Local Bend Restaurant Group, Spin the Kitchen,
to Serve Free Breakfast to Students in Need
Amid COVID-19 School Shutdown
The group, which operates local restaurants Life & Time, Vida Y Tacos and Mavericks Country Bar & Grill, will host breakfast at their Vida Y Tacos location on the Westside this Tuesday.
Additional locations and meal dates will be announced soon.
WHAT: In response to statewide school closures due to coronavirus, local Bend restaurant group, Spin the Kitchen, is stepping in to offer students and community members in need with a free hot breakfast of pancakes, eggs, bacon and fruit at their Vida Y Tacos location on the Westside this Tuesday, March 17 starting at 8:00am.
The free breakfast event aims to offer assistance to households impacted by the two-week school shutdown, who rely on free or reduced-cost meals provided by the school district to feed their children. In addition to an individual breakfast, guests may also take an extra meal to deliver to a family or other children who do not have transportation.
“As a parent of school-aged children myself, I share in the community’s concern for students and families throughout Deschutes County who are in need of meal assistance during school closures” said Garrett Wales, Owner of Life & Time and Vida Y Tacos on Bend’s Westside. “We’re all in this together and it’s our hope that Tuesday’s free breakfast can help alleviate the burden of wondering where a meal may come from that day. Our team is working hard to find ways to expand meal assistance over the coming days, which will be announced soon.”
While the event’s primary objective is to assist school-aged children, it is also open to any community member in need who would benefit from a free breakfast on Tuesday. The breakfast will operate on the honor system, meaning no form of proof or ID will be required to participate, but community members are asked to use good judgement and integrity when accepting this assistance.
All Spin the Kitchen restaurants, including Tuesday’s free breakfast location at Vida Y Tacos, have been taking extra steps to combat the virus and maintain a safe dining environment for customers and staff. In addition to deep cleaning and sanitizing each restaurant every night, measures include sanitizing all hard surfaces and guest interaction points like door handles, bathrooms and countertops as frequent as every 30 minutes, as well as sanitizing credit card machines after each use.
WHO:
– Children who are in need of meal assistance during school closures
– Community members in need due to coronavirus impact
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 17
8:00-10:00am
*Additional locations and dates will be announced soon on the Vida Y Tacos
and Life & Time Instagram pages
WHERE: Vida Y Tacos
(320 SW Century Dr Suite #410, Bend, OR 97702)
Located in shared parking lot at the Safeway on Century Drive