With this week’s launch of USD 257’s summer meals program, youngsters 18 and under have plenty of opportunities to eat for free.
The first of nine consecutive “Fun Friday” celebrations at Riverside Park begins tomorrow at noon. Nachos will be served with the summer kickoff celebration. Macaroni art also is on the plate, while other prizes will be given away.
The following Fun Friday themes:
— June 9, “National Get Outdoors Day,” will feature grilled hotdogs and a scavenger hunt.
— June 16, “Feed 500 Day,” will serve up chicken and noodle dinners.
— June 23, “Super Heroes Day,” will have hero sandwiches served. Rubble, from the popular children’s television show “Paw Patrol” will be on hand.
— June 30, “Plant The Seed” Day.
— July 7, a Science Circus will be featured.
— July 14, “Hometown Hobbies” Day.
— July 21, includes information from the Allen County Multi-Agency Team (ACMAT).
— July 28, “Pack a Picnic” Day. Chicken patty sandwiches will be served.
THE SUMMER meals program is available throughout the school district, including several sites featuring M.A.R.V., the district’s “chow bus.”
The meal sites:
— Iola High School cafeteria, breakfast from 8 to 9:45 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.
— McKinley Elementary School, breakfast from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and lunch from noon to 12:30 Monday through Thursday.
— The Iola Swimming Pool, afternoon snacks from 2 to 2:30 Monday through Friday.
— M.A.R.V. will deliver breakfasts Monday through Friday at 9:30 a.m. stops at the Chambers Drive Park, at 10 at the old ANW Preschool at the intersection of Kansas and Eisenhower drives.
— Lunches will be served from M.A.R.V. Monday through Friday at the trailer park in south Gas at 11 a.m., at the Gas Community Building at 11:30, at LaHarpe City Hall at noon, the Chambers Drive Park at 1:10 p.m. and at the old ANW preschool at 1:50.
— Jefferson Elementary School (June only), breakfast from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday.
— The Iola Public Library (June only), lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, breakfast from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and lunch from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday.
OF NOTE, there will be no meal service July 4.
For more information, call 365-4700.
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