ORLANDO — Sunburnt and exhausted, Ashley Witt shuffles through songs until landing on one that feels right. Lil Wayne seeps through the speakers. She cranks up the volume. Her car comes to a crawl on the streets of Orlando and a kid walks past, eyeing the vehicle with a huge smile. This happens a lot. It is pink, teal and purple with glowing lights underneath, after all. Witt is heading back .
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ELKTON â Cecil County Public Schools (CCPS) has distributed over 1,000,000 free meals to students since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The district began distributing take-home breakfast and lunch kits on March 16, and offered parents two weeks worth of meals per student on Tuesday to get through the holidays.
âItâs incredible,â said CCPS Supervisor of Food & Nutrition Scott Heckert, who said he realized they were approaching the million meals benchmark back in October. âMy first thought was just pride â I was just so proud of what we had accomplished.â
The district has been able to give out free meals to any students and parents thanks to an extension of the federally-funded Summer Food Service Program, with support from COVID-19 relief funding. The service has been renewed through at least next June.