Happy September everyone!

GOD BLESS all of you for being CDM’s and keeping the meals happening each and every day in your kitchens! I know is has been very difficult for each and everyone of you, just feel our hugs and prayers from your Iowa ANFP board/committee members! KEEP BEING AWESOME!

YES WE ARE HAVING a meeting and YES it is in SEPTEMBER….the hotel has reserved FRIDAY September 24 for us to join together LIVE in West Des Moines!

Our theme is “Homegrown Fabulous” focusing on the challenges of staffing and tips to help you de-stress!

I have attached the agenda/registration the blue links will get you to the hotel and online credit card registration, otherwise you have the option to mail a check to Treasurer Pam.

I have just to be thorough included the “blue” links in this email as well as the link to our Chapter Facebook page.

 https://www.facebook.com/Iowa-ANFP-Association-of-Nutrition-and-Foodservice-Professionals-186966831349701 IF YOU HAVE not joined us on FaceBook please do as we share valuable information and use this as our preferred and fastest way to communicate with everyone now that we have over 450 Iowa members! 😊

Meeting Excitement…

1. RAFFLE baskets, please keep up the good work donating your baskets! Show us what you got!
2. COOKBOOK SWAP New/Used doesn’t matter bring’em to share and maybe even take home a new “find”.
3. JAMS & JELLIES have you canned your own?  Bring a jar & the recipe and we will have them to share  (bragging rights to the jar that empties first!)
4. APPLE-LISCIOUS CONTEST Bake and bring your homemade apple creation with you and your board will award the “Blue Ribbon” to the best creation.

Come join us and get some time quality spent with other fellow CDM’s surviving life as we now are experiencing!

HUGE HUGS from your Iowa Chapter board!

“Blue links”

https://www.eventbee.com/v/iowa-anfp-fall-2021-conference/event?eid=199794832

Hotel reservations: Hilton Garden Inn 205 S 64Th West Des Moines IA 50266  IANFP (hilton.com)

Any questions please reach out to me!

Barbara

Barbara Thomsen CDM CFPP

Iowa ANFP Spokesperson