Parents & Educators

Dear Parents, Guardians and Teachers,

The new school year is underway, and ARAMARK Education would like to welcome you back! We hope you enjoyed your summer and are ready to embark on an exciting 2009-2010 educational experience.

One of our most important educational initiatives is keeping your child active and healthy! As your school's meal provider, ARAMARK Education has developed this year's "Ace's Active Adventures" nutrition education program that will be fun for your elementary school children while encouraging them to eat healthy, be active and get plenty of rest.

This year, each month, ACE and his friends will be demonstrating a new activity while conveying a nutritional message. Ace and friends will be featured participating in the activities in collection cards that students will receive. In addition to the "collection cards", students will receive a fun, educational gift to help them learn more about the different activities and staying fit and healthy. Examples of these gifts include items such as a coloring book, an educational comic book, and activity log book.

Our "Ace's Active Adventures" program has been designed to engage students with fun facts and teach nutritional habits they need to grow healthy and strong. As you know, a proper diet improves student physical and mental strength, fights illness and provides energy and nutrients to keep their bodies functioning properly. Healthy eating will help your students excel in the classroom and at home.

One thing that you can do to help this important cause is to encourage your students to eat breakfast every day. The demands of the classroom can be difficult for children who are hungry, as you know. Several studies indicate students who eat breakfast can concentrate better, earn higher grades and have fewer illnesses. We do offer various breakfast programs - either in the cafeteria or in the classroom to ensure students can start the school day right!

We look forward to working for you to ensure all of our students are healthy and ready to learn every day. Our promise is to help students flourish!

Sincerely,

Dennis R. Maple

President, ARAMARK Education

Find out more at www.aramarkschools.com