7/22/14 - Local kids taking advantage of a summer lunch program got a little closer to nature last week. The Summer Lunch Bunch program received a grant from the Spirit of Alexandria Foundation, based out of Milford, to receive visits from representatives from the Howell Conference and Nature Center and their animals. The Lunch Bunch provides free lunches for kids during the summer break at five different locations around the county, and the Nature Center visited all five locations to give demonstrations. The visits included animals such as a woodchuck, porcupine, opossum, box turtle, and birds of prey that are cared for by the center. Lunch Bunch Coordinator Liz Welch says the grant was for $750, and they were lucky to receive it for the second year in a row, but that it would not cover the cost of having the Nature Center visit all five locations and the representatives volunteered their time to make sure every child had a chance to experience their presentation. (TD)
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