Tucker Civic, Farmers Market Collecting for Smart Lunch, Smart Kid

This Thursday, June 6, in addition to the monthly First-Thursday Food Trucks, the Tucker Farmers Market is getting behind a great cause called Smart Lunch, Smart Kid.

Every day in Georgia, more than 800,000 students receive a free or reduced-price lunch. Sadly, when the school year ends, so does their access to this important meal.

Smart Lunch, Smart Kid is Action Ministries’ child nutrition initiative. This program brings healthy meals to children in need, making it possible for you to make a difference in the lives of children in your local community.

How you can help
This week at the Tucker Farmers Market, the Tucker Civic Association be collecting donations for the Smart Lunch, Smart Kid program. Needed goods include:

Drinks

• Bottled water
• 100% juice boxes

Individually wrapped snacks

• Chips
• Pretzels
• Crackers
• Fruit (such as applesauce, fruit cups, dried fruit, or fruit rollups)

Tucker Civic Association will be packing lunches on June 9 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Tucker First United Methodist Activity Center (across from the old Library) as their June “Give an Hour” project. If you can’t make it to the Farmers Market on Thursday, you can drop off donations then.

Kids can help, too
At the TFM this Thursday, Tucker Civic Association will provide an art station where kids can decorate lunch bags for the Smart Lunch, Smart Kid program.

Also at the market this week
It’s First Thursday Food Trucks! Just Loafin’, Healthy Nut, and Yumbii will all be there to serve you, along with our more than 35 vendors of locally grown and produced foods. Mike Snowden from Snowden Guitars will entertain us with music from his cigar box guitars. Sound equipment is generously provided by Atlanta Musicians Exchange.

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