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Nutri&on First 2015 Annual Report
(Spring 2015 Board Mee3ng) A BIG Thank You to our dedicated volunteer board of directors!
Board of Directors: Erica Lamson – President, Tiffany Schamber – President Elect, Stacey Busey – Treasurer, Lindsay Irion – Secretary, Wende Dolstad, Bonnie Fritz, Meg Griswold, Larisa Harvey, Martha Alonzo, Penny Friedman
Staff: Carolyn Conner – Execu3ve Director (.5 FTE)
Ensuring that young children of families with limited resources have opportuni7es for be9er nutri7on to improve overall health. We achieve our mission through advocacy, educa7on and training for those who work on behalf of children in Washington State.
Conferences/Training
In 2015 Nutri7on First offered con7nuing educa7on trainings at 7 different loca7ons and had 613 people in total aAendance at these events! Thank you to the Conference Planning CommiAee: Erica Lamson, Meg Griswold and Larisa Harvey.
Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids – May 1-‐2, 2015 – Renton Washington
AAendance: Day 1 = 139/Day 2 = 44
Speakers: Mark Winne, Dana Sturtevant, Lisa Samuel
Sponsors: Washington Dental Services Founda7on, Coordinated Care, Not Yet Founda7on
Comments from AAendees:
“This was my favorite talk. Using her (Dana Sturtevant) approach can be very empowering for clients.”
“Very moAvaAonal as I launch my cooking classes at WIC”
Dana Sturtevant – Health at Every Size Presenta7on
Ensuring that young children of families with limited resources have opportuni7es for be9er nutri7on to improve overall health. We achieve our mission through advocacy, educa7on and training for those who work on behalf of children in Washington State.
Conferences/Training
Advances in LactaAon – Yakima – September 17 and Des Moines – September 18
AAendance: Yakima = 96/Des Moines = 195
Speakers: Marsha Walker and Melissa Cole
Sponsors: Coordinated Care, Molina Health Care, Amerigroup, WA Department of Health WIC, and the Breas\eeding Coali7on of Washington
Partnered with The Breas\eeding Coali7on of Washington to present the 2015 Nancy Danoff, MD, Spirit of Service Award and the MaryAnn O’Hara, MD, Physician Leadership Award. This year’s awardees were Melissa Bonghi and Dr. Jody Cousins.
Comments from AAendees:
“I learned so much about the infants gut development.”
“I Loved the emphasis of very early BF support aIer delivery.
“Terrific! Like the case presentaAons. Very helpful.”
Conferences/training
Ensuring that young children of families with limited resources have opportuni7es for be9er nutri7on to improve overall health. We achieve our mission through advocacy, educa7on and training for those who work on behalf of children in Washington State.
Again this year Nutri7on First trainer Michele CrockeA, IBCLC, PCPA, LLLL, traveled the state providing breas\eeding training at loca7ons requested by local WIC agencies. She provided “Founda7ons in Lacta7on” at three loca7ons, and added a “Best Prac7ces” training for those who had already aAended founda7ons and were ready to enhance their skills in lacta7on support.
Vancouver, June 4 – Best Prac7ces in Lacta7on, 44 aAendees
Tacoma – Founda7ons in Lacta7on, 36 aAendees
Lakewood –Founda7ons in Lacta7on, 27 aAendees
Yakima – Founda7ons in Lacta7on, 30 aAendees
Comments from aSendees:
“This section was extremely helpful as we constantly deal with challenges the clients have, new ideas and techniques are greatly appreciated”
“I am re-motivated to work with our breastfeeding moms!”
“Her (speaker) passion for breastfeeding is contagious.”
Advocacy
State Level
Nutri7on First supported nutri7on related bills in Olympia again this year. Breakfast aeer the Bell, Farm to School Direct Small Farms Marke7ng Program, and funding for the Farmer’s Market Nutri7on Program were all priori7es.
Carolyn Conner and Lindsay Irion aAended Have a Heart for Kids Day and met with legislatures in their home districts. Carolyn Conner also aAended Good Food and Farming Day. Nutri7on First was also represented at Hunger Ac7on Day by board members Wende Dolstad and Bonnie Fritz.
Aeer a record long legisla7ve session, we were pleased to have the FMNP program funded for the 2016-‐2017 biennium. Breakfast aeer the Bell and Farm to School programs will remain a legisla7ve priority in 2016.
Federal Level
Stacey Busey, Tiffany Schamber and Carolyn Conner aAended the Na7onal WIC Associa7on Leadership Conference in March, and met with staff from our Washington State Senators and Congressman’s offices. (Congress was not in session this week.) Topics discussed included WIC program funding, breas\eeding peer counselor program support, and upcoming Child Nutri7on Program Reauthoriza7on.
Ensuring that young children of families with limited resources have opportuni7es for be9er nutri7on to improve overall health. We achieve our mission through advocacy, educa7on and training for those who work on behalf of children in Washington State.
WIC Celebra7on with Congresswoman Suzan DelBene
2015 Marked 40 years of WIC! A celebra7on was held at the Mount Vernon Farmer’s Market with special guest Congresswoman Suzan DelBene.
Board Opera7ons• Changed membership and opera>onal year from October – September, to January – December (calendar year)
• Waived 2016 individual membership fee
• Started strategic planning process
• Plan for updated website in 2016
• Board Business is conducted via monthly board conference calls and two in person mee>ngs
Budget -‐ 2015
Income from Membership and Conference Registra3ons$70,976Income from Sponsorships $9730Other Income $1032Total Income $81,738Expenses $79,082Net Opera?ng Income for 2015 $2656Total Net Assets for Nutri?on First as of 12/31/15 68,976.65
Ensuring that young children of families with limited resources have opportuni7es for be9er nutri7on to improve overall health. We achieve our mission through advocacy, educa7on and training for those who work on behalf of children in Washington State.
Membership
In order to make individual membership less confusing and available to all, Nutri3on First decided to waive the individual membership fee for 2016. Anyone who has aSended a Nutri3on First conference, or who already receives our newsleSer, is now considered a member. We currently have just over 900 members.
Benefits of Membership
• Monthly Nutri3on First NewsleSer• Advocacy alerts• Informa3on about upcoming training opportuni3es• Opportuni3es to advocate to lawmakers about nutri3on issues• Opportuni3es to help plan future trainings
Life?me Members:BeSy Clemmons
Susan ThielLisa DiGiorgio
Malvina GoodwinBarbara KrogstadStacey Webb
2015 Organiza?onal Members:Sea Mar Community Health Centers
Ensuring that young children of families with limited resources have opportuni7es for be9er nutri7on to improve overall health. We achieve our mission through advocacy, educa7on and training for those who work on behalf of children in Washington State.
A BIG Thank You to our 2015 Conference Sponsors!
Ensuring that young children of families with limited resources have opportuni7es for be9er nutri7on to improve overall health. We achieve our mission through advocacy, educa7on and training for those who work on behalf of children in Washington State.