BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Bellingham School District has solidified plans for providing food to kids during school closures.
Superintendent Greg Baker says drive through meals will begin Monday, March 23.
They plan to provide lunch and breakfast Monday through Friday for as long as they can.
The district is now working to build effective systems for learning during the closure.
The district is practicing physical distancing while offering this service. To limit the number of people getting food at any given time, the district asks that families come to the time slot designated by the first letter of their last name.
A-F 11 to 11:30 a.m.
G-P 11:30 a.m. to noon
Q-Z noon to 12:30 p.m.
Families can go to the following schools to pick up meals:
- Alderwood Elementary School
- Carl Cozier Elementary School
- Cordata Elementary School
- Geneva Elementary School
- Happy Valley Elementary School
- Parkview Elementary School
- Roosevelt Elementary School
- Wade King Elementary School
- Shuksan Middle School
- Options High School
Or the following neighborhood/apartment complexes:
- Eliza Court mobile home park
- Evergreen Apartments
- Regency Park Apartments
- Sterling Meadows Apartments
- Sudden Valley Community Center
- Villa Santa Fe Apartments
Each student will receive two meals: lunch for the day and breakfast for the following day. Our food services staff will serve drive-thru style; walk-ups are also welcome.
We ask families who are sick to please stay home, and we are not able to sell meals to adults.
More information is available on the district’s website.