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May 1st is School Lunch Hero Day

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May 1st is the 8th Annual School Lunch Hero Day and Warren County Public Schools is saluting its School Nutrition Services staff, who are providing an average of nearly 1,000 meals daily. The average number of students served is 620 daily, 4,340 per week. Since April they have served 35,780 meals. Special thanks to the 28 frontline employees and volunteers who make this happen.

Even during school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, the School Nutrition Services staff has been committed to ensuring that children have access to healthy school breakfasts and lunches.

From the Warren County Public Schools website:

Warren County PS Child Nutrition will be providing bagged meals while schools are closed.

Updated Information regarding Meals: 3/29/2020

Warren County Public Schools Transportation Department and the Food Service Department are partnering to provide meals to additional delivery sites in neighborhoods that are outside of the town limits. Please see this map for locations. 

Meals will be delivered weekly on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Monday and Wednesday’s meal delivery will include breakfast and lunch for two days, and Friday’s delivery will include breakfast and lunch for three days. Below is the schedule.

Warren County PS Child Nutrition will be providing bagged meals while schools are closed.

Where: E. Wilson Morrison Elementary School

When: 11:00 am until 1:00 pm   Monday, Wednesday, Friday

How: Meals will be handed out in the Drive-through area next to the cafeteria (Walk-up service is also available)

Additional sights where meals will be delivered to the following locations on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at the following times: 

  • Ressie Jeffries Elementary School (320 East Criser Road): 11 am- 11:15 am
  • Royal Arms Apartments (401 East Criser Road): 11:20 am- 11:35 am
  • Royal Hill Apartments (31 Royal Lane): 11:40 am- 11:55 am
  • Skyline Vista Apartments (343 Kendrick Lane): 12:10pm – 12:25 pm
  • Front Royal Church of the Nazarene (1107 Monroe Avenue): 12:30 pm -12:45 pm
  • Brinklow Road (including Hattie Street and James Street): 1 pm-1:15 pm

Warren County Public Schools buses will be delivering meals to the following locations on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at the following times:

  • Lake Front Royal Bus Loop 11 am * Reliance Methodist Church 11:45 am
  • Dismal Hollow Kiss N Ride 11 am *Apple Mt Bus Loop 11:30 am * Freezeland Mt/Thompson Kiss N Ride 12:00 noon
  • Shenandoah Shores Fire Dept. 11 am * Venus Branch/Old Oak Bus Loop 11:45 am * N. Warren Fire Station 12:30 pm
  • Rivermont Fire Station 11 am *Fortsmouth Fire Station 11:45 am
  • Fetchett Rd/Skyline Trailer Ct 11 am * Browntown Community Center/South Warren Substation 11:20 am * South Warren Fire Station 11:45 am

 

Cost: Meals will be provided free of charge

Who: Children 18 years of age or younger. Percurrent Federal regulations, children MUST BE PRESENT to receive meals.

What: Both breakfast and a Lunch will be provided in one visit, each day, to each child present.

*(A Breakfast consists of a breakfast entrée, a juice, and a fruit)

*(A Lunch consists of a sandwich, fruit, juice, vegetable, and milk)

** Items not eaten upon receiving need to be refrigerated 

Note: These meals are planned to avoid most known allergies we are aware our students have, should a child receiving meals have an allergy, please let the person providing your meals know and we will provide you an alternate item.

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