson
plans and other useful resources.
2013 Educator Training Dates
Tuesday 18 June
Tuesday 16 July (school holidays)
Tuesday 20 August
Tuesday 17 September
Tuesday 8 October (school holidays)
Tuesday 5 November
Time: 9am – 2pm
Venue: Foodbank WA
63 Division St, Welshpool
Cost: $40 (includes training, morning tea,
lunch & trainer’s resource)
BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL
For more information, or to book, please
contact Louise on (08) 9463 3220 or
email [email protected]
Winter Warmer Recipe:
Pumpkin Scones
Thank You to
Foodbank WA Volunteers!
Many thanks to our Food Sensations® in Schools
team for providing the recipe for this edition of The
Morning Toast – Pumpkin Scones. (Editor’s note:
typing up this recipe made me hungry, so the
Healthy Food for All® team whipped up a test
batch – they were delicious!). These scones are a
great idea for the lunch-box, or an after-school
snack!
National Volunteer Week (13-19 May) is a time for us
to reflect on and acknowledge the invaluable support
of volunteers.
Why not print out the recipe and file it in the
‘Recipes’ section (section 8.0) of the School
Breakfast Program Toolkit? This will ensure that all
recipes are located together for future use.
You may also like to publish this recipe in your
school newsletter to share with your school
community.
If you would like to share a recipe for a future
edition of The Morning Toast, please email us at
[email protected].
2013 Issue 2: Term 2, Page 5
Foodbank WA is mostly staffed by a group of
dedicated volunteers. Over 180 volunteers help in a
number of ways at Foodbank WA’s branches across
the state. Some help with office work and invoicing.
Others are the weigh out staff you see at the
branches. Our warehouses also have a number of
volunteers who help sort donated stock and pack up
your School Breakfast Program orders ready for pick
up, or to be transported to regional and remote
schools across Western Australia.
Without our volunteers Foodbank WA wouldn’t be able
to do the work we do. So, don’t be shy and say thank
you to any of the volunteers you see on your next
Foodbank visit. We’ll be giving them a big Thank You
during National Volunteer Week!
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Pumpkin Scones
Serves: makes 12 scones
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
These scones are great lunchbox
fillers or after-school snacks!
Ingredients:
1 cup pumpkin, peeled and chopped
1 cup white plain flour
1 cup wholemeal plain flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon margarine
1 tablespoon hot water
1 egg
Equipment:
Chopping board
Saucepan
Large bowl
Wooden Spoon
Measuring cups & spoons
Knife
Small bowl
Fork
Baking tray
Method:
1. Wash your hands - you are now ready to cook!
Tips and Variations!
2. Preheat the oven to 180oC.
3. Cook pumpkin by boiling in a pan of hot water for
10 minutes, or until tender. Allow pumpkin to cool.
•
This recipe uses wholemeal flour
to boost the fibre content. If
wholemeal flour is not available, it
is fine to use all white flour. Don’t
try to use all wholemeal flour, as
the scones will come out too
dense.
•
Want to ‘spice things up’ a bit?
Try adding 2 tablespoons of
chopped rosemary, 2 tablespoons
of chopped chives, or 2
teaspoons of ground cinnamon.
•
Try using leftover roast pumpkin
instead of cooking fresh.
•
Use low-fat cream cheese to
spread on the scones, instead of
butter or margarine.
•
Once cool, scones can be sealed
in snap-lock bags and frozen.
4. Blend margarine and sugar with hot water in a
small bowl. Add the egg and mashed pumpkin.
Mix well.
5. In a separate bowl, mix the flours and baking
powder.
6. Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture.
7. Mix until no dry areas are left. If the mix is too dry,
you may need to add a little more water.
8. Use a dessert spoon to drop heaped spoonfuls of
the mixture onto a lightly greased tray. You
should get 12 – 15 scones.
9. Bake at 180oC for 12 to 15 minutes
2013 Issue 2: Term 2, Page 6
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New Regional Strategy Resource
We are very pleased to announce the release of our new Regional
Food Sensations® Educator’s Resource. This new resource is a useful
tool to assist educators in the delivery of Food Sensations® nutrition,
shopping and cooking concepts to a range of client groups.
The resource has a variety of modules with pictorial lesson plans to
demonstrate the practical delivery of the activities. It includes modules
such as; Healthy Eating Basics, Soft Drinks, Budget Buying, Food
Label Reading, Homemade vs. Takeaway, Meal Planning, Store Tours
and Cooking. An accompanying CD which has additional modules and
lesson plans is included to complement the Regional Food Sensations®
Educator’s Resource.
Teachers, Aboriginal Islander Education Officers; community workers
and health professionals working in regional and remote parts of WA
will find this a helpful guide in educating communities in the areas of
nutrition, shopping and cooking.
To receive a copy of the Regional Food Sensations® Educator’s
Resource, you can enrol in one of the Food Sensations® Educator
Training courses, delivered state-wide. We’ve also listened to feedback
from schools that it is difficult for teaching staff to attend training
programs during the day, which is why we now offer after school Food
Sensations® Professional Learning sessions on-site, to every school
that we visit, providing staff with the chance to see the activities in
action and being trained to use them in the classroom. Both the
Educator Training delivered in regional towns and the Professional
Learning delivered on school sites are completely customised to suit
the location in which they are being delivered. So far, the feedback
about these sessions has been fantastic.
