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Bellevue LifeSpring donates $45,000 to erase student meal debt as district reports increased participation
Summary
Bellevue’s Nutrition Services reported a 10% increase in lunch participation last year (1,470,000 lunches; ~8,200 lunches/day), breakfast up 25%, and $40,000 in unpaid meal debt across about 1,000 student accounts; Bellevue LifeSpring donated $45,000 to clear outstanding debts ahead of the school year.
Wendy Wire, the district’s director of Nutrition Services, told the board on July 31 that Bellevue served about 1,470,000 lunches last year — roughly 8,200 lunches per day — a 10% increase from the prior year and about 20% growth over two years. Breakfast participation increased approximately 25%, adding an estimated 250 students daily, she said.
Wire said the district doubled the number of schools offering no-cost meals to all students at several locations this year, which contributed to participation gains. She told the board that while federal…
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