The Garden City Public Schools Summer Food Service program will run June 3 – June 27 to provide summertime meals to children and youth at various locations around the community. This year the USDA has issued a policy that all school districts work to prevent children from getting meals from more than one site in the community each day.
Families with children 18 years old and under will need to register to pick up a meal at a specific site in the community. Parents can register at the USD 457 Nutrition Services Office, 1205 Fleming Street, during regular business hours, May 20 - 31. Parents will receive a colored tag designating the site along with how many meals that they will be picking up.
This year’s Mobile Grab and Go sites will be held Monday through Thursday. The locations and times include:
- 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. at Mary Street Apartments, 305 W. Mary Street
- 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. at Acosta Trailer Park, 2601 W. Mary Street; H&H Trailer Park, 4103 E. US Hwy 50; and East Garden Village, 4101 E. US Hwy 50.
- 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. at Wagon Wheel, 1402 Boots Rd.; Towns Riverview, 6000 Water Hole Dr.; Farmland Rd., 50 Farmland Rd.; and Ayala Park, 224 N. Taylor Avenue.
- 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. at Garden Rapids at the Big Pool, 504 E. Maple Street.
There will be a Summer Kick-off held at the Finney County Library on Friday, May 31 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Parents will be able to eat free at this celebration. Tyson provided a generous donation of meat for this event.
The Grab and Go sites include:
May 31 – July 27 at the Finney County Library from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Families can pick up a meal on Fridays and Saturdays without having to register for this location on those days. The meal must be eaten on site at this location.
June 3 – July 27 at Horace Good Middle School from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
June 3 – August 9 at Finney County Health Department from 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
There are also school sites. Food must be eaten on the campus at these sites. They include:
June 3 – 20 at Florence Wilson Elementary School and Gertrude Walker Elementary School: Breakfast from 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. and Lunch from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. There will be a grab and go meals available from June 24 – July 31 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
June 3 – 28 at Garden City High School: Breakfast from 7:45 – 9:00 a.m. and Lunch from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Students attending summer school and participating in camps, weight lifting, and team training at the high school are exempt.
The meals are similar to those provided during the school year, which is an entree as well as plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.
The program is funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is an equal opportunity provider.
For more information, contact Tracy Johnson at 620-805-7080, or trjohnson@gckschools.com.