Slow Food USA Leader Links No Images? Click here National Statute CallTuesday April 4th at 1 PM ETThe National Statute is the governing document for our local chapter network, ratified by leaders on April 15, 2012 at the Slow Food USA National Congress in Louisville, KY. Proposed amendments will be voted upon this year at Slow Food Nations by Slow Food USA's membership and is subject to ratification at that time. Join our national call to hear more about the proposed amendments, open comment period, and voting process. Join from your computer, tablet or smartphone: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/557487821 You can also dial in using your phone: United States: +1 (872) 240-3212 Access Code: 557-487-821 First GoToMeeting? Try a test session. Chapter Taxes due May 15, 2017Don’t forget that taxes are due by May 15, 2017! If your chapter fails to file, you risk losing your tax-exempt status. Not to worry though! On the Leader Resources page of our website, you will find a guide to filing your chapter taxes. Once you have filed them, forward the confirmation email from the IRS to chapters@slowfoodusa.org along with the name of your chapter. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the network support team by emailing us. March Leader CallLeadership Succession Planning and Board Outreach Strategies Join us on Monday, March 27th at 3 PM ET, as we shake off the winter blues and learn how to maintain energy for chapter boards. We will invite chapter leaders to discuss their successes and best practices for board recruitment, engagement, succession planning, and ways of engagement to prevent burn-out. Email chapters@slowfoodusa.org if you have a specific topic you would like us to address. Join from your computer, tablet or smartphone: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/557487821 You can also dial in using your phone: United States: +1 (872) 240-3212 Access Code: 557-487-821
SLOW FOOD LOCAL SPOTLIGHTSlow Food USA is announcing a brand new chapter: Slow Food Middle Tennessee. The chapter will focus on community-facing food justice programs and rallying around food that is good, clean, and fair for all. “We want to focus on educational opportunities that promote Slow Food’s ideas of good, clean and fair food, and offer different types programming that are accessible to anyone interested in our mission,” says board chair Diana Barton. The chapter’s mission is to facilitate accessible educational programs; provide awareness of and equal access to good, clean and fair foods; and advocate for a healthy, delicious, sustainable and diverse food system for the community of Middle Tennessee. Welcome four new Slow Food state governorsAlthough we are saying farewell to some, we are excited to welcome more members to the Slow Food State Governor team. Meet Carole Addlestone (South Carolina), Lisa Frank (Central Valley, CA), Max Caruso (Northern CA) and Peter Morich (Georgia). Read more about our new State Governors. “The greatest lesson came with the realization that good food cannot be reduced to single ingredients. It requires a web of relationships to support it.”
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