Thank you for listening to the school districts that are most effected by the proposed new Federal Competitive Foods Regulation; low free and reduced districts.  I am the Supervisor of School Nutrition Services in Roanoke County Public Schools, we have 14,300 students and our free and reduced population is 25%. Being a self-supporting enterprise in a very regulated environment is in itself a challenge. We have always provided healthy meals for our students, but due to our demographic, 3 out of 4 students must pay for thier meals. Due to our lower free and reduced population, we must augment our reimbursable meals a la carte sales to remain profitable. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 has come with its own set of challenges, especially in regard to maintaining participation. There needs to be one set of regulations on school meals and competitive foods that we can understand and learn how to implement.  We need to re-educate the public and move forward.  We have had local wellness policies in effect since 2006.  Virginia has their own regulations and now the Federal government is proposing additional regulations.  We would like one set of rules/regulations to go by, so we support Virginia in adopting the Federal regulations for competitive foods.