Richland One Helps Kick off Statewide Children’s Free Summer Meal Program
June 4, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – No child should go hungry and yet a half-million children in South Carolina are at greater risk of not having enough food to eat this summer. Richland One will host the statewide celebration to kick off the free children’s summer meal program at a news conference June 3 at 10 a.m. at Burton-Pack Elementary School, 111 Garden Drive. The event is being held in conjunction with the SC Department of Education’s Office of Health and Nutrition.
The charge to increase the number of children in the Midlands and surrounding areas receiving meals during the summer will be led by representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Southeastern United Dairy Industry Association (SUDIA), as well as state and local officials, program sponsors and school district officials. Former NFL Carolina Panthers player Everette Brown will lead a fun exercise routine with children in the summer program at Burton-Pack.
From June 1 through August 14, Richland One and 80 other sponsors across the state will partner with the S.C. Department of Education to provide free meals to any child up to 18 years old through the Summer Food Program.
Churches, parks, children’s programs, or other public/private organizations that serve children are encouraged to take advantage of this free program. Any child can receive meals at designated sites throughout the state. To find the Richland One site nearest them, parents/guardians should call 231-6953 or 733-3018 or go to the list of sites posted on the district website www.richlandone.org . To locate Summer Food Service Program sites throughout the state, call 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479). Organizations that may want to qualify to become a Summer Food Service Program site can call the Richland One Office of Student Nutrition at (803) 231-6953 or at (803) 733-3018 or get more details from the district website www.richlandone.org .
