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School district to again provide free meals for all children

Alachua County Public Schools will provide free meals for children at more than 70 sites this summer ....

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Gainesville food banks working hard to deliver Thanksgiving meals

Due to COVID-19, people who never saw themselves needing food are now using food banks, according to Leza Mueller, with Bread of the Mighty Food Bank. ....

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No child left hungry

No child left hungry
Children of all ages throughout Alachua County will again be fed breakfast and lunch this summer.
Thanks to a federally funded food service program that runs from Monday through July 23, children from infants to 18 years old can receive free breakfast and lunch at 93 locations with a multitude of options that include in-person, bus routes, curb side grab and go and the Alachua County School District s food truck, which visits underserved neighborhoods including Hidden Oaks, Majestic Oaks and the Swag Family Resource Center.
All the children have to do to get a meal is to show up at a feeding site during meal times. ....

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School District's food director gets national recognition

School District s food director gets national recognition
Aida Mallard, The Gainesville Sun
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The back of the commemorative Wheaties cereal box features photos of the district s food and nutrition services support team.
Alachua County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services director Maria Eunice has been named a ‘Trayblazer’ by General Mills, the U.S.-based company that produces thousands of food products, including the cereal brand “Wheaties” that has had the likes of top athletes such as Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Barry Sanders, Derek Jeter, Stephen Curry and many others.
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Alachua County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services Director Maria Eunice named ‘Trayblazer’ by General Mills for going above and beyond to feed children during Covid-19. Eunice received a commemorative Wheaties box replica featuring her name and photo. ....

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