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Hardy County Schools say summer meal distribution reached 3,017 boxes; district reports net summer food shortfall covered
Summary
Child nutrition director Emily Cohen told the board the district distributed about 3,017 summer meal boxes and spent roughly $222,000 while receiving just under $270,000 in summer‑food reimbursements; the district covered a child‑nutrition shortfall this year and installed new equipment and monitoring systems to reduce future waste.
Emily Cohen, the district’s child nutrition director, told the Hardy County Schools Board of Education that the district distributed about 3,017 summer meal boxes and by late summer was serving roughly 539 students every two weeks.
“We sent out about 3,017 meal boxes out,” Cohen said, and added that “we spent about $222,000 on meal boxes, and our summer food reimbursement was a little under $270,000.” She described vendor arrangements that produced savings — a supplier initiative that yielded about $11,000 in discounts shared between the county’s…
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