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607.882.9220 extension 100 * * * * *New Roots Charter School *** *Hosts Community Dinner*** ITHACA, NY — How do you know when your kids are actually enjoying the homemade meal that you made just for them? When an entire cafeteria filled with almost one hundred students is silent — at lunchtime — eating their food. That’s when you know. And New Roots wants to share the feast with you. Ithaca’s newest high school is serving up a second helping of its Spaghetti Dinner, the hearty American classic prepared by New Roots’ own head chef Allyn Rosenbaum. On Wednesday, March 10, New Roots invites the public and greater Ithaca community to the second annual Farm to School Benefit to support the school’s meal program. Spaghetti Dinner will feature gluten-free pasta with vegetarian and meat sauce; bread, butter and salad; and blueberry-apple crisp with vanilla ice cream. Water, cider, coffee and tea will also be served. The New Roots Farm to School Program is a creative and interactive part of the school day that involves students in preparing produce from local farms for daily lunches. As part of this program, all students gain the experience of applying academic studies to field experiences at West Haven Farm and other sustainable farms in the region, in addition to participating in school meal preparation and planning as part of their mentoring community experience. The second annual Spaghetti Dinner takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Women's Community Building, located in Downtown Ithaca at 100 West Seneca Street. The all-you-can-eat buffet is $10 for general public, and $5 for kids age six to ten. Children under the age of five can eat for free. Please call 607-882-9220 and select extension 100 with questions. Directly following the Spaghetti Dinner will be a Parent-Teen Information Night, hosted at New Roots Charter School, for interested students and families. Principal Tina Nilsen-Hodges will be joined by members of the New Roots faculty and current student body to answer questions. The PTIN will take place from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. and registration is required. Please register by calling 607-882-9220 and selecting extension 100. New Roots Public Charter School opened in downtown Ithaca on September 9, 2009. It is a tuition-free public high school that is open to any student eligible to attend high school in New York State. The school is now enrolling 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students for the 2010-11 school year, and there are even spaces left for students who wish to enroll in the current academic cycle. As a model of sustainability education at the secondary level, the New Roots curriculum emphasizes active learning and community service. The Farm to School meals program is a primary feature of the culture of New Roots — one that allows students to understand intimately the relationship between human communities and economies, ecological systems, and personal wellness. More information about the Farm to School program is available at http://newrootsschool.org/content/view/farm-to-school.html. Funds raised at the Spaghetti Dinner will directly benefit the program. -- Taryn Thompson Assistant to the Principal New Roots Charter School 116 North Cayuga Street Public Charter High School Ithaca, New York 14850 http://newrootsschool.org o: 607.882.9220 x 203 m: 585.329.7784 f: 607.882.9230 _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
