Buncombe County Government, NC Recreation Services, 19 Jun 2012

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From YouTube: Buncombe Weekly Spotlight - Super Summer Meals

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Did you know your child (17 & under) can eat for free this entire summer in Buncombe County? No restrictions. It's all part of the Buncombe County School District's Super Summer Meals! Children get get a healthy meal Monday - Friday at many locations across Buncombe County.

For a list of locations, times, and food served - visit buncombecounty.org/parks

A

Now, whether or not you know all children in buncombe county can eat for free throughout the entire summer. This is all thanks to the super summer. Meals brought to you by the buncombe county school district in association with many organizations, one of which is the buncombe county parks, greenways and recreation department, and that's where we're joined by lynn pegg from the recreation department. Thanks for joining us lynn. Thank.

B

You max I'm glad to be here.

A

Great, so tell me all about the super summer: meals.

B

Super summer meals started has been around for about 30 years, but in buncombe county we've started this year, feeding the children who might not have access to lunch during the summer when school's out, four of our pools are doing the summer meals every day through the summer, up until august, the 3rd, which pools are doing it. North bunkenpool owen, pool irwin, pool and harmony valley, pool and.

A

There'll be a stand like this set up outside of the pool.

B

That's that's right.

A

So what do each of these little bag lunches for the kids consist of.

B

Each bag is got a nutritious meal in it every day. Today our lunch consists of a hot dog carrots and a nice cool orange sherbet. It's all nutritious food for the kids all summer, long, okay,.

A

And when are these foods available, because, obviously it's not open right now and it's in the afternoon. So when could kids come and get these free meals.

B

The meals are available every day, monday through friday, beginning at 11 15 at each of the pool sites, and they run till around noon. There's other sites throughout the county that have that are serving lunches and they're open at various times.

A

Okay- and I know the meals start at 11 15., so parents come and bring their kids to the pools at 11. 15. they're gonna eat their lunch and then they have to wait until the pool's open. So what are they gonna do in the meantime,.

B

We've got a cure for that in in between the time that the children have eaten their lunch. We're gonna have activities going on, so those kids can have something to do while they're waiting for the pool to open, hula hoops bucket stacks some top bean bag toss games.

A

Fun activities for them a healthy lunch and it's all for free. That's all.

B

A

So to see all of the locations, because there are not only at the buncombe county pools, they're all over buncombe county and for all the food it's all listed online. Where can they go.

B

They can go to the buncombe county website, www.buntoncounty.org check out the main page or go to the parks, greenways and recreation. Page and there'll be a list of all the sites. Okay- and that's.

A

Buncombecounty.Org parks, so basically you come to the pools. You get fun activities for free, you get a free lunch and it's every day for anyone, 18 and under that's correct, can't beat that can't beat it come out and join us for lunch. Great and, like I said, for more information, buncombecounty.org parks.