Please see the announcement of the Meet Up and Eat Up events from the Department of Education. Just a reminder that libraries can participate in the Summer Food program, either by letting patrons know where children may be able to get lunch or by participating with a site sponsor to have libraries activities at the food sites. You can find Summer Food sites at www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup.

 

Karren Reish

Library Grants Coordinator

Library of Michigan

517-241-0021

reishk@michigan.gov

 

From: Michigan Department of Education [mailto:MDE@govsubscriptions.michigan.gov]
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2015 4:54 PM
To: Reish, Karren (MDE)
Subject: Summer Meals for Kids are Here! Help Spread the Word

 

Summer Meals Now Available

 

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Meet Up and Eat Up

Summer Meals Now Available

We're excited to announce the availability of the Summer Food Service Program and Meet Up and Eat Up events for children and teens across the state. Meet Up and Eat Up is a way to help parents and caregivers identify places where kids 18 and younger can gather for healthy, free summer meals at thousands of sites across Michigan.   

 

This program is crucial for the hundreds of thousands of Michigan students who rely on the federal school meals program during the school year. Last year, less than 1/5 of Michigan kids who depend on getting free meals during the school year ate a summer meal at approved sites in their neighborhoods. 

 

Show your support for Meet Up and Eat Up by sharing the meal site map on Facebook. You can include text in your update such as: "Friends in Michigan: help spread the word about Meet Up and Eat Up and help a kid get a free summer meal today: www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup."

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Check Out these Upcoming Meet Up and Eat Up Events:

 

Meet Up and Read Up! 

Date: July 7

Where: Boys and Girls Club of Lansing

4315 Pleasant Grove, Lansing MI 48910

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm

 

West Michigan Park Parties. All parties are held from noon until 2 p.m. Everyone is invited and everything is free! 

July 9 – Berlin Raceway, Marne

July 16 – Kollen Park, Holland

July 23 – Smith Ryerson Park, Muskegon

July 30 – Northwestern Middle School, Battle Creek

 

Southeastern Michigan Block Parties:

 

July 9 - District 2/Palmer Park

Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Where: 910 Merrill Plaisance, Detroit, MI 48203 (Woodward & 7 Mile)

 

July 14 - District 4/Corrigan Park

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Where: 14723 E. Warren, Detroit, MI 48215

 

July 16 - District 5/Joseph Walker Williams Center

Time: 3:00pm- 6:00pm

Where: 8431 Rosa Parks, Detroit, MI 48206

 

July 21 - District 6/Patton Community Center

Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Where: 2301 Woodmere, Detroit, MI 48209

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