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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Cathy Lancaster</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Youth Services Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Library of Michigan<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Martin Ackley <MDE@govsubscriptions.michigan.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 1, 2019 2:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) <LancasterC5@michigan.gov><br>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Contact: Martin Ackley, Director of Public and Governmental Affairs, 517-241-4395</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Bill DiSessa, Spokesperson, 517-335-6649</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Have You Heard of Meet Up and Eat Up?
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Call to Action for the Summer Food Service Program</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"> </span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">February 1, 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has a request for its community partners: step up and speak up about
<em>Meet Up and Eat Up</em>!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Officially known as the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP),
<em>Meet Up and Eat Up</em> provides free nutritious meals to children up to age 18 and living in low-income areas, where 50 percent or more of the students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">After school lunchrooms close for summer break, SFSP helps prevent more than 500,000 Michigan children from going hungry each year. Filling the summer
hunger gap is vitally important because it can reduce summer learning loss, also known as summer slide, for children.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">So, MDE is asking education stakeholders to spread the word about the program to the far corners of the state in the hope that more hungry kids will
be fed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Childhood hunger exists in almost every Michigan community and the need for healthy meals continues during summer break,” Interim State Superintendent
Sheila Alles said. “The Summer Food Service Program helps provide children with nourishment to make summer fun and foster continued learning.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">How can communities make a difference? Take action!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Highlight the
<em>Meet Up and Eat Up</em> program in your community. Use social media and other creative methods.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The program’s 337 sponsors statewide can help by offering meeting space; scouting the best site locations; providing activities and learning opportunities;
marketing the program and its logo (available below); and contributing to program costs.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Aligning with Michigan’s plan to become a Top 10 education state in 10 years, feeding the whole child the whole year is key to reducing the impact
of high-risk factors,” Alles said. “Providing equal resources to meet the needs of all children ensures access to quality educational opportunities.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Many families across Michigan struggle with food security, and there is no reason that children should go hungry when programs like this are available.
I strongly encourage schools, businesses, churches, and community organizations to support this effort.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Meet Up and East Up</span></em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> operates in nearly 1,850 schools, public housing centers, playgrounds, parks, and
faith-based facilities statewide. Last year, it served more than 3.4 million meals in Michigan.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To find a nearby location, visit the
<em>Meet Up and Eat Up</em>/SFSP Site Locator Map at <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk4NjY1MSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTg2NjUxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTcwODIzMzgmZW1haWxpZD1sYW5jYXN0ZXJjNUBtaWNoaWdhbi5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPWxhbmNhc3RlcmM1QG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup">
www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup</a>. All site information, such as meal times and open days, is updated daily.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For more information about how you can help with the
<em>Meet Up and Eat Up</em> SFSP this summer, please contact SFSP sponsors directly through the
<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk4NjY1MSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTg2NjUxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTcwODIzMzgmZW1haWxpZD1sYW5jYXN0ZXJjNUBtaWNoaWdhbi5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPWxhbmNhc3RlcmM1QG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/2017_Sponsor_Directory_610745_7.pdf">
SFSP Sponsor Directory</a>, call MDE at</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">517-241-5374, or email
<u><a href="mailto:mde-sfsp@michigan.gov">mde-sfsp@michigan.gov</a></u>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For SFSP details, visit
<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk4NjY1MSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTg2NjUxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTcwODIzMzgmZW1haWxpZD1sYW5jYXN0ZXJjNUBtaWNoaWdhbi5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPWxhbmNhc3RlcmM1QG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&http://www.michigan.gov/sfsp">
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The SFSP is administered by MDE through funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is available to children 18 and under regardless of race,
color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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