Information
for School Principals & Boards
"In
fact, experience suggests that the outright banning of any substance
is not only controversial, but it is also less successful than cultivating
understanding and enlisting the voluntary support of members of the
school community." - Quote taken directly from "Anaphylaxis:
A Handbook for School Boards"
WOWBUTTER: Bridging the gap between allergic and non-allergic students in order to provide a healthier, safer, more united and happier school environment!
Schools need to support and encourage the use of WOWBUTTER because parents are voluntarily following school peanut free policies with the use of WOWBUTTER for the benefit of the entire school community!
A peanut free school policy addresses the needs of allergic kids, WOWBUTTER addresses the nutrition and taste needs of non-allergic kids and the School Lunch Procedure addresses the lunch identification needs of the school.
Dear School Principal:
Hilton Soy Foods is proud to introduce a timely, innovative product
and procedure that was developed to support and facilitate
the implementation, managing and compliance of peanut free and tree
nut free policies of schools while reducing the liability to the
school and promoting the government mandate of "Healthy Schools"
with healthy, nutritious school lunches.
Parents are speaking up: they need WOWBUTTER as a
nutritious school lunch option their child will eat that is also convenient
and easy to comply with peanut free policies.
Socially responsible schools are responding to requirements that
outline the need to protect allergic kids at school by implementing
complete peanut and/or nut bans. The
financial risk to the school relative to lawsuits, not to mention the
risk of children dying who are supposed to be safe at school, has
prompted the peanut ban implementation at many schools. If your school
is considering or has implemented a peanut free and/or tree nut free
policy you will find our "Wow! Tastes Just Like Peanut
Butter!" WOWBUTTER provides
a smooth transition to a peanut free school.
Non-allergic and allergic kids needs are BOTH being addressed with
the use of WOWBUTTER and the accompanying procedure
when peanut and nut free policies are implemented.
We have developed a School Lunch Procedure for parents to follow when sending our peanut butter replacement to school that addresses the need for lunch identification by the school.
The
identification of ALL school lunches is the only way to ensure that
the peanut free policy of the school is being followed. Our School Lunch Procedure supports the identification of school lunches that contain our WOWBUTTER.
We have two additional letters that further outline the procedure and describe how it satisfies the needs of both kids who are allergic and those who are not allergic. The
first letter (LETTER
FOR SCHOOL STAFF) is
directed to you and your staff, which provides more information about the safety and benefits of our product and procedure. The
second letter (LETTER
HOME TO PARENTS) is addressed specifically to the parents of your
students and is provided as an example of what could be sent home to
inform parents about the procedure to follow when sending our Safe-for-School WOWBUTTER peanut butter replacement to school.
We are not asking you to endorse our product, but simply
ask that you acknowledge the needs of parents and kids for our WOWBUTTER and
work with parents to increase awareness and support the School Lunch Procedure we
have developed to send our WOWBUTTER peanut butter replacement
to school.
Awareness and compliance of school peanut free policies increases with the use of WOWBUTTER and school lunch indentification! It's easy to get started, let everyone in your school or class know what is expected of them. WOWBUTTER helps ensure that the nutrition needs of all kids are met at peanut and nut free schools.
Many schools have already requested and sent samples & information
home with all the kids in their school to provide education and awareness in the school
community. If you would like to inform your school community as well,
please complete the sample request form online If you have any further questions, please send an email to info@wowbutter.com
One
school commented: "...many parents have appreciated the sample
that we sent home and making them aware that this product is available.
The
kids really enjoy the WOWBUTTER and so do the parents.
We have had no negative responses..."
Many schools have also incorporated WOWBUTTER into
their school managed lunch or breakfast programs and it has been a big hit
with the kids. Please contact your food provider and request WOWBUTTER for
your school.
We have reminder posters available that
can be printed and displayed in the classroom to remind students that their
lunches containing WOWBUTTER must
be labeled. It also better informs the lunch monitors. You can download
and print this poster direct from this website - or if you wish, you can request
printed copies to be mailed to your school. REQUEST
THE CLASSROOM POSTER HERE.
Your
school may also be interested in our new "Funding For School
Kids" program that is a simple, no hassle internet-based
continuous money generating program for your school. It is our way of supporting
schools and the development of our future generation. You can read
more about the program and signup online at www.FundingForSchoolKids.com
We hope that you will take the time to review this information and will realize
the benefits of educating staff, students and parents about this healthy life
saving product and procedure. By
working together with parents, a safe and healthy learning environment for
both allergic and non-allergic students will exist.