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First Presbyterian offers free meals, groceries Thursday

Posted at 8:19 am February 7, 2022
By Carolyn H Krause Leave a Comment

First Presbyterian Church of Oak Ridge

First Presbyterian Church will provide a free meal and bag of groceries to guests who drive by the church between 5:30 and 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 10.

The church’s monthly “Welcome Table” community meal program plans to supply each guest with a meal consisting of a soup, chips, fruit, and brownies. In addition, a bag of groceries will be delivered to each car. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: community meal, First Presbyterian Church, free meals

First Presbyterian offers free meals, groceries on May 13

Posted at 11:47 am May 11, 2021
By Carolyn H Krause Leave a Comment

First Presbyterian Church will provide a free meal and bag of groceries to food-insecure guests who drive by the church between 5:30 and 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 13.

The church’s monthly Welcome Table community meal program plans to supply each guest with a hot meal consisting of taco soup, Fritos chips, fresh fruit, and brownies or cookies, a press release said.

In addition, a bag of groceries with the ingredients for a family meal at home will be delivered to each car, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: community meal, First Presbyterian Church, free meals

OR Schools, Aramark offering free meals to students

Posted at 11:21 am March 23, 2020
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Schools and Aramark are offering free meals to students this week.

The meals are for Oak Ridge children under 18, a press release said. They will be “to go.”

Meals will be distributed at Glenwood Elementary School, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Preschool, and Robertsville Middle School. All pickup locations are at drop-off circles. Breakfast is from 8 to 9:30 a.m., and lunch is from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Education, Front Page News, Health, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: ARAMARK, free meals, Oak Ridge Schools, students

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