Cover Letter: 

Kenna Kryger

3011 Jackson Street, #2

San Francisco, CA 94115

1/29/13

Revolution Foods

Maureen Sedonaen

8383 Capwell Drive

Oakland, CA 94612

Dear Ms. Sedonaen:

I hope you will consider me for the internship position at Revolution Foods, working with nutrition educators.

I was particularly excited to find out about Revolution Foods, as I have long been interested in food justice and healthy meals for children. I’m impressed by the way you have grown your company and have helped so many children’s nutritional needs and have created a program for children to learn the value of nutrition in their lives. I think what you’re doing at Revolution Foods is great, and I would love the opportunity to be part of your work.

Reading over the description of what Revolution Foods stood for, I became inspired. I have been passionate about food and nutrition for a long time and member of the Global Initiatives student committee at school and have contributed to assemblies and student workshops about obesity in the United States and the importance of eating healthy. In addition to in-school contributions, I spend a lot of my time meeting with a nutritionist and cooking healthy meals for my family and myself.

Additionally, I am a quick and eager learner, and I specialize in being very organized, involved, and passionate about my work.  I’ve always prioritized my academic commitments, turning in every assignment on time through four years of high school. I pride myself on being able to juggle many different projects.

I think my skills and experience are an excellent match with what you are seeking, and I am excited about the chance to work with you. If you would like to talk with me or schedule an interview, please call me at 650-863-6333. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Kenna Kryger

Cold Call:

- May 6-23 (exception on May 16)

-6-7 hours a day

 -I live in San Francisco, but have a car and can drive to Oakland.

-How do you get young children to eat nutritious food, have them enjoy and want to eat healthy, while also educating them in a way that they will want to continue to eat nutritious meals?

-Fast Learner, Can Take Initiative, Team Member, Efficient, Organized, Punctual 

Presentation Reflection:

-Confident Speaker

-Eye Contact with Audience

-Focused

1. Keep and upbeat/confident tone

2. No "ums..."

3. Stay positive 

#2

1. Some anticipated roadblocks that I could run into during my senior project are that my product, which would be the cook book, would not be long enough, or would not be able to come together fast enough. If I had this problem, I could aim to make the cookbook shorter.
Another roadblock that I could run into during my senior project is that I could not be able to intern with the company that I would want to intern with, or they wouldn't be able to place me in an intern position that I would want to be in. If that were to happen, I would maybe shift my essential question to cater what I would be learning.

2. 1. Research more about Revolution Foods

2. Figure out how to contact them or call them and ask if allowing me to intern would be something they would be willing to do. 

3. Think more about what I want to accomplish in my overall project

4. Think more about my essential question

5. Research studies that show correlation between nutrition and academic performance.

Post #1

When first introduced to the senior project program at Drew while watching the presentations my freshman year, it was then that I began to wonder what it would be that I was presenting on when it was finally my time to do so. Since that moment almost 4 years ago, I have had many ideas, and grown as a person, which has allowed to to make a decision on what it is I want to pursue for those three weeks in May. In the beginning of my Junior Year at Drew, I made a big decision  to start eating healthy, stop eating too much, and exercise more. During that initial 6 months of transformation, and my continual strive for peace with health, food has become one of my passions. While most people spend their time on the internet browsing Facebook, I'm constantly looking for a new dinner recipe, reading articles about nutrition benefits, and finding more ways to increase my balance between food, exercise, and most importantly, my body. While becoming immersed into my new lifestyle, I couldn't help but want to share it with my family, friends, teachers, and even people I had just met. It caused my to wonder why other people were choosing to live the couch potato life indoors, while I was as happy as I had ever been in my life, and all because of food. As my own personal transformation turned into a passion of also helping others. As time has passed since December 2011, my interest in wanting to help others understand nutrition has increased as well. In spending a year learning about myself and my gravitation to help others, it seemed perfect that I would focus my senior project on food justice. 

As I have been thinking about this project since last school year, and throughout first semester, I originally thought I would want to intern with a nutritionist. The more I thought about it, the less fun spending 3 weeks in a medical building sounded. I didn't really know where else to go from there, until Dr. Kidder sent me a link to a program called Revolution Foods. The serve healthy meals and teach life long healthy living to underprivileged elementary school students throughout the country, including students in the Bay Area. At this point in my senior project evolving, I would like to be able spend time with Revolution Foods to understand more of what they are doing to make a difference. 

In order to to see if this project is viable, I need to:

1. Research more about Revolution Foods

2. Figure out how to contact them or call them and ask if allowing me to intern would be something they would be willing to do. 

3. Think more about what I want to accomplish in my overall project

4. Think more about my essential question

5. Research studies that show correlation between nutrition and academic performance.