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DocuSign Envelope ID: EB294A71-C7D1-4EE4-8287-60A6149320D4 <br /> Menu planning and food preparation are overseen by Liz Cartano, Director of Dining <br /> for Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools; <br /> Program Director: We are in the process of hiring a summer-time program director. <br /> Candidates for the position tend to have their MSW or experience in education <br /> (teachers or teachers' aides); <br /> Site Coordinators: We are in the process of hiring this year's Site Coordinators. <br /> Candidates are, typically, undergraduate and graduate students at UNC. <br /> The Program Director and Site Coordinators will undergo extensive training, <br /> including programs required by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. <br /> A manual has been written and is provided to each. <br /> Volunteers participate in a two hour orientation and receive a daily briefing when <br /> they arrive to pick up food. <br /> h) Describe the specific ,period over which the activities will be carried out and include <br /> an implementation timeline. <br /> February: Interviews and hiring of Program Director, Site Coordinators <br /> Meeting with Social Workers to provide information on program <br /> March-May: Site identification and certification <br /> Kick-off event; <br /> Participation in community events (Touch-A-Truck; Summer Reading <br /> Launch) <br /> Staff training; Volunteer orientations <br /> June—Aug: June 12 — First day of weekday meal service <br /> Early July— JumpStart Carnival (Hargraves Community Center) <br /> Wednesdays—"Free Book Wednesdays„ <br /> Pop-in guests/enrichment programs weekly <br /> August 25 — Final day of summer meal service <br /> i) Why is funding this program a good investment for the community? How does <br /> funding this program add value to the community? (250 words OR LESS) <br /> Food for the Summer is a tremendous investment for several reasons: <br /> Food for the Summer provides meals and enrichment opportunities in locations that are <br /> walkable for hundreds of Chapel Hill and Carrboro families and children for the entire, <br /> eleven-week summer. <br /> The program: <br /> • Makes it possible for area summer camps to be part of the Summer Meals program <br /> by utilizing volunteers to deliver lunches and snacks daily. <br /> DC NOT SUBMIT THIS PAGE 1/23/2018 12:16:05 PM Pa g e 17 of 26 <br />