The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has recognized 13 summer meal sponsors in North Carolina with the 2017 Turnip the Beet Award.
FNS launched Turnip the Beet in 2016 and continued the award program for a second year in 2017. The award program recognizes Summer Meal Programs’ sponsors who are working hard to serve nutritious and appealing meals during the summer months. Three award levels (gold, silver, and bronze) were available, and nominations were evaluated based on a wide range of nutrition and meal quality criteria.
The 13 sponsors in North Carolina that have been recognized for their work during summer 2017 are:
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Bertie County Schools
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BRONZE
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Buncombe County Schools
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GOLD
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Caldwell County Schools
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SILVER
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Carteret County Schools
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SILVER
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Johnston County Public Schools School Nutrition
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SILVER
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Kirk of Kildaire
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GOLD
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LMC Children Services, Inc.
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BRONZE
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Moore Street Foundation
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SILVER
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New Hanover County Schools
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BRONZE
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Wake Forest University
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BRONZE
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Wilson County
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BRONZE
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YMCA of the Triangle
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BRONZE
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YMCA of Western NC
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GOLD
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These 13 sponsors are among an elite group of 111 award-winning sponsors nationwide.
All awardees will receive a certificate and will also be featured in USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Summer Newsletter. Gold and Silver awardees will be highlighted in a USDA blog post, and Gold awardees will be identified as Turnip the Beet winners on FNS’ Capacity Builder mapping tool.
NC's Turnip the Beet nominees were also recognized at the 2017 SummerPalooza! Planning Summits.
Stay on the lookout for criteria for the 2018 Turnip the Beet Award to become available later this year.
