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Annual Public Notice for USDA Child Nutrition Programs


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DATE: September 4, 2008

TO: Editors / Publishers of Local Newspapers

FROM: Becky Leschner, Director

Food and Nutrition Service

SUBJECT: Annual Public Notice for USDA Child Nutrition Programs

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is distributing the attached public notice on behalf of schools, childcare centers, family childcare sponsoring organizations, adult care centers and other organizations participating in the following U.S. Department of Agriculture programs:

• National School Lunch Program

• School Breakfast Program

• Child and Adult Care Food Program

Federal regulations require that this information be provided annually to local media so that, when possible, it may be printed prior to the start of the school year as a public service to readers.

If you have any questions or would like any additional information, please contact MDE Food and Nutrition Service at (651) 582-8526, (800) 366-8922, or fns@state.mn.us.