Melanie's Corner

Amy is back in Minnesota after exhibiting at the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) conference July 29-31 in Orlando, Florida.

She met many supportive customers including Jo Miller from Newton Medical Center and Pauline Shen of Tippecanoe County Health Department (pictured left). Pauline deserves to be recognized as one of Learning Zone’s number one cheerleaders. Thank you Pauline for your enthusiasm!

Amy attended NACCHO’s evening of social time and networking at SeaWorld. A quick photo opp while in route to the Shamu Rocks Show: Linda – Boulder County Public Health, Mark – Knox County Public Health, Amy – LZE, and Kimberly – Boulder County Public Health.

Learning ZoneXpress will be exhibiting and/or presenting at a variety of conferences in August. Below is the line-up of cities we’ll be visiting. If you’ll be attending those conferences, please stop by our booth and say hi!

August 2-5: Duluth, MN
Minnesota School Nutrition Association (MNSNA) Annual State Conference

August 4: Richmond, VA
Virginia Association for Career and Technical Education (VACTE) Summer Professional Development Institute Conference

 
August 4-5: Dallas, TX
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers Association of Texas (FCSTAT) Professional Development Conference

The gals who are working the LZE booth at the FCCLA conference in Nashville are having a blast! They featured the 5 Minute Activities today and received great feedback.

Susan Turgeson’s food science presentation this morning went wonderfully. She offered attendees two additional lessons that aren’t included in her Successful Food Science Lesson Plans. You can download and use them in your classroom: Lab Rubric and Sensory Evaluation.

So far the gals haven’t gotten lost at the huge Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center – the location of the conference – but the conference has only just begun! Yee-ha!

We are sending three awesome reps to the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN July 12-16.

Be sure to stop by the Learning ZoneXpress booth and say hello to Angela, Jane, and Susan. Make sure to catch Susan Turgeson’s presentation on Food Science during the conference.

Just a quick LZE travel schedule update:

Angela returned from the Childhood Obesity Conference in Los Angeles with lots of energy. She was excited to see her friend Kathy from FlagHouse exhibiting at the conference and meet many LZE customers. A picture of her and the booth is coming soon.

Just yesterday Londa returned from the North Carolina School Nutrition Association (NC SNA) conference. She received great feedback about our bulletin boards and the new Barack Obama and Abe Lincoln Eat Smart Posters! Londa was very impressed with the level of professionalism and commitment shown by the people who stopped by her booth.

Next week, Londa and I will be exhibiting at the School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference. We are looking forward to sharing new product releases and an update on the Extreme Cafeteria Makeover contest winner. See you in Vegas!

I know many of you will be attending the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) annual conference in Knoxville, Tennessee this week.

Please stop by our booth in the exhibit hall! I will be there as well as Jane and Jennifer (FACS teachers). We will have our new products on display and lots of goodies.

Congratulations to AAFCS as they celebrate their 100th anniversary – and congratulations to you, too, for your support the FACS profession.

Londa is on the road again exhibiting at the North Carolina School Nutrition Association (SNA) conference in Greensboro, NC from June 23-25. We are a first-time exhibitor!

If you’ll be attending, stop by our booth (#213) and say hi. Pick up a free Foodscapes postcard, a flyer with conference specials, and check out all our new Eat Smart posters (and more!).

Londa just returned from exhibiting at the Texas Association for School Nutrition (TASN) Conference June 7-10 in Houston. She had a blast! Londa mentioned that attendees were wild over our new More Color Teens and Kids Poster Sets and Foodscapes Vinyl Wall Decals (some are featured in the picture here with Londa). She also enjoyed the fun casino night and live band for attendees and exhibitors.

Send us your feedback about the conference by posting a comment below. E-mail pictures that you took during the conference to londa@learningzonexpress.com. We will post them on the blog!