2020 Hometown Heroes

2020 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS May 14, 2020 Page 153 District 27 continues to provide nutritious meals for at risk children S taff volunteers at Washington Monroe School in Lincoln prepare to hand out lunches to qualifying children in the District 27 Elementary School District. The food distribution is part of the USDA free breakfast and lunch program and is meant to make up for the absence of free breakfast and lunch during regular school attendance. According to Superintendent Kent Froebe, the district is distributing about 600 lunches and breakfasts daily Monday through Friday. Parents may come to the schools and pick up meals, or they may be delivered if needed. Lunches are being distributed from Central, Northwest and Washington- Monroe Schools between 11:30 a.m. and 12 noon each day. Photos by Karen Hargis COMMUNITY: WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER!