Chicago 2013 Meeting February 26, 2013

Meeting Notes
Sign-On Form: www.surveymonkey.com/s/fooddaychicagosignon Food Day Overview
o o o o A nationwide celebration and a movement toward more healthy, affordable, and sustainable food. Held annually on October 24 to address issues as varied as health and nutrition, hunger, agricultural policy, animal welfare, and farm worker justice. Created by Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) GOAL: Strengthen and unify the food movement to improve our nations food policies. Local Chicago goal is to focus on UNIFYing around good food

Participants: see bottom of agenda for complete participant list National Food Day 2013
o National Focus for 2013: Food Education & Worksites CSPI will develop marketing materials, guides, and other information around both Food Day and Food Education and Food Day in Worksites National Priorities: Promote safer, healthier diets Support sustainable and organic farms Reduce hunger Reform factory farms to protect the environment and farm animals Support fair working conditions for food and farm workers National Website: www.foodday.org Sign up to receive email updates from National Food Day they offer webinars and other resources throughout the year to help plan for Food Day Check it out! Get Involved includes examples of activities held in 2012; Resources offers a wide variety of information including curricula, recipes, and organizing tools

Food Day Chicago 2013 Fill out this form to share how youd like to engage in Food Day Chicago 2013!
o Chicago Goals: UNIFY Enlist more organizations Increase participation of existing organizations Empower organizations to share Drive organizations social community Engage Public Support Collective Event Daley Plaza on October 24, 2013 Educate, Participate, Activate! Big Food Day Tent with organizations in tents scattered throughout plaza Demo Stage Planting, Cooking, and Butchery

Encourage Field Trips from Chicago Public Schools Develop Educational Passport for youth/participants that ties into Food Day priorities and participating organization booths o It was suggested that this be structured similar to a Science Fair in which the youth present to others; could be used at Collective or encouraged in school settings Commitment form will be developed for organizations to sign on to participate in the Collective Event in a variety of different fashions Re-cap of last years Collective event hosted Daley Plaza on October 18, 2012 view attached slides for quick info & photos BHC Re-cap webpage Red Meat Market Event Description City of Chicago Press Release Committees to ensure Food Day reach throughout Chicagoland different committee have been proposed: Academic seeking Chair and members Current Members & Interested Individuals: Angela W., Dorothy M. Worksite seeking Chair and members Current Members & Interested Individuals: Bob B., Restaurant Chair, Eric Stein (Eric.Stein@kendall.edu) seeking members Current members & Interested Individuals: Bob B., Kerri M. Sponsorship seeking Chair; Pursue funding for collateral & collective event Current members & Interested Individuals: Dorothy M. Social Media: Chair, Jeannie Boutelle (Jeannie@thelocalbeet.com) seeking members Current members & Interested Individuals: Barbara R., Bob B., Dorothy M., Jodi P., Breanne H. Collective Event: Chair, Janet Wilhelms (Janet@redmeatmarket.com) seeking members Current members & Interested Individuals: Barbara R., Seneca K., Dorothy M., Jodi P., Breanne H. Establishing Local Food Day Proposed developing a Chicago-area Food Day structure in which activities are hosted throughout the year leading up to October/Food Day Activities can be existing or ongoing projects or events that organizations are hosting; they would simply add a Local Food Day logo to their materials to brand our It was suggested to develop themes for each month and/or set a specific Food Day Day each month, such as Eat an Apple Day etc.

Let us know how youd like to engage in this years Food Day festivities by completing this Sign-On Form!

Discussion
o Local Food Day: Healthy Schools Campaign hosts Chef to Schools Day (one day in Apr. & Oct.) How to engage Farmers Markets Statewide Farmers Markets heads mtg next week Barbara to send more information & contact info for IL Dept. of Agriculture Tie to the Food, Farm, & Job Councils Illinois Products Challenge Kendall College may be interested to pursue a spring into sustainability event for students PCC Community Wellness is opening a community garden could be good opportunity Seed saver exchange program at WeFarm could be incorporated Marketing: It was suggested to consider what in-kind donations may be helpful

May be relationship with Consolidated Printing for free or reduced printing Develop Letter for organizations and individuals that work with schools to send to schools encouraging their engagement in Food Day and providing tools and support (as able) Establishing Metrics: Fundraising goal Engagement goal Number of Activities hosted goal Facebook goal (1000)

Next Steps
o Communication Mechanisms - please engage your communities on: Facebook: Food Day Chicago 2013 like us! Twitter follow us! Pinterest: currently in development National Website: www.foodday.org Email contacts: Lesley.Craig@hhs.gov or Janet@redmeatmarket.com o Sign-on Form for activities and committees: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/fooddaychicagosignon

Adjourn Meeting Participants: Bob Jeannie Breanne Carissa Seneca Dorothy Kerri Jodi Stanley Sandra Eric Dr. Frank Angela Wendy Janet Benenson Boutelle Heath Ilg Kern Mangale McClimen Prout Rutledge Silva Stein Sutter Walker Walters Wilhelms Journalist writer for Local Beet and Edible Chicago; Slow Food Chicago board member Growing Home Inc Slow Food Chicago WeFarm America Westside Health Authority The Pew Charitable Trusts City of Blue Island STOP Foodborne Illness Senior Options Consulting Kendall College / Enlightened Flavors Chicago Institute of Natural Health, S.C. Sweet Pea Catering City of Blue Island Red Meat Market, Promotions and Events Manager

SAVE THE DATE YOURE INVITED Upcoming Building a Healthier Chicago All-Stakeholders Meeting featuring Food Day!
March 28, 2013 Time: 8:30am-11:30am Registration begins at 8am Location: Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd. RSVP and Questions: Contact HealthierChi@gmail.com