Phoenix After-School Program is
Beneficiary of Donations
June 24, 2002
Phoenix Afterschool Center (PAC), the city of Phoenix
after school and summer recreation program, will accept a $10,000 donation on
Tuesday, June 25 from Safeway to provide free meals to participants at three
PAC sites. Safeway will donate the money to the Westside Food Bank to help with
the costs of food and distribution to these PAC sites. The presentation
ceremony will be held at Larry C. Kennedy Elementary School, 2702 E. Osborn Rd.
The Phoenix City Council Education, Youth and Arts Subcommittee has also
given a contingency approval to authorize an additional $15,000 donation to the
PAC food program, which will provide nutritious meals to participants at five
additional PAC sites. This authorization is contingent upon approval by the
Phoenix City Council at a formal council meeting on June 26.
This summer the city of Phoenix, Westside Food Bank/Kids Café Program,
Safeway Inc., the Department of Education, United Food Bank and local Phoenix
school districts team-up to provide more than 12,000 children with a healthy
breakfast and/or lunch throughout the 6 to 8-week summer youth program. These
meals may be the only nutritious meal that many of these kids receive during
the day. This partnership will provide more than 400,000 meals for children and
teens this summer. The donations make it possible for youth to receive meals at
93 of the 99 PAC sites (approximately 150 kids at each site) which are located
in local schools, parks, community swimming pools, churches and recreation
centers.
The PAC program provides fun, educational yet supervised activities in
locations close to home. The program also gives kids an opportunity to learn,
make new friends, exercise, express themselves through art and build positive
self-esteem. For more information about this program, call 602-262-7370.
Media Contact:
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Cynthia Weaver
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602-525-0341
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David Urbinato
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602-262-5294
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