Schools help feed kids on weekends
Each Friday afternoon, guidance counselor Frank Palermo quietly pulls students out of class at Rosewood Elementary in Rock Hill. They follow him to his office and to a secret cabinet of food supplies. A chorus of childhood thank-yous breaks out as Palermo drops gallon-size bags filled with food into each of their book bags. In a sign of South Carolina’s struggling economy, the Rock Hill school district and at least four Midlands school districts are participating in programs that feed students during the weekends.
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Schools help feed kids on weekends
Posted on January 31st, 2010 by
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