Summer Reading Program Begins

Americorps Academic Assistants from the University Eastside Collaborative read with students from Alcott, Highland, Hyatt, Emerson, and Castle View today as the Summer Reading program kicked off.
The generous staff from Bordwell Park's Stratton Community Center served up all of the meals they had to the crowd of at least 75 students. The summer FEEDS program attracted numerous children, aged 2-18, for the free lunch.

Staff members from Emerson checked out books to children who were there from almost every surrounding elementary school. "Thanks!" to Rosie, Sheila, Cassandra, and Celida for helping to get the program off to a great start.

The reading program in the park was conceived after Andy Melendrez asked a simple question: "What can we do to get our children reading this summer?" Together we planned to integrate both city and school resources together to help motivate and facilitate reading all summer long.

Tomorrow they'll have more lunches available. Go for the free lunch, stay for story time!

All Kids Eat Free Every Day!

Wouldn't it be nice if a local restaurant would feed the kids for free all summer? Most parents would feel as if they had hit the jackpot!

That is exactly what is being offered this summer, every weekday for any child who shows up to almost every public park within the RUSD boundaries- A FREE LUNCH! Regardless of how much you make, you qualify! Regardless of where you live, you qualify! Regardless of if you have a lunch number, you qualify.

Entitled FEEDS, the Food for Every child to Eat During Summer, program received federal funding to prevent children from being hungry this summer.

Here are some basic facts:
• Monday - Friday
• June 14 - August 20, 2010*
• Bobby Bonds Park 2060 University Avenue 12:00 PM-12:45 PM
• Bordwell Park 2008 Martin Luther King Blvd. 11:45 AM-12:40 PM
• No Meal Service on July 5th in Observance of Independence Day
• For more information, contact Riverside Unified School District-Nutrition Services 951-352-6740
Or visit these Websites:
www.rusd.k12.ca.us/ourdistrict/nutritionservices
www.riverside.ca.gov