Students at the John J. Doran Elementary Schools and other Fall River Schools will be purchasing their school lunches with electronic swipe cards at the check out register. As of January 25, 2011, parents will be able to log onto MyNutrikids.com and make payments with credit cards, debit cards, e-checks or PayPal. Parents will get e-mail reminders when their child's balance is getting low. Students on the free and reduced lunch program will use the same card to check out in the same manner. Parents will also be able to see an on-line report of the purchases. Parents with more than one child in the system will have one account. The system eliminates cash and lost cash! Cards for elementary school students are held by the teachers and given to the students before they go to the cafeteria to minimize card loss. "The system is working very well," noted school food service supervisor Nancy McCloskey. "It speeds the lines giving children more time to eat." The system was installed by Whitson's School Nutrition as part of its contract to provide food service to the Fall River Schools. For more information, contact School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard.

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(Top row, left) Fall River Schools' Food Service Supervisor Nancy McCloskey puts out fresh fruit cups on the serving line at the Doran Elementary School cafeteria. (Top row, center) Ana Vallpiez and Conner Mann choose from the variety of fruit on the line. (Top row, right) Food Service Worker Manny Francis hands a student one of the nutritionally well balanced meals. (Middle row, left and right) Jouseph Lopez and Adree-ana Nykole hold their swipe cards in front of the scanner as Lead Food Service Worker Karen Pereira observes. (Middle row, center) Whitson's District Manager  Joseph Armenti is joined by Nancy McCloskey, Whitson's Assistant Food Services Director Jessica Hill, and School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard. (Bottom row, left) Denice Margoth brings her lunch back to the table to join her friends. (Bottom row, center) Posters provided by Whitsons prompt children to eat fruit rather than other sweets both at school and at home. (Bottom row, right) Paraprofessional Karen Lafrance supervises children as they eat their lunch.