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Free Lunch Program For Charlotte-Mecklenburg Students During COVID-19 School Closure

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Free Lunch Program For Charlotte-Mecklenburg Students While Schools Are Closed

 

The Loyalist Market in Matthews has teamed up with a number of other Charlotte businesses to provide free lunches while Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools (CMS) are closed due to the COVID-19 crisis. All K-12 schools across North Carolina  are now closed for at least two weeks. Sadly, many children in the CMS school system receive free meals at school and are affected by these school closures.

 

In conjunction with other Charlotte area businesses, the Loyalist Market’s owner, Christopher Sottile has organized a drive to provide a free sandwich to any child currently receiving free lunches in the North Carolina school system, beginning today, March 17th through March 30th. The goal is to serve some 3,000 lunchesbetween today and March 30th.

 

Participating Businesses In Charlotte's Free Lunch Program

 

The Loyalist Market
Baked & Tempered
Good Cup Coffee
True Crafted Pizza
Nothing But Noodles
VeloPops
Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen
Johnson & Wales University
Noble Smoke
Your Mom’s Donuts
Alternative Chef
CPCC
Heist Brewing Barrel Arts
Sweet Girl Cookies
Queen Charlotte Pimento Cheese
Sweet’s Syrup

Kristopher's Sports Bar
Common Market SouthEnd
Common Market Oakwold
Provisions Waxhaw

 

Kudos to each of these local businesses who are stepping up to help food insecure children in the Charlotte region.

 

Christopher Sottile, the owner of Loyalist Market has also set up a go-fund me page to further support this cause. Please contribute if you can.

Go Fund Me For Free School Lunches In Charlotte During COVID-19 School Closures 

There are 14 locations serving some 700 children per day. It's hoped that with contributions, eight more locations will be available by Wednesday this week. For more details on the lunch program, click here on The Loyalist Market's Facebook page. 

 

The Loyalist Market has also put out a call for drivers... if you can help please let them know.

 

 

Free Charlotte Lunch Program For CMS Students During COVID-19 Closure

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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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Sam Shueh thanks, Sam... the impact of school closures on food-insecure children in our county is huge, unfortunately.

Mar 17, 2020 08:35 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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Barbara Todaro hi Barbara... not much we can do but take it one day at a time and contribute to and help our neighbors as we can.

Mar 17, 2020 08:36 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Nina, it is wonderful to see these programs continue even though school is closed.  Ours are doing the same.

Mar 17, 2020 12:48 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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Joan Cox hi Joan... the key thing about the food programs happening in Charlotte is that they are all driven by private citizens and local businesses... nothing coming out of the school system... they simply shuttered everything.

Mar 17, 2020 12:57 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Nina this is good information to post.  I am sure in the coming weeks many are going to be in need of these programs.

Mar 17, 2020 02:57 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR
Exceptional Agents, Outstanding Results

Morning Nina.

All the schools in the state are shut down.  However, they are still open to provide breakfast and lunch to the students

Mar 18, 2020 12:38 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
www.iCharlotteHomes.com | The Maxwell House Group | RE/MAX Executive | (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The right Charlotte REALTOR!

I'm so proud of our community, Nina! People are coming together like I haven't seen since hurricane Hugo. These are stressful times for everyone but, one sure way to get through this is by giving of ourselves to others - it works wonders for everyone! 

Mar 18, 2020 03:41 AM
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

Very important message Nina. It's nice to read how these children are being taken care of during these changing times!

Mar 18, 2020 04:29 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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George Souto good morning, George... I suspect that in coming days, weeks, and months we will be seeing an awful lot of need out there. It's really quite frightening in some ways.

Mar 18, 2020 05:18 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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James Dray hi James... Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools announced two days ago they would open some 70 locations to provide meals to students who need them. Personally, don't know why it took them so long to make that announcement.

Mar 18, 2020 05:20 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS good morning, Debe... it really is heart-warming to see neighbors stepping up to the plate with offers of help. Then again, I've always said that I believe deep down people are kinder than we often give them credit for being.

Mar 18, 2020 05:22 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 good morning, Sheila and Larry... hard to really wrap one's mind around about how these unexpected school closures are impacting food-insecure kids in our area... and we have way too many of them, in any event.

Mar 18, 2020 05:24 AM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

It warms my heart to see communities come together to help each other in need...

 Happy Wednesday Nina Hollander 

Mar 18, 2020 05:57 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS hi Paul... amazing how enforced distance is pulling us all closer to each other.

Mar 18, 2020 06:30 AM
Roy Kelley
Realty Group Referrals - Gaithersburg, MD

Over 8,000 meals were served to students in our county on Tuesday. These are very important programs.

Mar 18, 2020 06:33 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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Roy Kelley hi Roy... while I think it's wonderful that thousands of kids get fed in our respective towns... it still upsets me that so many need to be fed.

Mar 18, 2020 06:47 AM
Roy Kelley
Realty Group Referrals - Gaithersburg, MD

I agree with you. It is a shame that so many children rely on the food they receive at their schools.

Mar 18, 2020 06:49 AM
Brian England
Vacasa - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I love seeing these programs!  A friend of mine is the superintendent for an elementary school district in a poor area and her district is loading up busses with lunches and delivering them to the students each and every day.

Mar 18, 2020 07:32 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Roy Kelley hi Roy... it's unimaginable that a country so wealthy as ours and one that produces so much food has hungry children (and seniors).

Mar 18, 2020 07:38 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Brian England hi Brian... these kinds of outreach program in times of crisis are so important... but it's also a shame that they are needed to the extent that they are.

Mar 18, 2020 07:39 AM
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