Time For Lunch National Eat-in

Event Location:
Lexington Park, 50 Lexington Ave and the Minuteman Bike Path

Eat-In Description:
On Labor Day, Sept. 7, 2009, people in communities all over the country will sit down to share a meal with their neighbors and kids. This National Eat-In will send a clear message to Congress: It's time to provide America's children with real food at school.

The Somerville community will host an Eat-in at Lexington Park on Lexington Avenue and the Minuteman Bike Path from 11 am-2 pm. We are inviting parents, educators, health professionals, community organizers, and local farmers to this event because you are an essential resource for improving the quality of food in our public schools and educating our children about healthful choices.

The Eat-in is an opportunity for you to share your interests and expertise and to connect with individuals and organizations that can join our partnership to bring real, local, and organic foods to the public schools. Please join us--invite your friends, family, and colleagues--and bring a healthy, homemade dish and serving utensils (please label your containers).

To really get the point across to budget-conscious administrators and politicians, we are issuing the following challenge:

Please try to bring a dish to share that:

• Is nutritious and uses whole foods (not processed foods)

• Is inexpensive to make

• Is delicious to kids

Also, if you can, please bring your own plates, cups, utensils, and

non-alcoholic beverages.

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