USD 235 to offer free breakfast and lunch March 31-April 3

USD 235 Superintendent Bret Howard posted information regarding meal distribution Thursday on the district’s website, www.uniontown235.org.

“Uniontown USD 235 is committed to making sure that all children in our community are fed as we are facing the current school closing,” Howard said in the update. “Through a federal waiver, Uniontown is able to provide the Seamless Summer Option meal program for all children ages 1-18. There is no paperwork to fill out or registration to complete. However, students must be visibly present to receive meals.”

Howard said the district’s Food Service and Transportation departments “are going to try a new blended method for getting food to our students.

“We are going to still have pickup points for people who live in the city limits of Uniontown, Redfield, Mapleton, and Bronson while delivering food to our rural students. We can only deliver to addresses in the Uniontown USD 235 boundaries. If you live outside of our boundaries you will need to travel to a pick-up point to get your sack meals.”

Howard can also be emailed at bhoward@uniontown235.org for patrons who want to see if there are school districts serving meals closer to their area that USD 235 officials can put them in contact with.

“In order to make this work, we need all families wanting food delivered or wanting to pick up at one of the pick up points on Tuesday, March 31 and Thursday, April 2 to call Michelle DeMott at (620) 238-4968 by Monday, March 30 at 7 a.m.,” Howard said. “You will need to let her know how many sack meals along with your address and/or pick up point. Sack meals will be for two days. Tuesday will have Tues/Wed and Thursday will have Thurs/Fri.”

Pick-up points will be from 11 to 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, March 31 and Thursday, April 2. Deliveries for rural students will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. According to the guidelines of the program, district staff will not be able to serve meals outside of these exact times. Howard said “it is imperative that we be able to hand meals out quickly so we will need people to be at the addresses given and ready to come out and meet the school vehicles to get their meals. We will not deliver to the door.

“We will be grateful to our families to help us make this go as smoothly as possible. Please be patient as this will be a learning experience for us all.”

Staff must see each child for the youth to receive their meal. Pick-up points for those living in the city limits are at the following locations:

Uniontown — West Bourbon Elementary School by the awning.

Redfield — Marmaton Community Church (west side)

Mapleton — City Park

Bronson — Bronson Locker.”