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Litchfield Elementary School District expands grab-and-go meal program

Posted 3/24/20

Families of Litchfield Park Elementary School District students ages 18 and younger now have a total of 18 sites where they can pick up free grab-and-go breakfasts and lunches prepared by the …

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Litchfield Elementary School District expands grab-and-go meal program

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Families of Litchfield Park Elementary School District students ages 18 and younger now have a total of 18 sites where they can pick up free grab-and-go breakfasts and lunches prepared by the district’s Food Services Department weekdays while schools are closed due to COVID-19, the coronavirus.

The USDA-funded program began Wednesday, March 17 and will continue Mondays through Fridays until schools reopen. On Wednesday, March 25, the district added 10 pickup sites in Avondale, Buckeye, Glendale and Litchfield Park, the communities served by the district.

Families do not need to register for meals, and there is no income requirement to participate. Children must be present in the vehicle when picking up meals. Pickup sites and times are:

Avondale

Bella Mirage/3800 Lux Apartments, 3800 N. El Mirage Road, 10-10:50 a.m.

Corte Sierra Elementary, 3300 N Santa Fe Trail, 10-11 a.m.

Rancho Santa Fe Elementary, 2150 N. Rancho Santa Fe Blvd., 10-11 a.m.

*Rio Crossing, the park at N. 123rd Drive and W. Roma Drive, 9:25-9:45 a.m.

Buckeye (Verrado community)

*193rd/Monte Vista bus stop, N. 193rd Avenue and W. Monte Vista Road, 10:20-10:40 a.m.

*199th Avenue mailboxes, N. 199th Aveue and W. Encanto Boulevard, 9:35-9:55 a.m.

*201st/McDowell bus stop, N. 201st Avenue and McDowell Road, 9:55-10:20 a.m.

Glendale

*Hacienda Del Sol Mobile Homes entrance, 12727 W. Glendale Ave./6706 N. Dysart Road, 9:50-10:15 a.m.

*Marravilla and Desert Garden Apartments, 133rd Avenue north of Ocotillo Road, 10:05-10:30 a.m.

*Sierra Vista bus stop, W. Sierra Vista Avenue and N. 134th Avenue, 10:40-11 a.m.

*Tuckey Lane bus stop, N. 131st Drive and W. Tuckey Lane, 10:15-10:40 a.m.

*Vineyard apartments bus stop, 13138 W. Ocotillo Road, 9:45-10:10 a.m.

Luke Air Force Base

Guard shack at Smoki and Lolomai, 10-10:50 a.m.

Litchfield Park

*Alsup Avenue bus stop, N. Alsup Avenue and W. Orangewood Avenue, 9-9:20 a.m.

Barbara B. Robey Elementary, 5340 Wigwam Creek Blvd., 10-11 a.m.

Claremont Avenue bus stop, N. 136th Drive and W. Claremont Avenue, 9-9:50 a.m.

Maryland Avenue bus stop, N. 136th Avenue and W. Maryland Avenue, 9-9:50 a.m.

Wigwam Creek Middle School, 4510 N. 127th Ave., 10-11 a.m.