UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, June 11, 1997
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Serving up smiles, free lunches
Meals distributed at five sites to Lawrence school children
By Dana Brooks
Kansan staff writer
There is such a thing as a free lunch—if KU students will volunteer to help serve them.
When summer comes, free lunches for Lawrence school children stop. But through Lawrence Kids First, a community program sponsored by the Lawrence Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, the free lunches will continue to come.
The lunches, which are prepared at Prairie Park School, consist of a sandwich, a fruit or vegetable, milk and a dessert. Volunteers help distribute the food at five sites where there are designated food servers.
But no one handles the work alone, because volunteers through agencies and the Community Outreach Center work together, said Diane Plunkett, nutrition assistant at the Extension Family Nutrition Education Program.
The program began last week, and although turnout was small the first day, numbers had grown by the third day.
According to Melissa Goodell, a volunteer at the South Park site, 43 kids ate lunch the first day of the program and 55 kids ate lunch the third day.
Scott Hendrix, a teaching assistant at the University of Kansas and volunteer for the program, said a large number of Lawrence students qualified for the program during the school year.
"It's a really good idea," Hendrix said.
East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E 15 St.
Lawrence Teen Vision, 1141 Massachusetts St.
Boys and Girls Club, 1520 Haskell Ave.
Lawrence Kids First
- South Park Recreation Center, 1141 Massachusetts St.
Centenary United Methodist Church, 4th & Elm Streets.
Boys and Girls Club, 1520 Haskell Ave.
Cantonport Area School District, 413-867-7222
Plunkett said that schools where 50 percent or more of students qualified for the free lunch program during the school year received a grant, which helped to finance the summer free lunch program.
The summer program provides this service to children who otherwise may have trouble finding lunch.
"Before, my parents had to pick us up for lunch," said Ashley Wagner, 10, member of the Parks and Recreation Groups at South Park. "Now my mom doesn't have to come clear across town."
"Mmmm!" was all Seville Williams, 5, could say about his sandwich. He did, however, say he didn't want his celery.
At the window where children get their meals, there is a table for leaving unwanted food or for picking up extra food so that way everyone is satisfied.
The summer free lunch program is noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday from June 2 to July 25. Children must be under 18 to get a free lunch. Volunteers also receive a free lunch.
Volunteers are needed at all the sites. Call the Center for Community Outreach at 864-4073.
Seville Williams, 5, takes a big bite out of his sandwich. Williams and other children get their lunches from Lawrence Kids First, a free lunch program organized by the Center for Community Outreach.
James Grau / KANSAN
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