By The Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed School Lunch Program offered throughout summer

Jun 15, 2018 | 7:45 AM

RED DEER- For the first time, the Mustard Seed will be providing lunches to most vulnerable Red Deer School Children throughout the summer. 

Lunches will be dropped off at designated locations throughout the city during the month’s of July and August. 

Schools are currently in the process of confirming the number of lunches required. 

On average, over 350 children receive lunches from the Mustard Seed during the school year.

Healthy Lunches include a sandwich, (cheese, ham, pea-butter and jam, beef) a vegetable, (carrots, celery, cucumber etc) fruit, (apple, orange etc) muffin and or granola bar.

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The Mustard Seed also plans to host a Cooking School for children currently enrolled in the School Lunch Program.

They will learn about good nutrition, basic culinary skills, table etiquette, food presentation and cooking fundamentals.

Transportation will be provided.

For more details visit www.theseed.ca. 

(Gary McKinnon)