The pavilion in Douglass Park offers shade to volunteers who arrive daily by 10:30 a.m. By 10:45, coolers of deli sandwiches, juices, milk and fruits are delivered by Smithton Middle School cafeteria staff, and after organizing the stacks of napkins and white paper bags, it is 11:30 a.m.: time to serve the first wave of Columbia children a free lunch.
Much-needed meals
Free lunch for kids
Friday, June 22, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 6:53 p.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008
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