Summer Lunch Bunch 2017 A Ministry Of Churches in King George
How it all Started
Goals: • Fill the nutritional gap for King George area students that exists during summer vacation. • Enable children to return to school in a better position to resume learning. • Help parents stretch their food dollars.
The Need is Great Year 1 – 250 Lunches Year 2 – 500 Lunches Year 3 – 1300 Lunches Year 4 – 3300 Lunches Year 5 – 5000+ Lunches Year 6 – 5700 Lunches (includes summer school lunches) Year 7 – 4,593 Lunches Year 8 – 3,821 Lunches (short summer w/KG school early start)
Food Insecurity is a Major Health Risk for Children • Low food security : reports of reduced quality, variety, or desirability of diet. Little or no indication of reduced food intake. • Very low food security : Reports of multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake.
Child Health and Food Insecurity • Parent-reported poorer health and developmental risk – More frequent stomach aches, headaches, colds, hospitalizations, anemia and chronic conditions – More anxiety, depression, school difficulties • USDA, Economic Research Service www.ers.usda.gov/Pulbications/EIB56/ – More difficulty with interpersonal skills, self control, attentiveness, flexibility and persistence • 2010 Economics of Education Review 20, 157- 176 • Infants more likely to have insecure attachments and perform more poorly on cognitive assessments • 2009 Maternal and Child Health Journal 13(1) 66-80
Lunch Preparation • Lunches will be prepared at the King George High School cafeteria and bagged for delivery on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays starting on June 1, 2017. • Volunteers deliver the lunches to community distribution points. • Local organizations will be contacted to seek donation items (e.g., peanut butter, books). This program will continue until August 3 rd .
2017 Routes (Proposed) Chestnut Hill Route: • State Road (3 stops) - 11:00, 11:10, & 11:15 • Chestnut Hill Mobile Home Park - 11:30 • Relax Inn - 11:40 • Hillcrest Motel - 11:55 • Holiday Drive Mobile Home Park - 12:15 Dahlgren Route: • Heritage Court Townhouses - 11:00 • Dahlgren Harbor Apartments - 11:20 • Houses on Gail Dr. - 11:35 • Pine Forest Apartments - 11:50 King George Route: • McDaniel’s Trailer Park - 11:00 & 11:10 • Inaugural Drive Townhouses - 11:30 • Willowglen Apartments - 11:50
2017 Routes – Continued (Proposed) Monmouth Woods Route: • Monmouth Woods Apartments - Cooks Place 11:00, Bradford Place 11:15 • Houses on Potomac Dr. and Fence Rd. - 11:30 • Bayberry Subdivision - 11:45 Pineview Route: • Pineview Mobile Home Park - Chester St. and Daniel Ct. - 11:00 - Chompers St. and Carrol Ct. (park under light pole) - 11:05 - Bill Ct. (on right from main road) - 11:10 - Robert Dr. (on left, park in grassy field next to road sign - 11:25 - Turn right on Shorty Ln., then stop at end of paved road - 11:35 - Pandy Cir. And Elmer Dr. - 11:40 - Chester St. and George Dr. - 11:50 • Angelwood (Project Faith) - 12:00 Sealston Route: • Oakland Park Subdivision - 11:00 (Passapatanzy Rd. at corner of intersection with Oakland Dr.) • Shore Store Fairview Beach - 11:30 (end of Fairview Dr., park opposite the store in the grassy field.) • Lake Jefferson Subdivision - 11:50 • Stanley Road Apartments – 12:05
Volunteers Volunteers are the foundation of the Summer Lunch Program. It takes approximately 30 volunteers per day to accomplish the SLB ministry. They perform the following functions: • Greeter • Sandwich Preparers • Bag Sorters • Driver-Riders • Extra Drivers • Driver Contact Job descriptions and a link to volunteer can be found at www.kgsummerlunchbunch.org
Help Us by Volunteering • We are operating in conjunction with the Summer Feed Program which is being funded by King George County Schools this summer. • King George Summer Feed provides free breakfasts and lunches to youth 18 and under at KGHS and KGES Monday – Friday each week. • KG Summer Feed funds will be used to provide most of our required food items. As a result, we need volunteers rather than cash donations !
Volunteer Needs are Great • In 2015 we began delivering lunches 3 days per week (vs. 2 days), which required additional volunteers • The need increased from 60 to 90 volunteer days per week • The community stepped up to the challenge and our volunteer base expanded • We need continued support at this level from our volunteers this summer
Training for Sandwich Preparers Pegi Wright will be conducting her “Cooking for Crowds” class for those volunteering for sand - wich preparation Thursday evening, May 11; 5:30 - 8:30 Friday morning, May 12; 9 - 12 Classes will be held at the Virginia Tech Exten- sion Office located at 10087 Kings Highway King George, VA 22485
Testimony: Feeding the needy As a volunteer driver, I am always struck by the need that we witness within the shadows of the Dahlgren base where thousands are so fortunate to have such good incomes. The children along our stops are truly in need and have been so appreciative of our simple bag lunches. They really touch your heart. - Margie
Testimony: I never knew Most of us volunteers had NO IDEA that such poverty as we see every time we drive a route existed in King George until we'd gone out and seen it ourselves. You can't be selfish while serving with Lunch Bunch - once you've seen what's really out there, living for yourself just isn't an option any more." - Marynn
Testimony: And books too They are so happy that they get to keep the books. Some of them get so excited about the books, we have to remind them to get their lunch. We've been abundantly blessed with the book donations from churches and the community. To God be the glory! - Sandy
“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” ― John Wesley
“Thank You” from our Customers
“Thank You” from our Customers
Contact Us • CONTACT INFORMATION: • For information, visit our website at www.kgsummerlunchbunch.org • Contact our Volunteer Coordinator at slb.kinggeorge@yahoo.com, and • Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook! Serving the Lord while serving hungry children all over King George County, all summer long .
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