Summer Lunch Bunch to kick-off with a carnival celebration

Summer Lunch Bunch to kick-off with a carnival celebration

ENFIELD, CT—Kids and families are invited to a free Summer Lunch Bunch indoor carnival celebration on Tuesday, May 23 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at St. Patrick’s Hall, 64 Pearl Street. The event will highlight the June 26th opening of the Summer Lunch Bunch 2017 summer season.

This family event will include free Summer Lunch Bunch t-shirts for kids and several games and activities including face painting, ring and beanbag tossing, hula-hoop competitions, fishing games for toddlers, raffles, and a free dinner provided by ERfC community partner, Enfield Loaves & Fishes. There is no pre-registration needed to attend this event.

Summer Lunch Bunch’s coordinator and ERfC Manager of Community Engagement and Partnerships, Ryan Obedzinski said, “The carnival celebration is a way to get the community involved and aware that these services are available throughout the summer. The Summer Lunch Bunch not only engages children in enrichment activities, but also provides wrap- around services for parents.”

Amy Pelletier, Senior Manager of Community Investment from United Way of Central and Northeastern CT said United Way volunteers will facilitate fun, educational activities with the children including K-2 arts & craft literacy activities and STEAM building activities with carnival themed games for grades 4-8. Free literacy kits will also be available for K-2 students to take home.

Several community partners will be available throughout the evening to meet parents. Service providers with resources will include the Enfield Public Library, Enfield Food Shelf, Community Renewal Team (CRT), Parent Leadership Academy (PLA), The Network, United Way, and End Hunger CT.

Obedzinski said the Summer Lunch Bunch will provide free USDA nutritious box lunches for kids up to age 18 and their parents from June 26 through August 19 at St. Patrick’s Hall. Youth activities begin at 11:00 am -11:45 am and lunch follows from 12:00 pm -12:45 pm.

The Summer Lunch Bunch Kick-Off is an initiative of Healthy Meals=Healthy Minds, a collaboration between ERfC and the Enfield Food Shelf. Healthy Meals=Healthy Minds, funded through the MassMutual Life Mutual Impact grant, is designed to increase food security among low income Enfield families by providing access to healthy food, nutrition education, family engagement activities, case management services, and out-of-school time support for families.

Contact Information: Sonya Wells, Marketing & Social Media Coordinator

Phone: 860-253-9935 Email: swells@erfc.us

About ERfC, Inc.

Educational Resources for Children Inc. (ERfC), a 501(c) 3 organization that has been providing out-of-school time activities for Enfield children and their families since 1994. For more information about Summer Lunch Bunch, how to volunteer, provide community resources and services, or to make a donation, please call