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School district honors former nutrition manager with cereal box challenge

Students at Bay District Schools collected 15,000 boxes of cereal to be donated to the nearby food bank.

Benita Gingerella, Senior Editor

April 19, 2021

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All the collected cereal boxes lined up in the gym
Photograph: Chartwells K-12

After former Chartwells Manager Julio Narvaez passed away earlier this year, the nutrition team at Bay District Schools and its greater community in Panama City, Fla., hosted a cereal box challenge in his honor. 

Students at the district ended up collecting 15,000 boxes of cereal to be donated to the nearby food bank. The team also held a livestreamed cereal box “domino run” last week, during which students lined up the cereal boxes like dominoes and toppled them. 

“Julio was dedicated to our community,” Sharon Michalik, director of communications for Bay District Schools, said during the event. “We wanted to think of a way to give back to the community because that's what Julio was all about.”

About the Author

Benita Gingerella

Senior Editor

Benita is a senior editor for FoodService Director and covers K-12 foodservice. She has been with the publication since 2016. In her spare time, Benita is an avid restaurant-goer and loves to travel extensively.

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