Bus Offers Free Lunches During Spring Break

In an effort to promote healthy eating during spring break, the Manatee County School District Food and Nutrition Services Department will provide a free lunch each day from March 21-25 to all county school children 18 or younger.

The meals will be delivered via the Food and Nutrition Services Mobile Feeding Bus to three stops, rain or shine:

• Daughtrey Elementary School, 515 63rd Ave. E., Bradenton, from 11:30 a.m. to noon
• Bradenton Village Apartments, 1302 Third St. W., Bradenton, from 12:30 to 1 p.m.
• Lincoln Park, 501 17th St. E., Palmetto, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

The meals are part of a USDA program designed to ensure children have access to nutritional food when school is out of session, and to help students maintain a healthy mind and body for the rest of the school year. These meals are available to all Manatee County school children, regardless of income status.

Many lunchtime favorites will be featured on the Mobile Feeding Bus’s menu, including chicken sandwiches, cheeseburgers, pizza, and a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. There will also be indoor and outdoor seating provided at each stop.

Spring break menus can be found on the Manatee County Food and Nutrition Service website. For more information, call Jessica Anderson, marketing and communications coordinator of Manatee County Schools Food and Nutrition Services at 941-708-8800 ext. 1005 or 941-780-1995.

Image via Manatee County Schools Food and Nutrition Services

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