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Half of Preston students to get fed

by Kathy Plum, The Dominion Post

Parents can sign up now for next week’ s meal deliveries

KINGWOOD — On Wednesday, nearly half of Preston County’s 4,300 students will receive delivery of meals for the next week.

“Right now, we have over 1,800 kids signed up, which means we have to prepare more than 18,000 meals,” Preston Superintendent Steve Wotring said Monday.

Once a week, the school system will deliver multi-day meal packets for any child 18 and under to points throughout the county.

School employees volunteered to work four-hour shifts Monday and today, 8 a.m.-noon and noon-4 p.m., at Preston High and Central Preston, to prepare the meals.

Signups are complete for this week’s delivery, but parents who want future deliveries can sign up on the   Preston County Schools Facebook page, where they can scan a QR code.    

Anyone who can’t complete the QR code survey online can call and leave a message for their request to be added at 304-329-0580, Ext. 225 or 222. Friday is the deadline to sign up to receive meals next week.

Due to the overwhelming response, people who have not signed up in advance for meals Wednesday cannot be served.

“I think it will grow the longer this goes,” Wotring said of the number of students signed up for meals.

Delivery times and sites are available at PrestonCountySchools.com and below.

 At drive-through locations, once the buses are onsite, parents will need to drive up to where the buses are parked. Those picking up meals should remain in their vehicles and will need to provide the names of the students and the total meal packets ordered.  Personnel will check off the list and provide the meal packets.

 At pickup locations, after the bus parks, people should come to the bus one at a time and provide the names of the students and the number of meal packets ordered.  Personnel will check off the list and provide the meal packets either in the bus stairwell or from the back of the bus.  Personnel will have masks and gloves.

Times listed are approximate delivery times.

  • Aurora School:  10:30-11:30 a.m. This will be a drive-through location.  Parking areas at the front of the school need to be left open for the two buses to park.  
  • Maple Springs Church, Aurora:  10:45-11:45 a.m. This will be a pick-up location. 
  • Rowlesburg Park:  10–10:45 a.m. This will be a pick-up location.
  • Cool Springs Park:  10:15–11 a.m., This will be a pick-up location.
  • Mount Moriah Church, Bruceton Mills area:  10–10:45 a.m. This will be a pick-up location.
  • Bruceton School: 10:15–11:45 a.m. This will be a drive-through location.  Buses will park in the parking lot next to the playground.
  • Pine Run:  10:30 –11:30 a.m. This will be a pick-up location.
  • Pisgah United Methodist Church: 11:15–11:45 a.m. This will be a pick-up location.
  • Terra Alta/East Preston School: 10:45 a.m. –12:15 p.m. This will be a drive-through location.  Buses will park toward the football field but along the road looping around the building.  Once the buses are onsite, parents will need to drive all the way around the loop from the walking track side to where the buses are parked.
  • End Zone Convenience Center in Corinth:  11-11:45 a.m. This will be a pick-up location.
  • Masontown Volunteer Fire Department: 10:45–11:45 a.m. This will be a pick-up location.
  • Luigi’s Sports Center:  10:30–11:30 a.m. his will be a pick-up location.
  • West Preston School:  10:45 a.m.–noon This will be a drive-through location.  Buses will park near the main entrance. Once buses are onsite, parents must drive all the way around the usual parent drop off loop.
  • Gladesville Community Building:  10:45–11:15 a.m.  This will be a pick-up location. Following delivery at Gladesville this bus will bring additional meals to West Preston if needed.
  • Howesville Church of Christ: 10:45–11:45 a.m. This will be a pick-up location.
  • Tunnelton Honor Roll:  11 a.m.–noon. This will be a pick-up location.
  • South Preston School:  11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. This will be a drive-through location.  Buses will park at the far end of the parking lot close to the gym.  Once buses are onsite, parents must drive to the buses and loop around the lot.
  • Fellowsville School:  11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. This will be a pick-up location.
  • Newburg Senior Center:  11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. This will be a pick-up location.
  • Albright Kwik Stop:  10:45–11:45 a.m. This will be a pick-up location.
  • Kingwood Walmart parking lot:  10:45–11:45 a.m.  This will be a pick-up location.
  • Preston High School:  11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m.  This will be a drive-through location.  All vehicles should enter PHS from the roadway closest to the Heldreth and take a right onto the road above the community soccer fields, then drive around the entire PHS facility.  Meals will be distributed along the sidewalk area in front of the cafeteria.

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