Free lunch for children

Four-year-old Otto Liipfert gets his fresh milk to go with his free bag lunch consisting of a ham-and-cheese sandwich, a carrot stick, fruit and milk, courtesy of the Beaufort County Library system, from Cheryl Graffo and Fran Bishop on Friday at Washington Street Park. The free lunches for school children are made possible through a partnership with the Beaufort County Library system and the Beaufort County School District. The meals pictured here are prepared at the Beaufort High School cafeteria and brought to the park instead of the branch library on Scott Street. The meals are offered Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. through noon and are made are available at different sites throughout Beaufort County. For more information contact your Beaufort County Library branch. Bob Sofaly/The Island News