Next Meeting: February 10th

Nutrition Club Meets on the third floor of Ackerman Hall in the Nutrition Lounge at 1 PM.

Meeting Notes are posted from the November meeting-click the link on the left of the page in order to view them.

Attention! ELECTIONS ARE COMING UP FAST!

We are currently seeking interested candidates for all five officer positions for Nutrition Club. Elections will be held Wednesday March 3rd. Those interested in running for a position should contact Beth and send her a paragraph about why you are interested in running and feel you would make a good candidate by February 17th. (These paragraphs will be sent to club members before they vote.) Remember as a club officer you will be able to attend next years NYSDA conference.

Look for new volunteer dates below-there are some great upcoming opportunities!

National Nutrition Month

New officers will be working with past officers and the Sage Wellness Center Dietitian to present a fun activity on the Sage Campus. Current ideas include:

A Guess the Calories Booth in the Cafeteria

Cafeteria portion size booth

VOLUNTEER

Henry Johnson Charter School

Students are needed to talk to grade levels K-3 about nutrition and healthy choices. The school is running a camp on February 19th. Please e-mail an officer or sign up at the next meeting if interested.

St. Pauls Womens Shelter in Rensselaer

Check back for upcoming dates when we will be cooking dinner and conducting nutrition related activities with the children at the shelter.

Albany Med Volunteering

Thanks to all who volunteered at Albany Med on October 22nd. The children had a great time! Look for upcoming sign up sheets for our next visit.

We will be Volunteering on December 23rd. Slots are still open-Please e-mail Nicole if you are interested in attending.

UPCOMING DATES:

Feb 4 @ 5PM
March 4 @ 5PM
April 1 @ 5PM

YMCA

New opportunity to work with the Troy YMCA to incorporate a nutrition component to their Youth Fit Club program. We have finalized the days with the Y and now we are giving you the dates to sign up to go.

The class is on Tuesday from January 4 through February 28 from about 6:00- 6:15. We would be with the kids after they do their work out and the Y is going to make this open to parents so they can get some of the tips that we are providing to the children.

The Y would ideally like us every week, however I know that is really difficult so we are hoping for every other week. The lesson plans for the days will be provided so there will not be the expectation for you to plan it out ahead of time. We are asking about 2-3 people per class.

This is a great resume builder and the Y is really excited to see us, and develop a relationship with our school.

DATES:

February 1,8,15,22

If you are interested please contact Beth to sign up