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Food service director: DOD grant, donated applesauce and no price increase planned as district weighs equipment replacements
Summary
Michael Jones, director of student services, told the Lewisburg Area School District board the food service program received a $45,000 Department of Defense fresh‑fruit grant, accepted 573 donated cases of applesauce and expects to avoid a meal‑price increase for 2025–26.
Michael Jones, the district’s director of student services who presented the annual food‑service report, told the Lewisburg Area School District board that the program earned several one‑time benefits this year and is managing continuing cost pressures.
Jones said the district received $45,000 from the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and procured 573 donated cases of applesauce (equivalent to 3,438 number‑10 cans). He told the board that through May the food service program served 267,861 meals, about 2 percent more than the prior year, and that after expected state reimbursements the program should close the year about $28,000 in the black. Jones…
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