Spring 2024 Healthy Meals Summit
Join the Adventure!

Who:

Healthy Meals Incentives Grant Recipients (two attendees from each SFA will receive travel stipends). 

When:

April 8 – 10, 2024

Where:

Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel
800 Washington Ave
St. Louis, MO 63101

Grantees received an email invitation with registration, transportation and agenda details.

What:

Get ready for an exhilarating gathering of HMI grantees, hailing from small and rural SFAs, coming together to not just celebrate their well-deserved grant awards, but to ignite a passionate dialogue about their visionary grant projects. This is a celebration of innovation, aimed at turbocharging the nutritional quality of school meals! Join the Adventure and be part of this epic quest for excellence!

The Spring Summit isn’t merely a meeting, but a catalyst for professional development and change. We will equip you with the tools and knowledge to conquer grant goals and elevate the nutritional quality of your school meals. We’re here to fortify your grant projects and take them to new heights.

 

The goal? Empower. Collaborate. Share. It’s all about uniting grantees, inspiring them to work together, and exchange those golden nuggets of best practices. We’re not just about improving school meal programs; we’re about revolutionizing them! Together, we’ll pave the way to those prestigious Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awards.

Get ready for an action-packed agenda where you won’t just listen but participate! Breakout sessions and dynamic roundtable discussions will be the driving force, allowing you to present your own incredible success stories and trade secrets for boosting the nutritional quality of school meals.

But that’s not all. We’re topping it off with motivational speakers who will not only energize you but arm you with concrete strategies to sustain and build upon your victories. This is a summit of possibilities, a powerhouse of transformation!

Are you fired up? Because we are! Get ready to Join the Adventure and set the stage for an extraordinary journey towards progress and innovation!

Summit Schedule 2024

Additional Summits will be held in Fall 2024 and 2025 for Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awardees (invitation only). For more information on how to apply, visit HMI Recognition Awards.

Monday, April 8
Day 1

3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Summit Registration

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Pre-Conference Session: Chef Ann Foundation Meet & Greet
Networking and Dinner on your own

Tuesday, April 9
Day 2

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Registration and Welcome Breakfast Buffet (Provided)

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Opening and USDA Keynote Address

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Concurrent Sessions

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Keynote Session- Finding Joy in your Work, Deonna Smith

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch Buffet (Provided)

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Regional Communities of Practice Sessions

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions & Interactive Hall, School Nutrition Walk & Learn Expedition

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions & Interactive Hall, School Nutrition Walk & Learn Expedition

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Closing Session for the Day

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Networking Mixer and Dinner (Provided) at St Louis Zoo

Wednesday, April 10
Day 3

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Registration and Welcome Breakfast Buffet (Provided)

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
USDA Update

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Concurrent Sessions

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Concurrent Sessions

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Closing Remarks and Boxed Lunch (Provided)

Note: Agenda is subject to change.

This material is based upon work that is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.