The school year may be coming to an end, but there will be no slacking off for the MCS Nutrition Department. In addition to the original Combating Hunger on Wheels Bus, aka “CHOW Bus”, the district is adding two new buses to the summer food service program. The Farm 2 School Bus and a CHOW Bus XL will be hitting the pavement in an effort to provide easier access to healthy and nutritious meals for students age 18 and under during the summer break.
“Hunger doesn’t know the school schedule,” says Sandy Scheele, nutrition supervisor for Murfreesboro City Schools. “These buses allow us to effectively do our jobs and reach our students all year round.”
In addition to school cafeterias and several area churches serving as sites for breakfast and lunch, the CHOW buses allow meals to be delivered to areas of Murfreesboro that are not within walking distance of a permanent site.
This will be the second year meals are provided via the “CHOW Bus” program and the thirteenth year for the MCS summer feeding program. The program, which has increased from 18 to 30 locations this year, will run May 26 through July 31. For a list of participating locations, dates and times of meals, click on the link below.
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is administered by the Tennessee Department of Human Services under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Free meals will be available to children 18 years of age and under without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age or handicap.