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ASPIN WELCOMES ANOTHER NEW MEMBER!: Welcome to the St. Matthew School in Phoenix! We are looking forward to working with Mary Pat Waldmann and her staff! As ASPIN continues to grow, all members benefit! AEC ELECTIONS: The following ASPIN members were elected at our AAC meeting on February 13th to serve on the ASPIN Executive Committee beginning July 2004. Their term will be for two years. Congratulations to: Suzannah Olson – Benson Unified School District, Barry Leimkuehler – Glendale Elementary, Sunny Obren – Holbrook Unified, Rick Littell – Humboldt Unified, Jim Wahlstrom – Prescott Unified and Phyllis Jefferies – Roosevelt Elementary. We want to thank Germaine Wiley from Casa Grande Elementary and John Tameron from Superior Unified for their leadership, service and commitment to the ASPIN Executive Committee. ARIZONA AWARDS BIDS FOR COMMODITY PROCESSING: The Arizona Department of Education has awarded bids to 41 companies for processed commodities. The awarded companies are listed in the commodity processing catalog on the ADE website. Also, when you complete your processing surveys, awarded companies for that product will be listed on the survey form. All Arizona school districts are eligible to use these contracts. Mohave Educational Services will be terminating their processed commodity contracts at the end of this school year. We are pleased the state was successful in awarding these contracts. If you have any questions, please call Bette. SHAMROCK FOOD SHOW: We are looking forward to seeing as many ASPIN members as possible at the food show this week! Bette will be attending on Tuesday. Charlene, Terry and Sylvia will be attending on Wednesday. UPCOMING AZSFSA EVENT: The Arizona School Food Service Association will be hosting their annual Professional Growth Seminar in Prescott on March 26th and 27th. Conference information was mailed in a special issue of Cactus Trails. If you are not a member of AzSFSA and would like to attend, call your ASPIN representative for registration information. “ A” PROCESSING SURVEYS: The “A” processing surveys are due to the Department of Education on April 16, 2004. We will be faxing information to all ASPIN members as soon as we can about net-off invoice processing options we will have with Shamrock Foods next year. We are waiting for confirmation from Shamrock about which processors and products will be available. As soon as we receive this information, we will pass it on to our members! ATTACHMENTS (Download as PDF Documents): SHAMROCK PRODUCE; RAINBOW PRODUCE. |
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AAC MEETING: It was great to see so many ASPIN members at our annual AAC meeting last Friday! Thank you to all that attended! AEC ELECTIONS: The following ASPIN members were elected to serve on the ASPIN Executive Committee beginning July 2004. Their term will be for two years. Congratulations to: Suzannah Olson – Benson Unified School District, Barry Leimkuehler – Glendale Elementary, Sunny Obren – Holbrook Unified, Rick Littell – Humboldt Unified, Jim Wahlstrom – Prescott Unified and Phyllis Jefferies – Roosevelt Elementary. We want to thank Germaine Wiley from Casa Grande Elementary and John Tameron from Superior Unified for their leadership, service and commitment to the ASPIN Executive Committee. ARIZONA AWARDS BIDS FOR COMMODITY PROCESSING: The Arizona Department of Education has awarded bids to 41 companies for processed commodities. The awarded companies are listed in the commodity processing catalog on the ADE website. Also, when you complete your processing surveys, awarded companies for that product will be listed on the survey form. All Arizona school districts are eligible to use these contracts. Mohave Educational Services will be terminating their processed commodity contracts at the end of this school year. We are pleased the state was successful in awarding these contracts. If you have any questions, please call Bette. SHAMROCK FOOD SHOW: Shamrock Foods will be hosting a food show at the Phoenix Civic Plaza on Tuesday, February 24th and Wednesday, February 25th. You can contact your ASPIN for registration information. UPCOMING AZSFSA EVENT: The Arizona School Food Service Association will be hosting their annual Professional Growth Seminar in Prescott on March 26th and 27th. Conference information and registration will be mailed to all districts in the next week or so. “ A” PROCESSING SURVEYS: The “A” processing surveys are due to the Department of Education on April 16, 2004. We will be faxing information to all ASPIN members this week about net-off invoice processing options we will have with Shamrock Foods next year. ATTACHMENTS (Download as PDF Documents: SHAMROCK PRODUCE; RAINBOW PRODUCE. |
