The Washington-Wilkes Parks & Recreation Commission in cooperation with the Wilkes County Community Partnership has announced the sponsorship of the Office of School Readiness Summer Food Service Program.

Meals will be provided to all children without charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all, regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

All meals will be served on a first come, first served basis, with a maximum of 125 meals served per day.

Free lunch will be available to all Wilkes County children between the ages of two and 18, Monday through Friday, June 12 through July 21, (ex

cept July 4) from 12:00-1:00 p.m., at the Reese Booker Community Center, 118 Whitehall Street in Washington.

Afternoon activities will include track and field events, arts and crafts and other supervised play.

For more information and registration, interested persons should contact Parks and Recreation at 6781454; or Family Connection, 6787570.

Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any USDA-related activity should write or call immediately: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410. (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TTY).

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.