District 70 set to resume bagged lunch program April 27

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- A free grab and go lunch program with School District 70 is schedule to continue Monday after it was paused when a service worker reported symptoms similar to COVID-19 earlier this month. The district reported the next day that the worker tested negative for the coronavirus.

Regardless, the district suspended the program out of an abundance of caution. But in an update Wednesday, school officials announced they're set to resume.

See below for updated food pick up locations and details from the district:

Any student under the age of 19 will receive two free lunches and two breakfasts with each meal bag.
Parents or Guardians can purchase a meal bag for $6.00 at curbside pick-up location only. (Adults over 60 years
old can receive a free meal if picking up food for grandchildren)

Curbside pick-up Monday and Wednesday (11am – 1pm):

1. Pueblo County High School (bus loop in back), 1050 35th Lane, Pueblo, CO 81006 (relocated from VLM)
2. Liberty Point Middle School, 484 S Maher Dr, Pueblo West, CO 81007
3. Skyview Middle School, 1047 Camino de Bravo, Pueblo West, CO 81007

Delivery sites Monday and Wednesday (11am – noon):

Grab and Go meals will also be delivered to these 9 specific off-site locations via First-Student School Bus from 11am to 12pm. Meals will be distributed from the School Bus.
(Note: For delivery sites – meals are first-come, first-served while supplies last. No adult meals will be sold due to no Food Service workers to handle money.)

1. Craver Middle School, 4850 Crow Cut Off Road, Colorado City, CO 81019
2. Beulah School, 8734 School House Lane, Beulah, CO 81023
3. Avondale Elementary School, 213 US-50 BUS, Avondale, CO 81022
4. Pleasant View Middle School, 23600 Everett Road, Pueblo, CO 81006
5. Oakwood Estates Mobile Home Park off Highway 50/96 near Pueblo Airport
6. Stonegate Village Apartments, 393 E Spaulding Ave, Pueblo West, CO 81007
7. Pueblo West Campground, 480 E McCulloch Blvd, Pueblo West, CO 81007
8. Memorial Recreation Center near E George Dr and Stewart Dr, Pueblo West, CO 81007
9. Liberty Point Mobile Home Park at Dawnview Dr. and S Tolstoi in Pueblo West

For more information about District 70's lunch program, see here.