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Lowell, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced two School Nutrition Association (SNA) regional award recipients from Massachusetts, including one from the 3^rd Congressional District. In celebration of School Lunch Hero Day last week, SNA honored hard-working professionals across the United States who provide healthy school meals that fuel student success.

Among those recognized from Massachusetts:

• Leah Perry, School Nutrition Employee at Chelmsford High School (MA-03), is the Employee of the Year for the Northeast Region. To learn more about Ms. Perry and other Employees of the Year, click here. 

• Sandra Hillson, Cafeteria Manager at Lincoln School in Lincoln, is the Manager of the Year for the Northeast Region. To learn more about Ms. Hillson and other Manager of the Year Award winners, click here.  

“I am proud of Leah and Sandra’s outstanding commitment to providing excellence in nutrition to students in our community. Proper nutrition is absolutely critical to students’ ability to thrive both inside of the classroom and out. Every student deserves to have access to healthy, nutritious meals to power their development. The work that school employees like Leah and Sandra do is worthy of every recognition. Our society is stronger because of their efforts. I congratulate them and all of the other award recipients on their outstanding contributions and their commitment to improving our community one child at a time,” said Rep. Trahan.  

National, regional, and state level award winners will all be honored in July during an awards ceremony at the School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference in St. Louis, MO. More information about the awards and the SNA can be found here: