The Islander, March 23, 2010

The Islander, March 23, 2010 Page 1 School Break Food Drive to Benefit Local Food Shelf The Green Mountain Transit Agency, and its partner agency CIDER, in conjunction with the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger and our local food shelves, are... More

The Islander, March 23, 2010 Page 1 School Break Food Drive to Benefit Local Food Shelf The Green Mountain Transit Agency, and its partner agency CIDER, in conjunction with the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger and our local food shelves, are sponsoring a School Break Food Drive ”We have targeted three schools in our service area with the highest percentages of children receiving free and reduced price school meals, “ Tim Bradshaw, GMTA regional manager said. . They are Richford, 73 percent, Alburgh, 60 percent, and Enosburgh, 51 percent. We are asking local agencies to collect food from March 22 to April 7 for distribution to the food shelves April 12 to 16. Spring Break will be from April 19 to 23. “During school breaks, children in need either go hungry, or their parents skip meals so their children can eat. We are hoping local businesses, churches and service organizations will give food to the children and their families to fill in this gap,” THE NATIVE ISLANDER Experi Less