National School Lunch Hero Day
National School Lunch Hero Day
This day is celebrated on the first Friday in the month of May. It is celebrated to honor the individuals who work dedicatedly to provide our children with a healthy and tasty meal every single day.
Year | Date | Day | Where |
2023 | 5th May | Friday | United States |
2023 | 3rd May | Friday | United States |
2025 | 2nd May | Friday | United States |
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Why National School Lunch Hero Day?
A school is a place where children spend almost seven to eight hours of their day. It is said to be their second home.
School is where the children grow up, learn about life. They spend so much time at the school; it becomes a daily routine for the children to spend most of their time in the school. They study in school. They attend extra-curricular activities like sports, music, drama, dance, and so much from the school. They socialize the most when they are in school. They have fun with their friends in the school cafeteria or the school playground.
The school takes care of the students just like many parents do. This is why the school has staff that takes care of your child for those crucial seven-eight hours of their day.
The staff includes the teachers who take care of the students in the class and teach them so many valuable lessons. The principal and the supervisors are the administrators of the school. The nurses make sure that the students are in good health and check on them when they are not well. The guidance counselors guide the students throughout their academics. The management committee also plays an important part in the smooth functioning of the school. The cleaning staff ensures that the students grow in a clean environment.
Did you notice someone missing in the above paragraph?
The school nutrition professionals were missing. They play a very crucial role in the students’ daily school life. They provide them with a healthy meal they prepare daily also while adhering to strict nutrition standards, keeping in mind the different allergies different students have and serving at least five hundred to six hundred students daily in only thirty minutes.
School Lunch Hero Day is a chance to show how various school nutrition professionals dedicate their work to provide children with a healthy and nutritional meal every day.
This day is celebrated to help you recognize the hard work these individuals put in the school cafeteria.
How can we celebrate National School Lunch Hero Day:
There are so many ways in which we can honor the School Lunch Heroes. We must keep in mind that we express our gratitude to them in such a way that they remember it forever. We want them to know that we are very grateful for their services and will always be.
Here are few ideas to celebrate National School Lunch Hero Day and honor our school nutrition professionals:-
- Display banners with a message of gratitude, thanking the professionals for their hard work.
- Make greeting cards and give the cards to them.
- Create a video of all the students sharing what they like about the school nutrition professionals and thanking them.
- Give them a rose or any flower.
- Give them a certificate of appreciation.
- Come up with your creative ideas to show them how grateful you are for them.
- Share your efforts on social media using #NationalSchoolLunchHeroDay and people aware of it.
Interesting Fact about National School Lunch Hero Day
Here are some facts about School Lunch you would like to know about:-
- About 225 million meals have been served since the National School Lunch Program was signed by the thirty-third president of the United States of America, President Harry Truman.
- The price paid for a healthy school lunch meal is often less than the price of a homemade meal.
- School Meals are often budget-friendly, and some schools even have various payment options.
- The first school lunch program in the United States was launched in vocational schools in 1853 by The Children’s Aid Society of New York.
History of National School Lunch Hero Day
Jarrett Krosoczka, children’s author and illustrator, came up with National Lunch Hero Day to credit and honored the foodservice employees after visiting his old school and finding the lunch lady who worked in his school years working with full dedication and hard work.
The first National School Lunch Hero Day was celebrated on 7th May 2021. This year was the first time we celebrated this day, and we hope it was quite memorable and fun for all the lunch heroes.