DENVER, CO - MARCH 16: Colorado State Representatives Leslie Herod, right, and Steven Woodrow, center, join Denver School Board Director Tay Anderson in putting on plastic gloves so they can safely handle food. The three are joined by others on site at the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus to hand out free bagged school lunches to Denver Public School students and their parents on March 16, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. DPS has 11 school locations across the metro area where they will be giving out free breakfasts and lunches to all students through April 3, 2020. (Photo By Kathryn Scott) (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)
Photographer Kathryn Scott was with Colorado State Representatives Leslie Herod and Steven Woodrow, along with Denver School Board Director Tay Anderson at the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus to hand out free bagged school lunches to Denver Public School students and their parents on March 16, 2020, in Denver. DPS has 11 school locations across the metro area where they will be giving out free breakfasts and lunches to all students through April 3, 2020.
DENVER, CO – MARCH 16: Colorado State Representatives Leslie Herod, right, and Steven Woodrow, center, join Denver School Board Director Tay Anderson in putting on plastic gloves so they can safely handle food. The three are joined by others on site at the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus to hand out free bagged school lunches to Denver Public School students and their parents on March 16, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. DPS has 11 school locations across the metro area where they will be giving out free breakfasts and lunches to all students through April 3, 2020. (Photo By Kathryn Scott) (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)DENVER, CO – MARCH 16: Colorado State Rep. Leslie Herod, right, joins Denver School Board Director Tay Anderson, and Adams State University sophomore Charlie Jones, left, in the school kitchen to gather bagged school lunches. The three are joined by others on site at the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus to hand out the free lunches to Denver Public School students and their parents on March 16, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. DPS has 11 school locations across the metro area where they will be giving out free breakfasts and lunches to all students through April 3, 2020. (Photo By Kathryn Scott) (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)DENVER, CO – MARCH 16: Colorado State Representatives Leslie Herod, left, and James Coleman, right, greet Denver School Board Director Tay Anderson with an elbow bump instead of a handshake as the three practice safe social distancing. The three are joined by others on site at the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus to hand out free bagged school lunches to Denver Public School students and their parents on March 16, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. DPS has 11 school locations across the metro area where they will be giving out free breakfasts and lunches to all students through April 3, 2020. (Photo By Kathryn Scott) (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)DENVER, CO – MARCH 16: State legislators and other officials are on site at the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus to hand out free bagged school lunches to Denver Public School students and their parents on March 16, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. DPS has 11 school locations across the metro area where they will be giving out free breakfasts and lunches to all students through April 3, 2020. (Photo By Kathryn Scott) (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)DENVER, CO – MARCH 16: Denver School Board Director Tay Anderson hands out free bagged lunches to Madrina Averett, 8, and the rest of her family as they pull up in their car. Anderson along with state legislators and other officials are on site at the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus to hand out the bagged school lunches to Denver Public School students and their parents on March 16, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. DPS has 11 school locations across the metro area where they will be giving out free breakfasts and lunches to all students through April 3, 2020. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)DENVER, CO – MARCH 16: Colorado State Representatives Leslie Herod, right, and James Coleman, help to hand out free bagged lunches to people arriving in their cars. The two legislators are joined by others on site at the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus to hand out the bagged school lunches to Denver Public School students and their parents on March 16, 2020, in Denver, Colorado. DPS has 11 school locations across the metro area where they will be giving out free breakfasts and lunches to all students through April 3, 2020. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)DENVER, CO – MARCH 16: Colorado State Rep. Leslie Herod, hands out free bagged lunches to Hamid Seid, 12, and his mom Zebiba who have pulled up in their car. Herod and fellow legislators and other officials are on site at the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus to hand out the bagged school lunches to Denver Public School students and their parents on March 16, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. DPS has 11 school locations across the metro area where they will be giving out free breakfasts and lunches to all students through April 3, 2020. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)DENVER, CO – MARCH 16: Colorado State Representative James Coleman hands out free bagged lunches as cars line up to collect the meals. Coleman and fellow legislators and other officials are on site at the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus to hand out the bagged school lunches to Denver Public School students and their parents on March 16, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. DPS has 11 school locations across the metro area where they will be giving out free breakfasts and lunches to all students through April 3, 2020. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)DENVER, CO – MARCH 16: Colorado State Representatives Leslie Herod, right, and Steven Woodrow, center, join fellow legislators and other officials on site at the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus to hand out free bagged school lunches to Denver Public School students and their parents on March 16, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. DPS has 11 school locations across the metro area where they will be giving out free breakfasts and lunches to all students through April 3, 2020. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)DENVER, CO – MARCH 16: Colorado State Representative Leslie Herod, center, hands out free bagged lunches to Cassie Bradford and her five children after they walked to the school to get the meals. Herod joins fellow legislators and other officials on site at the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus to hand out the bagged school lunches to Denver Public School students and their parents on March 16, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. DPS has 11 school locations across the metro area where they will be giving out free breakfasts and lunches to all students through April 3, 2020. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)
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