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The history and meaning of National School Lunch Week

It began as a national awareness campaign, started by then-President John F. Kennedy, to promote healthy school meals, recognizing the impact it has inside and outside of the classroom. Emily Malone, Director of Child Nutrition at Prior Lake-Savage schools, explains.
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