School food workers continue to provide meals to remote students
Parents, students say they appreciate the extra effort
Parents, students say they appreciate the extra effort
Parents, students say they appreciate the extra effort
School food workers are making sure that students across New Hampshire still get the meals they need as they learn from home.
With schools closed across New Hampshire, the services provided in those buildings are still being maintained.
"The ladies have been working tirelessly to feed the children of the Derry School District," said Kristina Lubelczyk, kitchen manager at West Running Brook Middle School.
Suiting up in masks and gloves and loading up buses for delivery routes, the culinary specialists prepare meals for breakfast and lunch to power children through their days.
"What all these lovely people do is they take what I need and they put it on the cart, and then when they are done, I go and put it in the car and we keep our social distancing," said mother Nicole Benson, of Newmarket. "It prevents us from going to the grocery store, and it keeps food in my kids' bellies."
"We're really happy to be doing it, because we don't know if the kids have enough food, but we're taking all the precautions to keep the kids and us safe," said Traci Pratt, kitchen manager at Broken Ground School in Concord.
"It's very important to not only feed the children, but to continue to have them have a connection to the school," said Kelly Dupuis, of West Running Brook Middle School.
The kitchen workers say food is love, and they appreciate the children they serve showing their love back.