Community C ON N ECTION

Otsego Food Service, City Offer Summer Fun Series & Free Meals

Otsego Public Schools, the City of Otsego and a number of community members, businesses and organizations came together this summer to put on the 2nd annual Summer Fun Series with events on Tuesday evenings and Wednesday afternoons. Each week drew big crowds and lots of laughs and smiles!

Food Service Continues Free Meals for Families

We were proud to continue a summer tradition at Otsego Public Schools in serving FREE meals to families! Through an application process with the USDA, Otsego was able to provide breakfast and lunch for free to all kids ages 0-18 at several locations. This served hundreds of kids who both visited our mobile sites as well as those students who were at school for summer camps, child care, and summer school. On average, our food service team served 300 meals each day.

Students, Community Step Up to Stock Libraries

1. Kids put together Home Depot race cars.

2. Kids could get up close to birds and reptiles during the Outdoor Discovery Center presentation at the Pavilion.

3. Families were wowed at the park with Magic by Thomas.

4. Ready, Set, Go! Kids had a blast during Bulldog Olympics at Northside Park.

5. All about books at Reading Night at the Pavilion. City, school, and library reps read to families, handed out a free book, then kids visited the Bulldogs Bookin’ Bus to check out one more!

Thank you to our sponsors!

• Otsego Public Schools Foundation

• Fetzer Institute

• Parker Hannifin

• Meijer

• Costco

• Friendship Wesleyan Church

• Toby Esterline Mitten Insurance

• Mayor Stacey Withee

• Otsego Rotary

• Kona Ice

• Hau’oli Shave Ice

The five Little Libraries in our district provide yet another opportunity for students to find a good book. Thanks to our student and community volunteers who check on them each week, they remained stocked all summer long! You can find them any time of year at each of our elementary schools, Otsego’s Pavilion and Northside Park. (In the photos: McKenna Wesseldyk (far left) and Ms. Eshbaugh and her niece Emma add books to the little libraries.)