In Martin County, the Food and Nutrition Services building in Stuart is small, but now more than ever it's providing the nutrition and fuel for students to flourish.
ON MEALS AT SCHOOL.
THISAFTERNOON - THE MARTIN COUNTYSCHOOL DISTRICT OPENED THREEFEEDING SITES FOR STUDENTS.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S RYANHUGHES EXPLAINS...THE NEED ISEVEN GREATER THIS YEAR.<< THE FOOD AND NUTRITIONSERVICES BUILDING IN STUART ISSMALL...BUT NOW MORE THAN EVERIT'S PROVIDING THE NUTRITIONAND FUEL FOR STUDENTSMARTIN COUNTY TO FLOURISH."OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO NOURISHSTUDENTS SO THAT THEY ARESUCCESSFUL." WE'RE TOLD BECAUSEOF THE CORONAVIRUS....THE NEEDFOR FREE MEALS HAS JUMPED UP BYFIVE PERCENT THIS SCHOOL YEAROVER LAST YEAR.
"YOU CAN SKATEBOARD UP, YOU CAN WALK, YOUCAN RIDE." THE SCHOOL DISTRICTOPENING THREE CURBSIDE FEEDINGSITES TUESDAY FOR STUDENTSPARTICIPATING IN REMOTELEARNING AS PART OF THENATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM."WE DO ASK PEOPLE FOR REMOTELEARNING TO FILL OUT A FORMTHAT'S ONLINE SO THAT WE CANACCURATELY COUNT AND PREPAREFOR YOU TO HAVE YOUR MEALSREADY." PARENTS WITH STUDENTSENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT - CANPICK UP FREE, REDUCED ORPRICED MEALS EVERY TUESDAYFROM 3 TO 4 AT J.D.
PARKERELEMENTARY, PORT SALERNOELEMENTARY AND WARFIELDELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
JUST BRINGYOUR CHILD'S ID WITH YOU."FAMILIES THAT COMPLETE THFORM, WHATEVER MEALS THEYCOMPLETE ON THAT FORM, WILL BEAVAILABLE FOR THEM TO PICK UPFOR THE WEEK." STUDENTS WHODECIDED TO HEAD BACK INTO THECLASSROOM...ARE ALSO BEINGSERVED BREAKFAST AND LUNCH."WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OFTRAINING ON HAND WASHING ANDFOOD TEMPERATURE CONTROLS, SOWE'VE BEEN VERY PROACTIVE."THE DISTRICT SAYS IT MAY ADDADDITIONAL PICK UP LOCATIONSAT MORE SCHOOLS AND EXTEND THEPICKUP TIME IF THERE IS ANEED.
THE DISTRICT IS ALSOPARTNERING WITH THE UNITED WAYTO HELP FAMILIES THAT MAY NOTDRIVE AND PICK UP THE MEALS.IN MARTIN CO, RH WPTV NC5."
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