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SACRAMENTO – CDFA Secretary Karen Ross is applauding an announcement by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack that assistance will be expanded to state agencies working with schools operating USDA’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program in the 2011-12 school year.
The program operates in selected low-income elementary schools in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
States then select schools to participate based on criteria in the law, including the requirement that each student receives between $50 and $75 worth of fresh produce over the school year. California will receive more than $10 million for a program administered by the Department of Education.
“Finding ways to give every child access to healthy food is critical,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “The USDA’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program is a huge step across the ‘food desert’ that impacts many low-income families. I’m grateful to Secretary Vilsack for his personal commitment to a cause that means so much to me, and I’d like to thank the Department of Education for the great work it does helping to provide our school children with healthy meals.”
Depending on enrollment and the allotment spent on each child, USDA estimates the expanded assistance could help schools serve an additional 600,000 to 950,000 students in school year 2011-12.
In January, USDA published a proposed rule to update the nutrition standards for meals served through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs as part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, signed into law by President Barack Obama.
The proposed rule, based on the latest science, will make the first major improvement to the nutritional quality of school meals in 15 years, and is an important component of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative to solve the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation.
The standards will significantly increase fruit and vegetables provided at lunch and for the first time, both fruits and vegetables will be served daily at program school across the country.
For more information about the USDA’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, please visit www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/ffvp/.
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BAYSIDE, Calif. – Caltrans District 1, in partnership with the North Coast Small Business Development Center and Humboldt Builders’ Exchange, has announced that it will host a Small Business and Contractor Outreach Workshop on Monday, April 18.
The workshop will take place from 9 a.m. to noon in the Emmerson Room at Humboldt Area Foundation, 373 Indianola Road, Bayside.
This free workshop will offer small businesses the opportunity to learn about local procurement and service contracts in Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Lake Counties.
The workshop will include a presentation about the benefits of becoming a certified small business or disabled veteran business with the state, how state agencies advertise to make purchases, and how to sign up for notifications of bid opportunities on the BidSync Web site (https://www.bidsync.com/Links).
Register online (www.dot.ca.gov/dist1/smbus/eventform.htm), or for more information, please contact Janet Mohorovich, Caltrans small business liaison, at
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – On Friday, April 1, Langtry Estate & Vineyards will celebrate the grand opening of it newly remodeled tasting room and visitor center.
The grand opening will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The renovation was completed in early March and the 2,000 square foot visitor center boasts a new bar, pub-style tables and a 60-inch flat screen television.
The room is more functional for wine club events and will be kicked off with new vintage and barrel tastings, intimate production facility tours, food and wine pairings, and promotional pricing on all Lake County white wines to start your spring off right.
The tasting room is located at 21000 Butts Canyon Road, Middletown, telephone 707-987-9127.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Redwood Credit Union has installed a full-service ATM at 335 Lakeport Blvd. in Lakeport, outside the North Lake Medical Pharmacy in Bruno’s Shopping Center.
The walk-up ATM allows users to make withdrawals and deposits, view account balances, transfer funds between Redwood Credit Union accounts and more.
“Redwood Credit Union serves many members in Lake County and we are excited to provide the Lakeport community with the convenience to perform day-to-day transactions with a local Redwood Credit Union ATM,” said Anne Benjamin, Redwood Credit Union’s executive vice president and chief operating officer.
All Redwood Credit Union ATMs are part of the CO-OP Network – one of the largest ATM networks in the country with more than 28,000 ATMs nationwide – and are fee-free for members of any participating credit unions, including Redwood Credit Union.
Redwood Credit Union is a full-service financial institution offering complete financial services including checking and savings accounts, certificates, home and auto loans, credit cards, business services and more.
Founded in 1950, Redwood Credit Union has 15 branch locations from San Francisco to Point Arena, with membership open to anyone living or working in eight North Bay counties.
Redwood Credit Union serves 185,000 Members and has nearly $1.8 billion in assets. It also offers insurance products through RCU Insurance Services, and auto purchasing through Redwood Credit Union Auto Services.
For more information about Redwood Credit Union, please call 707-545-4000, toll-free 800-479-7928 or visit www.redwoodcu.org.