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Private Middle Schoolers Help Quarter Meal Program

By JAKOB SCHILLER
Tuesday March 16, 2004
Berkeley’s beleaguered Quarter Meal program got an unexpected boost last week from an unexpected source: $2,500 from the student council at a private middle school in the Berkeley Hills. Quarter Meal supporters, which announced it might close this summer due to funding problems, are expressing optimism that the program can be saved for the balance of the year through help from local community organizations. -more-

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