Clinical Nutrition Manager Awarded Sodexo’s Hero Of Everyday Life Award

Becky Schaible, Clinical Nutrition Manager with Sodexo, the provider of nutritional and environmental services at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, was one of the five recipients chosen for Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation’s 2023 Heroes of Everyday Life Award. She is also the Board President of the PACH (People Against Child Hunger) program in Watertown and was awarded a $5,000 grant to continue her work to fight food insecurity within the Watertown community.

The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation awards Sodexo employees nationwide who invest time, talent, and resources to fight hunger in their communities. These employees, recognized as Heroes of Everyday Life®, are honored for their efforts raising funds and awareness, coordinating food drives, volunteering in food pantries, and supporting food recovery programs among other outreach.

Schaible has been the Clinical Nutrition Manager with Sodexo at the Prairie Lakes Healthcare System for the last 16 years. In 2011 she became involved with the PACH (People Against Child Hunger) program. Because of her career as a registered dietitian, she was asked to plan the menus for PACH and has been in several different roles since.

“From a volunteer board member to now president of the PACH board for the last 3 years, it has really allowed me to see how this program helps families in our community,” said Schaible. “During our pilot program in 2011, we were packing about 100 bags of food weekly and this year we averaged 521 bags a week.” She added, “PACH is 100% volunteer based and I have been honored to work with amazing board members and volunteers who share the same passion as me, stopping child hunger.”

At the end of June, Sodexo held their annual Charity Classic presented by PepsiCo in Colorado Springs where they celebrated this year’s Heroes of Everyday Life. Becky was one of five heroes to receive this recognition. She and her husband earned a vacation and were able to network, attend various festivities, and meet with national Sodexo leaders.