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Weekly
updates for the current month will be posted on this page to keep
members informed on the lastest happenings at ASPIN.
CONTENTS
Week
of September 25, 2006
Week
of September 18, 2006
Week
of September 11, 2006
Week
of September 5, 2006
QUESTIONS
OR NEED FURTHER INFORMATION?
Please contact Director of ASPIN Bette Thompson by email at bette@mesc.org
or by phone at (520) 888-9664 or (800) 552-3534.
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Week of
September 25, 2006
| MOHAVE
IN-SERVICE: Bette, Steven, Bob and Dila will be attending the annual
Mohave In-service
this Friday, September 29th. Charlene will be in the office to service
our member needs.
MOHAVE
EXPO: Our annual Mohave Expo is scheduled for Friday, October
27th from 9:00 to 3:00 at the Mesa Convention
Center. For more info,
check out our website at www.mesc.org. We would love to see you
there!
HALLOWEEN
COOKIE REMINDER: The cut off date for ordering Halloween cookies
from Shamrock Foods is October 6th. If you
want these
cookies, please be sure to order them before the cut-off date.
NOI
REMINDER: It is very important that each of you that are participating
in the Net-Off Invoice program this year monitor
your balances
on the K12 website. Many of our members are already out of
bank. As
you know, once the bank has been depleted, your district
will be charged the “commercial” price for items
ordered. It is also very important that you contact your broker
to be
sure
the program is established properly for your district.
SPINACH: Please see the memo included as an attachment to this update
regarding MARKON spinach.
ORDERS: Thank you to all members for submitting your orders to the ASPIN
office as soon as you
can. As you know, all
of the
schools
are back and the earlier we receive your order, the better
we can be sure you receive all of the product you need.
NEW
ADDRESS: Please note that our new address is 4750 N. Oracle
Road, Ste. 116, Tucson, AZ 85705. It is important
to note that
only the
ADDRESS changed, we have the same suite number. Please
be sure your accounts payable department has our new
address.
RAINBOW
PRODUCE PRICES: Pricing for this week is included as an attachment
to this update.
SHAMROCK
PRODUCE PRICES: Shamrock produce pricing is effective from Thursday
to Thursday. Please note
the dates on the
pricing attached
with this update.
PRODUCT
INFO: Included as an attachment to this update is some product
information from Shamrock
Foods.
ATTACHMENTS (Download
as PDF Documents): MARKON
SPINACH MEMO; RAINBOW
PRODUCE; SHAMROCK
PRODUCE; PRODUCT
INFO.
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Week
of
September 18, 2006
| MOHAVE
EXPO: Our annual Mohave Expo is scheduled for Friday, October 27th
from 9:00 to 3:00 at the Mesa Convention Center. For
more info, check out our website at www.mesc.org. We would love to
see you there!
HALLOWEEN
COOKIE REMINDER: The cut off date for ordering Halloween cookies
from Shamrock Foods is October 6th. If you want
these cookies,
please be sure to order them before the cut-off date.
SIMPLY
BLUES: Included as an attachment with this update is information
about
Simply Blues products available from Shamrock Foods.
ARIZONA
NUTRITION STANDARDS: We have had a lot of questions about the
new Arizona Nutrition Standards. (ANS) These standards
apply
to all k-8 schools in Arizona. It is important to note that
the standards apply ONLY to those items you sell a la carte.
Your
school breakfast
and lunch items fall under the School Meals Initiative (SMI)
standards. As always, your school meals are analyzed on a
weekly basis, not
per item. They ONLY part of the ANS that applies to school
breakfast and lunch is that you cannot deep fry any of the
products.
ORDERS: Thank you to all members for submitting your orders to the ASPIN
office as soon as you can. As you know,
all
of the
schools
are back and the earlier we receive your order, the better
we can be sure you receive all of the product you need.
NEW
ADDRESS: Please note that our new address is 4750 N. Oracle
Road, Ste. 116, Tucson, AZ 85705. It is important
to note that
only the
ADDRESS changed, we have the same suite number. Please
be sure your accounts payable department has our new
address.
RAINBOW
PRODUCE PRICES: Pricing for this week is included as an attachment
to this update.
SHAMROCK
PRODUCE PRICES: Shamrock produce pricing is effective from Thursday
to Thursday. Please note the
dates on the
pricing attached
with this update.
PRODUCT
INFO: Included as an attachment to this update is some product
information from Shamrock Foods.
ATTACHMENTS (Download
as PDF Documents): SIMPLY
BLUES; RAINBOW PRODUCE; SHAMROCK
PRODUCE; PRODUCT
INFO.
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Week
of
September 11, 2006
| MOHAVE
EXPO: Our annual Mohave Expo is scheduled for Friday, October 27th
from 9:00 to 3:00 at the Mesa Convention Center. For
more info, check out our website at www.mesc.org. We would love to
see you there!
