by Renee Passal, WDIO

Volunteers are needed to ensure United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN)’s free summer lunch program, Meet Up and Chow Down, can once again provide free summer lunches to all children ages starting on Monday.

Meet Up and Chow Down lunches will be prepared by local schools, grocery stores, and restaurants.

Volunteers and UWNEMN staff will hand out bag lunches from 12 pm to 1 pm Monday through Thursday each week, rain or shine, June 8 – September 3 at the following locations:
Babbitt City Park
Biwabik City Park
Chisholm Kiwanis Park
Cook Public Library
Ely Rec Center
Gilbert - First National Bank of Gilbert (Tuesdays and Thursdays only)
Hibbing Bennett Park
Hibbing HRA Playground
Hoyt Lakes Public Library
International Falls – Backus Community Center
Keewatin City Park
Mountain Iron Public Library
Nashwauk Rec Center
Virginia AEOA
Virginia Pine Mill Court
Virginia Olcott Park

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