This morning two teachers (Mr. & Mrs. Gonczarow - Camden's 1st grade teacher) pulled up in their personal vehicle. I expected a school bus, but they must have needed extra options. We got 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches.
Sophia and her sister Emma live outside the district with their grandma. I offered to have their food dropped here so they could pick it up. So we got 15 of each meal!
Breakfast seemed to be either a poptart, juice (apple or orange), cheese, and milk. Or a bowl of cereal (various varieties), yogurt, juice, and milk.
Lunches were either a bun with a slice a cheese (packed separately), bag of goldfish, apple, and milk or a bun with a slice of cheese and a slice of meat, apple, and milk.
Many of my friends expressed concerns to one another about taking away from kids who actually NEED the food. But the school reassured us that the WANT us all to take advantage of this. I think some of it is because they have the food and some of it is so that all of us can make our other food stretch further (hence delaying having to go to the store, etc).
5 days of breakfast!
4 days of lunches (we must have miscounted when getting them out of the car). Camden probably won't eat the cheese or even meat, but I'm sure we will put most of it to work (or use in an omelet or something).
A friend posted that Southmont is delivering meals to 620 students this morning! That is 6200 meals! What an unbelievable response. Teachers should rule the world (they already have the biggest impact).
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So wonderful and a little bit of continuity for so many kids. I don't understand the exact formula but federal funding for school lunches is based upon purchases. Maybe in this case it is based upon participation??
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