With schools out for summer break, parents face the challenge of having to provide more educational activities and nutritious meals themselves.

That’s why Dishman-McGinnis Elementary School is hosting a Community Connect event from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday. Along with food and clothing giveaways, the event will feature science demonstrations by Mr. Bond and the Science Guys and information on educational summer activities. The event is free and open to the public.

“We hope everyone can come and just enjoy the summer,” said Amy Carter, the Family Resource Center coordinator for Dishman-McGinnis.

When schools close for the summer, some students have one less meal they can count on five days a week. Although the district provides free meals through a summer feeding program, Carter said it doesn’t reach everyone in need.

“We do have a summer feeding program, but not everyone is able to get to that because parents are working,” she said, adding that event organizers will send home extra food with students.

The event will engage students through experiment demonstrations by Mr. Bond and the Science Guys, a Nashville-based science education group. Carter hopes the group will give kids a “sense of what science can do and the possibilities of the different things they can do with science.”

Monica Edwards, Warren County Public Library’s outreach coordinator, said the event will feature a pop-up library and registration for the library’s summer reading program.

She’s also seen the shows provided by Mr. Bond and the Science Guys and described the demonstrations as a “sneaky” way to teach kids science without them knowing.

“The kids love it and they get to make big messes,” she said. “It’s an entertaining show, but it’s educational.”

Edwards appreciates that the event is giving away food and clothing.

“Sometimes the only opportunity children have to have regular meals is provided by the school,” she said.

For Edwards, the event will help showcase the library’s services by providing students with information on summer activities and library cards.

“We want to reach out to all the kids and families in our communities,” she said.