Letter Home to Parents. Send a letter home to parents before the end of the school year. See page three for a customizable template. End of School Assembly. If your school has an end of the year assembly, consider promoting summer during the event. Kickoff Event. If your school will be sponsoring a summer meals site or is connected with a site in your community, help boost awareness by hosting a summer kickoff event. Add a summer meals Web Button (such as the one below) to your Website Button. homepage and link it to . Social Media. Parents and kids often get important information through social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Use these platforms to inform your community about local summer meals sites and service times. Post flyers, signs, banners, and yard signs in your community. Visit Flyers and Signage. the Virginia Department of Education’s Office of School Nutrition Programs to download ready-made digital files. Template Letter to Parents Customize this letter to parents to announce your summer meals program. See the section of “” the Sodexo Foundation Summer Meals Outreach Toolkit for more tips. [DATE] Dear Parents or Guardians, For many kids, summertime means food, friends, and fun. For families who count on school breakfast and lunch however, the summer months can be stressful when family food budgets have to stretch even further. Free summer meals, funded by the USDA, are available to kids and teens ages 18 and younger at summer meals sites across Virginia. Many summer meals sites offer fun learning and recreational activities so kids and teens can eat a healthy meal while staying active and being with friends. Sites are also registered with the USDA and are held at safe local places like schools, churches, and community centers. Free Summer Meal Program Details: Meals are FREE to children and teens ages 18 and younger who come to a summer meals site.
Letter Home to Parents. Send a letter home to parents before the end of the school year. See page three for a customizable template. End of School Assembly. If your school has an end of the year assembly, consider promoting summer during the event. Kickoff Event. If your school will be sponsoring a summer meals site or is connected with a site in your community, help boost awareness by hosting a summer kickoff event. Website Button. Add a summer meals Web Button (such as the one below) to your homepage and link it to . Social Media. Parents and kids often get important information through social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Use these platforms to inform your community about local summer meals sites and service times. Flyers and Signage. Post flyers, signs, banners, and yard signs in your community. Visit the Virginia Department of Education’s Office of School Nutrition Programs to download ready-made digital files. Template Letter to Parents Customize this letter to parents to announce your summer meals program. See the “” section of the Sodexo Foundation Summer Meals Outreach Toolkit for more tips. [DATE] Dear Parents or Guardians, For many kids, summertime means food, friends, and fun. For families who count on school breakfast and lunch however, the summer months can be stressful when family food budgets have to stretch even further. Free summer meals, funded by the USDA, are available to kids and teens ages 18 and younger at summer meals sites across Virginia. Many summer meals sites offer fun learning and recreational activities so kids and teens can eat a healthy meal while staying active and being with friends. Sites are also registered with the USDA and are held at safe local places like schools, churches, and community centers. Free Summer Meal Program Details: Meals are FREE to children and teens ages 18 and younger who come to a summer meals site.
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