HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson neighborhood led by United Way of Reno County, along with the Reno County Food Bank and Rcat, helped Fairfield USD 310 feed 55 families in rural Reno County.
Barbara Lilyhorn, director of Reno County Department of Aging & Public Transportation, learned that the school district needed help getting food to the families of their students. The United Way of Reno County held a Neighborhood Food Drive and, thanks to their generosity, raised almost a van-load full of nonperishable food. The Reno County Food Bank arranged to also send a shipment of groceries and supplies, and Rcat transported all of this to the school near Langdon.
Betsy McKinney, superintendent at USD 310, along with teachers and volunteers at the school, made boxes of food for 55 families. These boxes were loaded into USD 310 vehicles and distributed along with the students’ breakfasts/lunches this week. The food went to families in need and is estimated to have reached 321 individuals. The food was distributed to Abbyville, Arlington, Langdon, Plevna, Sylvia and Turon.
Sixty-seven percent of students in USD 310 are on free or reduced lunches during the school year.