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AAC MEETING: We hope to see many of you at our annual ASPIN Advisory Committee this Friday, February 13th, at Shamrock Foods. The meeting starts at 10:00! See you there! AGENDAS: The agendas for the AEC and AAC meetings are included as attachments to this UPDATE. PRESIDENTS' DAY: The ASPIN Office will be open regular hours on Monday, February 16, to meet the needs of our members. ARIZONA AWARDS BIDS FOR COMMODITY PROCESSING: The Arizona Department of Education has awarded bids to 41 companies for processed commodities. The awarded companies are listed in the commodity processing catalog on the ADE website. Also, when you complete your processing surveys, awarded companies for that product will be listed on the survey form. All Arizona school districts are eligible to use these contracts. Mohave Educational Services will be terminating their processed commodity contracts at the end of this school year. We are pleased the state was successful in awarding these contracts. If you have any questions, please call Bette. ASPIN INTERNET ORDER SYSTEM: Thank you to all of our members who are using the internet order system! We will be demonstrating this system at our AAC meeting! If you have not tried it yet, you will have an opportunity to see how it works and hopefully you will give it a try! USDA CHEESE SURVEYS: Your cheese surveys for processing will be due to ADE in mid-February. We will be discussing some processing options at our AAC meeting. We hope you can be there to hear some exciting news about net-off invoice options for processing for the 04/05 school year. If ASPIN manages your commodities, Charlene will be in touch with you to complete your cheese surveys. PICK UP AUTHORIZATIONS/CREDIT MEMOS: If you receive a pick up authorization from Shamrock Foods, please fax it to us at the ASPIN Office. We have been working with Shamrock to receive all credits due our members. SHAMROCK FOOD SHOW: Shamrock Foods will be hosting a food show at the Phoenix Civic Plaza on Tuesday, February 24th, and Wednesday, February 25th. The registration form is included as an attachment to this UPDATE or you can contact your ASPIN representative UPCOMING AZSFSA EVENT: The Arizona School Food Service Association will be hosting their annual Professional Growth Seminar in Prescott on March 26th and 27th. Conference information and registration will be mailed to all districts in the next week or so. ATTACHMENTS (Download as PDF Documents): AAC MEETING INVITATION; AEC AGENDA; AAC AGENDA; PRICE INCREASES; RAINBOW PRODUCE; SHAMROCK PRODUCE; SHAMROCK FOOD SHOW REGISTRATION. |
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IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE: Our AEC and AAC meeting has been changed to FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH at Shamrock Foods. There was a scheduling conflict at Shamrock and we needed to move our meeting back a day. The AEC meeting will start at 9:00 and the AAC meeting will start at 10:00. Shamrock has a great day planned. It is not too late to RSVP! Call your ASPIN representative to let us know if you can attend! We look forward to seeing you there! The invitation to the meeting is included as an attachment to this UPDATE. ASPIN WELCOMES ANOTHER NEW MEMBER! Welcome to the Window Rock Unified School District! We are looking forward to working with Jose Baca and his staff! As ASPIN grows, all members benefit! ASPIN INTERNET ORDER SYSTEM: Thank you to all of our members who are using the internet order system! We will be demonstrating this system at our AAC meeting! If you have not tried it yet, you will have an opportunity to see how it works and hopefully you will give it a try! USDA CHEESE SURVEYS: Your cheese surveys for processing will be due to ADE in mid-February. We will be discussing some processing options at our AAC meeting. We hope you can be there to hear some exciting news about net-off invoice options for processing for the 04/05 school year. If ASPIN manages your commodities, Charlene will be in touch with you to complete your cheese surveys. MILK PRICING: Milk pricing for all zones for February is included as an attachment to this UPDATE. PICK UP AUTHORIZATIONS/CREDIT MEMOS: If you receive a pick up authorization from Shamrock Foods, please fax it to us at the ASPIN Office. We have been working with Shamrock to receive all credits due our members. ATTACHMENTS (Download as PDF Documents): AAC MEETING INVITATION; MILK PRICING; SHAMROCK PRODUCE; RAINBOW PRODUCE. |
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