DEAR SUN SPOTS: As Pi Day approaches, Mexico Congregational Church, UCC (“Green Church”) at 163 Main St., will celebrate with a sale of homemade pies on Saturday, March 8, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Pre-orders will be taken for 9-inch apple, chocolate cream and blueberry pies at $15 each. Please call the church phone at 364-8603, wait for the beep, and leave your name, phone number and tell us your choice of pie. Pickup will be in the dining room, which is accessible from the Mitchell Street entrances.

Other varieties of pie may be available at the sale, including single slices at $3 each. Coffee and tea will be offered for those who would like to sit, enjoy a slice of pie and have a nice chat. — Carol, no town

ANSWER: You all have such great fundraising ideas — keep it up!

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston School Nutrition Program is participating in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Meals will be provided at no charge to children attending school up to 18 years old. Meals are the same for all children who are attending summer programs at the end of the school year during summer months throughout the city of Lewiston.

If you are running a summer program in Lewiston that provides enrichment (educational activities) at a recreation center, playground, church youth group, park, daycare center, etc. for school-age children, you may be eligible.

For more information about qualifications for your summer organization or program to participate as a site, please call the Lewiston School Nutrition Program at 795-4106.

Please note that if your site is approved, all meals must be eaten at the approved site, as children are not allowed to remove food from the approved site location, such as schools, recreation centers, parks, playgrounds, daycare centers, churches, etc.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement: In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint filine_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call 566-632-9992.

Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by mail to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, fax to 1-202-690-7442, or email to [email protected].

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