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20 0 • Free/Reduc ed Me als had of district families participating compared to the The 2012 Seamless Summer Program served a total of 15,785 lunches to children in the community. 44.00% II I oo ch S of district families that participated in 12 -2 01 3 Ln Linc o oll rict Dist l 26.10% 20 20 “It?s not their fault they don?t have food. We are there to give them everything we can. Students can?t concentrate. They can?t do what they need to do academically if all he or she can think about is ?I haven?t eaten in three days.?” 2- nC C o. RR- students in 2013 by expanding the number of locations of the Seamless Summer Meal Program to include six of the district?s eleven schools. Shinn believes the Buddy Bag and the Seamless Summer Meal Program gives all of the R-III students the “step up” needed to be healthy, successful students. Pe MINDS 25 es ag nt ce 03 r 20 In one decade, the Lincoln County R-III School District saw a dramatic increase in families utilizing the Free and Reduced Lunch Program through the federal government. In January 2013, the R-III District had 44% of the student body enrolled in the program. In 2002-03, only 26% of the student population in the district was enrolled in the national lunch program. WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT THE LINCOLN COUNTY R-III SCHOOL DISTRICT THROUGH DONATIONS TO THEIR BUDDY BAGS PROGRAM!!! Jim Price & Dan Gnade, owners of Price-Gnade Ford, have ????????????????????????? ???? ??)A?????????????????????? ???? ???)]????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????)A??????????1?????)???A????????A?????A????????1???????????????????????()=A8(???eL??eH(??!=UIL??d)=91%9??(???)=!8?I?I%Y????5=M =\?5%11L((??????????????????????????((0