NEW
MEMBER: ASPIN welcomes the Gila Bend Unified School District
as our newest member of ASPIN! We have received the CPA
Addendum
from the Concho Elementary District as well! Welcome to both
of these new members!
OFFICE
FURNITURE: When the ASPIN office relocated, we were unable to
utilize some of our old office furnishings.
We have 5 ft.
high partitions (gray) and some modular desk fixtures. If your
district
could use the partitions, we would be happy to donate them
to you. They will be offered as is and you would need to pick
them
up at
our old location. If you are interested, please call Bette.
ARIZONA NUTRITION STANDARDS: We have had a lot of questions
about the new Arizona Nutrition Standards. (ANS) These standards
apply
to all k-8 schools in Arizona. It is important to note that
the standards apply ONLY to those items you sell a la carte.
Your
school breakfast
and lunch items fall under the School Meals Initiative (SMI)
standards. As always, your school meals are analyzed on a weekly
basis, not
per item. They ONLY part of the ANS that applies to school
breakfast and lunch is that you cannot deep fry any of the
products.
ORDERS: Thank you to all members for submitting your orders to the ASPIN
office as soon as you can. As you know, all
of
the
schools
are back and the earlier we receive your order, the better
we can be sure you receive all of the product you need.
NEW
ADDRESS: Please note that our new address is 4750 N. Oracle
Road, Ste. 116, Tucson, AZ 85705. It is important
to note that
only the
ADDRESS changed, we have the same suite number. Please
be sure your accounts payable department has our new address.
RAINBOW
PRODUCE PRICES: Pricing for this week is included as an attachment
to this update.
SHAMROCK
PRODUCE PRICES: Shamrock produce pricing is effective from Thursday
to Thursday. Please note the dates
on the
pricing attached
with this update.
PRODUCT
INFO: Included as an attachment to this update is some product
information from Shamrock Foods.
ATTACHMENTS (Download
as PDF Documents): RAINBOW
PRODUCE; SHAMROCK
PRODUCE; PRODUCT
INFO.
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Week
of
September 5, 2006
| MOHAVE
EXPO: Our annual Mohave Expo is scheduled for
Friday, October 27th from 9:00
to 3:00 at the Mesa Convention Center. For more info, check out
our website at www.mesc.org/aspin.html. We would love to see you
there!
OFFICE
FURNITURE: When the ASPIN office relocated, we were unable
to utilize some of our old office furnishings. We have 5 ft.
high
partitions (gray) and some modular desk fixtures. If your district
could use the partitions, we would be happy to donate them to you.
They will be offered as is and you would need to pick them up at
our old location. If you are interested, please call Bette.
ARIZONA NUTRITION STANDARDS: We have had a lot of questions about
the new Arizona Nutrition Standards. (ANS) These standards apply
to all k-8 schools in Arizona. It is important to note that the
standards apply ONLY to those items you sell a la carte. Your school
breakfast
and lunch items fall under the School Meals Initiative (SMI) standards.
As always, your school meals are analyzed on a weekly basis, not
per item. They ONLY part of the ANS that applies to school breakfast
and lunch is that you cannot deep fry any of the products.
ORDERS: Thank you to all members for submitting your orders to the ASPIN
office as soon as you can. As you know, all of the schools
are back and the earlier we receive your order, the better we
can be sure you receive all of the product you need.
NEW
ADDRESS: Please note that our new address is 4750 N. Oracle Road,
Ste.
116, Tucson, AZ 85705. It is important to note that
only the
ADDRESS changed, we have the same suite number. Please be sure
your accounts payable department has our new address.
RAINBOW
PRODUCE PRICES: Pricing for this week is included as an attachment
to this update.
SHAMROCK
PRODUCE PRICES: Shamrock produce pricing is effective from Thursday
to Thursday. Please note the dates
on the pricing
attached
with this update.
PRODUCT
INFO: Included as an attachment to this update is some product
information from Shamrock Foods.
KELLOGG’S
PROMOTION: Kellogg’s
is offering a promotion for new products on your menu this
year. Please see the attachment
with this update for more information.
MILK
AND COLD STORAGE PRICING: Milk and cold storage
pricing from Shamrock
Foods for the month of September
is included
as an attachment
to this update.
8
OZ. PLASTIC MILK: Shamrock Dairy will be offering low fat milk
in 8 oz. plastic bottles this year.
THE PRICE
FOR ALL
FLAVORS
WILL BE .2398. The pricing will fluctuate from
month to month with the
Milk Market Orders, just like the cartons of milk.
The dairy anticipates the product will be available
within
the next
couple of weeks.
ATTACHMENTS (Download
as PDF Documents): RAINBOW
PRODUCE; SHAMROCK PRODUCE; PRODUCT
INFO;
KELLOGG'S PROMOTION; MILK
AND COLD STORAGE.
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