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Page Updated 7/26/04

Previous ASPIN Weekly Updates for the month of May 2004.


CONTENTS

Week of May 24, 2004
Week of May 17, 2004
Week of May 10, 2004
Week of May 3, 2004

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QUESTIONS OR NEED FURTHER INFORMATION?
Please contact ASPIN Director Bette Thompson by email at bette@mesc.org or by phone at (520) 888-9664 or (800) 552-3534.


 

Week of
May 24, 2004

MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY: The ASPIN Office will be closed on Monday, May 31st in observance of Memorial Day. Please plan your orders accordingly with your ASPIN representative.

04/05 MAINTENANCE FEES: Great news! Due to our membership growth, we are able to reduce maintenance fees for the 04/05 school year by 35 percent for all ASPIN members. Our new maintenance fee schedule is included as an attachment to this update.

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT: Your statement of account of invoices due ASPIN will be faxed to all members this week. It is very important as we approach the end of the school year to be sure all ASPIN invoices are scheduled for payment. Please let Bette know if there are any discrepancies. Thank you to all ASPIN members for their prompt payment of ASPIN invoices.

ASPIN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING: Our next ASPIN Executive Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 3rd at 10:00 am at the Phoenix Mohave Office, 5225 N. Central Ave. #218, Phoenix, AZ. We will be discussing bid renewals for next school year. All ASPIN members are welcome to attend. However, space is limited so if you plan on attending, please let your ASPIN representative know.

SERVING IT SAFE CLASS: The will be a serve-safe class offered in Chandler on June 21st and June 22nd. The cost is $120.00 per person. Please call Marcia Archer RD at 928-713-8959 or Patty Narducci RD at 902-290-1491 for details and registration information.

ATTACHMENTS (Download as PDF Documents): RAINBOW PRODUCE; SHAMROCK PRODUCE; MAINTENANCE FEE SCHEDULE.

Week of
May 17, 2004

MILK PRICING IS WAY UP! Please review the attached milk pricing for the month of May. As you can see, milk pricing is up considerably! As you know, our dairy contract is based on monthly pricing determined by the federal milk market orders. We hope this will be a temporary increase.

COLD STORAGE PRICING: Cold storage for the month of May is attached to this update. As with milk prices, cheese prices are up considerably.

04/05 MAINTENANCE FEES: Great news! Due to our membership growth, we are able to reduce maintenance fees for the 04/05 school year by 35 percent for all ASPIN members. Our new maintenance fee schedule is included as an attachment to this update.

AEC MINUTES: The minutes of the April 20, 2004 ASPIN Executive Committee meeting are included as an attachment to this update.

ASPIN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING: Our next ASPIN Executive Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 3rd at 10:00 am at the Phoenix Mohave Office, 5225 N. Central Ave. #218, Phoenix, AZ. We will be discussing bid renewals for next school year. All ASPIN members are welcome to attend. However, space is limited so if you plan on attending, please let your ASPIN representative know.

SERVING IT SAFE CLASS: The will be a serve-safe class offered in Chandler on June 21st and June 22nd. The cost is $120.00 per person. Please call Marcia Archer RD at 928-713-8959 or Patty Narducci RD at 902-290-1491 for details and registration information.

ADDITIONAL SERV-SAFE CLASS: There is another serve-safe class scheduled for Friday, May 7th from 8:30 to 4:30 at the Mesa Child Nutrition Office. For more information, please call Bart or Melissa Christian at 520-744-1092 or toll free 888-838-1550.

ATTACHMENTS (Download as PDF Documents): COLD STORAGE; MAINTENANCE FEE SCHEDULE; AEC MINUTES; RAINBOW PRODUCE; SHAMROCK PRODUCE.

Week of
May 10, 2004

EMAIL/INTERNET: Mohave's internet server was inoperable from Friday, May 7, through Tuesday, May 11. The system is now working properly. Please resend any email sent to ASPIN or Mohave from May 7-11 to make sure that your message has been received.

Due to the interruption of our internet service, there has been a delay in posting the weekly update. Shamrock and Rainbow produce price lists for this week were posted on May 12 and are now available for download.

ATTACHMENTS (Download as PDF Documents): SHAMROCK PRODUCE; RAINBOW PRODUCE.

Week of
May 3, 2004

MILK PRICING IS WAY UP! Please review the attached milk pricing for the month of May. As you can see, milk pricing is up considerably! As you know, our dairy contract is based on monthly pricing determined by the federal milk market orders. We have included as an attachment to this update, a letter and Q&A sheet regarding the increases from Shamrock Dairy.

COLD STORAGE PRICING: Cold storage for the month of May is attached to this update. As with milk prices, cheese prices are up considerably.

AUDITOR GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: We want all of our ASPIN members to know that all our contracts are valid and available for you to continue to use. Please visit the Mohave web page for more information about the report and Mohave’s responses. If you or your business office has any questions, concerns or needs additional information, please have them contact Bette at the ASPIN Office or Tom Peeler, Craig McKee or Mark DiBlasi in the Kingman Office. We want to thank all of our ASPIN members for their continued support.

ASPIN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING: Our next ASPIN Executive Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 3rd at 10:00 am at the Phoenix Mohave Office, 5225 N. Central Ave. #218, Phoenix, AZ. We will be discussing bid renewals for next school year. All ASPIN members are welcome to attend. However, space is limited so if you plan on attending, please let your ASPIN representative know.

PRODUCT CODE NUMBER CHANGE: The following product has had a product number change. OLD #3406121, Bean. Pinto prewashed, has been changed to NEW #2163251. The price remains the same for both Valley and State.

SERVING IT SAFE CLASS: The will be a serve-safe class offered in Chandler on June 21st and June 22nd. The cost is $120.00 per person. Please call Marcia Archer RD at 928-713-8959 or Patty Narducci RD at 902-290-1491 for details and registration information.

ADDITIONAL SERV-SAFE CLASS: There is another serve-safe class scheduled for Friday, May 7th from 8:30 to 4:30 at the Mesa Child Nutrition Office. For more information, please call Bart or Melissa Christian at 520-744-1092 or toll free 888-838-1550.

ATTACHMENTS (Download as PDF Documents): MILK PRICING; MILK LETTER/Q&A; COLD STORAGE PRICING; SHAMROCK PRODUCE; RAINBOW PRODUCE.

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