Tim English, regional administrator of the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, on Tuesday talks with children while they eat free lunches in the community room at the Celina Gardens Apartments, 710 Devonshire Drive. Federal, state and local partners were on hand to mark the launch of the first USDA Summer Food Service Program event in Mercer County. Any child through age 18 can receive a free meal at the site Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through July 23. Mini cheeseburgers are on Thursday's menu. If the local program is approved for next year, organizers plan to serve meals beginning in June through late July.