Monday, May 8th

(Adapted from Rogan's List)


(Image courtesy of Gerald G and OpenClipArt under Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Public Domain License)

Trump’s Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue proclaimed (and has had confirmed) new rules that free public schools from the requirements put in place by the Obamas' “Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.” Perdue wants to “make school meals great again” by allowing schools, starting next year, to discard the calorie, fat, or sodium requirements of the 2010 legislation and ignore its mandate to increase offerings of fruit, whole grains, vegetables, and nonfat milk. (Read more:  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/us/politics/nutrition-rules-school-lunches-michelle-obama.html  )

Action You Can Take Today

Please take a moment to share your thoughts with him:

Sonny Perdue, Secretary, US Dept of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20250.