For more information about the new Regional Food Sensations®
Educator’s Resource, please contact Stephanie Godrich (Regional
Strategy
Coordinator)
on
9463
3209
or
via
email
[email protected].
Upcoming Regional Strategy trips for Terms 2 and 3, 2013:
REGION
Pilbara (Punmu & Kunawaritji)
Pilbara (Warralong, Strelley & Hedland)
Kimberley (Yakanarra & Wangkatjungka)
Pilbara (Yandeyarra & Hedland)
Pilbara (Newman & Jigalong)
DATES
20-23 May
17-21 June
21-26 July
12-16 August
2-6 September
Important: Foodbank WA
System Upgrade
As of July 1, Foodbank WA will
transition to a new software
package, Microsoft Dynamics GP,
which will replace the current Pastel
system. The upgrade will streamline
the ‘business side’ of operations –
everything
from
logistics
and
inventory
to
finances
and
administration.
The
streamlined
operations will also benefit member
agencies and schools, and will pave
the way for future improvements and
expansion.
Staff and volunteers have been
working for a number of months to
set up and learn the new system.
However (as with all major system
changes), it will take some time for
all the issues to be ironed out.
The transition will mainly affect
internal administrative processes.
‘Client side’ School Breakfast
Program
operations
(submitting
orders, collecting product, etc) will
remain the same. However, please
be mindful that some general
operations (such as point of sale
processing) may be delayed or take
longer than usual.
Foodbank WA runs on a small
number of staff and a dedicated,
passionate team of volunteers, with
our primary aim being to make your
Foodbank experience as pleasant
and efficient as possible. We thank
you
for
your
patience
and
understanding during this transition
period.
Regional Strategy Counter (End of Term 1, 2013)
Regions Visited: Goldfields-Esperance, Wheatbelt, South West,
Midwest, Pilbara
Towns/Communities Visited: 11
Distance travelled: 7,563 km
Number of Schools Visited: 15
Food Sensations® School Sessions: 50 (880 participating students)
Food Sensations® Parent Sessions: 6 (29 participating parents)
Food Sensations® Educator Training Days: 6 (63 educators trained)
2013 Issue 2: Term 2, Page 7
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The New, Improved (& Bigger!) Foodbank Peel!
Foodbank WA is proud to announce the relocation of Foodbank Peel to a bigger and better facility, just
1.5km from the old Thornborough Road site. Located on Reserve Drive, Mandurah, the new facility is easily
accessible, with plenty of parking to cater for our member agencies and schools and extended operating
hours.
In the past, a lack of space prevented us from keeping a ‘stockpile’ of product at the branch, requiring
several trips a week between Mandurah and the Perth (Welshpool) branch, just to keep the shelves stocked
with product. The new Reserve Drive facility is twice the size of the old site – this will allow for storage of
extra product without impacting on ‘shop floor’ space, and reduce the fuel, vehicle and staff costs associated
with frequent trips to Perth.
Hamish Dobie, Foodbank WA Inventory & Logistics Manager, has been one of the key parties involved in the
Peel branch relocation. “The demand for product at Foodbank Peel has gone up 37% on the same time last
year,” Mr Dobie said. “The new facility will go a long way to helping to satisfy the demand in the Peel region.”
Street Address: Unit 1, 68 Reserve Drive, Mandurah
Phone: 9581 9200 (same as previous)
Fax: 9581 9211 (same as previous)
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm
If you have any queries in relation to the Peel branch
relocation, please contact Caroline Cox (Manager,
Foodbank Peel) on 9581 9200.
Comments? Queries? Contact Foodbank WA:
PERTH (Head Office)
☺
63 Division St Welshpool WA 6106
9258 9277
PO Box 143 Cloverdale WA 6985
Mon to Wed: 9am – 3pm
Thursday: 7.30am – 3pm
Friday:
9am – 3pm
9258 5177
☺
www.healthyfoodforall.com.au
[email protected]
ALBANY
BUNBURY
GERALDTON
Manager: Tami Fone
Manager: Carol Hearn
Manager: Pat Hodges
Unit 2a 5-7 Cockburn Rd
Mira Mar Albany WA 6330
☺
5 Clifford St
Bunbury WA 6230
☺
11 Box Street
Geraldton WA 6530
9842 6645
9726 2362
9964 8011
9842 6645
9726 2363
Monday 9am – 1pm
Tues to Thurs 9am – 3pm
9964 8022
Mon to Thurs 8am – 3pm
Friday 8am – 2pm
Mon to Fri 9am – 3pm
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER
Manager: Butch Lassey
175 Forrest Street
☺
Boulder WA 6430
PEEL
Manager: Caroline Cox
Unit 1, 68 Reserve Drive
☺
Mandurah WA 6210
9093 0284
9581 9200
9093 0284
9581 9211
Tues to Fri 9am – 3pm
Mon to Fri 9am – 3pm
2013 Issue 2: Term 2, Page 8