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Free summer meals offered to Fayette County students

Students throughout Fayette County can pick up free meals on Wednesdays in June and July. Courtesy FCBOE

Credit: Courtesy FCBOE

Credit: Courtesy FCBOE

Students throughout Fayette County can pick up free meals on Wednesdays in June and July. Courtesy FCBOE
By Jill Howard Church For the AJC
June 8, 2021

Free meals for Fayette County students will be available June 9-July 21 at several locations. Pickups will be offered between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Wednesdays on rotating basis at five elementary schools. Meals will be distributed at Spring Hill Elementary for the entire summer period; at Crabapple and Burch Elementary June 9-16; and at Cleveland and Kedron Elementary June 23-30. Students from any school can receive takeout meals at any of the scheduled locations but must be age 18 or under to be eligible, or 21 and under if they have a disability.

The school system stated that its Nutrition Program “is determined to make sure no students go hungry while they are not in class.” All meals will be prepared and distributed by school staff. The meal distribution schedule is also posted at https://bit.ly/34lyyEn.

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