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District served nearly 50,000 meals this summer; two Chowbus staff lauded
Summary
Murfreesboro City Schools said its summer feeding program provided nearly 50,000 meals across nine school and community sites; two Chowbus workers were recognized for their roles.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Murfreesboro City Schools reported that its summer feeding program served 19,890 breakfasts and 28,246 lunches between June and July, and the district recognized two child-bus ("Chowbus") employees for their service.
School nutrition supervisor Jacqueline Sanders told the board the program operated at nine schools, six child-bus sites and two nutrition-van sites and partnered with Patterson Park Discovery Center and the Murfreesboro Junior Police Academy. Sanders said staff and partners provided on-site meals and outreach to apartment complexes and townhome communities such as Cherry Point, Spring Valley and Abington.
"Tonight I'm excited to share the impact that our summer feeding program had on Murfreesboro and the children at Murfreesboro," Sanders said during the board meeting.
Superintendent-level remarks at the meeting highlighted the role of family resource staff and community partners who followed the child bus routes to provide books and activities after lunch. The district named Keith Snead and Hope North as "the faces behind our Chowbus," praising Snead's 14 years of service transporting food and North's long tenure (with the district since 1998) as Bradley Academy assistant manager.
District officials described the program as a collaboration among the school nutrition department, nonprofit and faith-based partners and multiple grants that supported food purchases and family-resource outreach. Second Harvest was cited as the principal food provider for the district's backpack program, which will begin packing on Aug. 20 to serve an estimated 175 students weekly.
The board's recognition emphasized the summer feeding program's scale and the continuity of services into the school year through related family-resource efforts.
