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Part of HOT MEAL FACTS, December 11, 1969

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HOT MEAL FACTS
by Walter Joseph
Oil Staff Writer

Students will vote for the second time today and tomorrow on the
Breakfast Program referendum in an atmosphere hopefully opposite
that of the earlier election's confusion and disharmony. Voting booths
have b e e n a s s
and
u rstrict
e d procedures will be followed. The
controversial bill would give $28,000 to the student-community
project that already provides morning meals for 160 to 180 children.
The assistant chairman, of the Black Student Union breakfast
program committee, Rosemary Cadney, said the program, which began
in October, would need the Student Association funds to continue
until the end of the school year in June. The original enterprise began ·
when University of Buffalo students from the B.S .U. began working
with several people in the Black community to organize a hot
breakfast service for young children. Miss Cadney said, "The idea came
from the Panther Party program," which provides similar services.

20 UB volunteers
With $3 ,000 from the Student Association and about $1,600 from
private donations, about 20 UB volunteers have been working daily to
provide the hot meals at the Westminster Community Center. None of
the workers, including two women from the community, are paid , and
meals are only served on days when the children, kindergarten through
sixth grade, attend school. "Occasionally on snow days we still cook
breakfast," Miss Cadney commented, as the workers start at 6 :00 a.m.
before school closings are announced. "In.that case we serve whoever
comes in."
On regular days the volunteers work from 6 :00 to 10:00 a.m. and
the children start coming about 8: 15. Miss Cadney's duties include
purchasing the weekly stores of food such as grits, eggs, juice, bread
and milk. The cost per child is $.70 per day. The $28,000 would allow
this program to continue until June. "Then in September," the B.S.U.
representative said, "the Buffalo city schools will start their own
breakfast program."

Education and recreation
The Westminster Community Center, which has housed the
morning gatherings for the past two months, also provides educational
and recreational activities. There are classes for young people and
bowling and basketball facilities at the Monroe Street center. Possible
expansion of the present program has been considered in other parts of
the community. A grill and refrigerator have been added to the present
facilities.
If the students vote "no" on the referendum, Miss Cadney stated
that the B.S.U. will "work for more private donations from private
business.

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