For the fifth year in a row, the Summer Food Service Program of Nutritional Development Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will serve more than one million meals to Philadelphia area children. Each summer, the Summer Food Service Program provides nutritious meals and lessons about healthy eating to thousands of children. The one millionth meal will be served at an Archdiocesan day camp in the Germantown section of Philadelphia.

Tuesday, July 30, 2002
11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Camp St. Vincent's
109 East Price Street
Philadelphia

Camp Saint Vincent's is one of approximately 600 sites throughout the Philadelphia area served by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Summer Food Service Program. Sites include other camps, bible schools and enrichment programs. The children are typically ages four to twelve. They receive either breakfast, lunch or a snack. The meals consist of sandwiches, milk and fresh fruit. The Summer Food Service Program also teaches children about nutrition and fitness. This summer the program began on June 17, 2002 and will run until August 2, 2002.

The Summer Food Service Program serves children of all denominations; approximately 90% of whom are non-Catholic. This program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture and is sponsored in the Philadelphia area by Nutritional Development Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Department of Recreation and the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

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