Community Rotation

Introduction

EMILY SINN
B.S. NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
MINOR IN SPANISH
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY CLASS OF 2017
MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY DIETETIC INTERN
 ShopRite of West Chester

Located in West Chester, Pennsylvania

Retail store a part of the Wakefern Food Cooperation
Privately owned by Joe and Mary Miller
 Preceptor Information

Jena Wood, RD, LDN

Fellow West Chester University Alumni currently
pursuing her Masters at WCU
Employed by ShopRite for over 2 years
 Mission Statement & Values

Helping small business succeed in a big

business world
From Produce to Frozen Foods and Meats to
Dairy, Wakefern is continuously scaling its
business and emphasizing teamwork in order to
provide outstanding services that enable its
wholesale customers to deliver constant value at
the store level
Wakeferns core values include: integrity,
innovation and teamwork
 Outreach Programs

1 on 1 in-store consultations
Visits promoting Build a better sandwich to local
senior centers
Host for field trip of grocery store tour for sports
camp
Cooking classes
Meal-of-the-week demos in store
 Cooking Classes

Offered once per month

This months class:
Watermelon Gazpacho Salad

Poached Salmon with Cucumber Tzatziki

Creamsicle Trifle Shots

 Chester County Food bank

Located in Exton, Pennsylvania

Central location for local agencies (food cupboards or
schools) that serve the hungry and food insecure of
Chester County
 Preceptor Information

Wendy Gaynor, Director of Food Insecurity

Initiatives
Creates strategies and opportunities to ensure as
many community members as possible are receiving
food
Promotes ideas and options to help community
members escape food insecurity
Battles food insecurity in Chester County
 Mission Statement & Values

We strive to educate
and address the root
causes of hunger
through our
nutrition and
education programs
and by working to
strengthen our
community food
systems.
 Outreach Programs

Nutrition Education
Fresh2You Mobile Market

Raised Bed Gardens

Outdoor Classroom

Government Programs
State Food Purchase Program (SFPP), The Emergency Food
Assistance Program (TEFAP)
Commercial Kitchen
Meals on Wheels

Direct Distribution
Weekend Backpacks, Summer Food Box, Emergency
Response, Senior Food Box