Please take a moment to read below a letter from Campus Kitchen at UGA. They have been using our kitchen facilities in the past few years to prepare meals for clients in the Athens area. Since 2012, they have served over 112,000 meals. Click here to learn more about Campus Kitchen.
"Hello wonderful community partners of Campus Kitchen,
Every semester at Campus Kitchen, a dedicated group of UGA students embarks on a journey to do their part to help make Athens a place where everyone has access to nutritious food. What strikes me every semester is all of you who come together to make this happen behind the scenes. Each of you has had a hand in getting nutritious food out into our community -- from delicious fresh produce and prepared meals, to kitchen space -- all of you have helped to feed hundreds of our Athens neighbors, and I want to thank each of you.
This semester, your contributions helped to provide: 5,370 prepared meals & 1,050 grocery bags to families in the Athens area who are experiencing food insecurity and/or homelessness.
What's more than the numbers is the real impact this is having on our Athens' neighbor's lives. Here is a short part of a message that we received from one of our clients this fall:
'Last week all I had to eat was what you brought me, especially the okra, I absolutely loved it. It’s one of my favorites. Do you know where y’all get it from? It’s the freshest and most delicious quality I’ve ever had since being unable to shop for myself nothing else compares. Especially when I’m not well, weak and unable to cook and have no appetite. Just one more note, I only receive $44 a month in food stamps, I’m so happy and grateful right now, I don’t think I can get all out I want to express. I could go on and on.'
So a sincere thank you from all of us at Campus Kitchen and the Office of Service-Learning for helping to ensure fresh, nutritious food for Athens' residents.
Take care,
~Andie"
Andie Bisceglia
Campus Kitchen Coordinator
Office of Service Learning
University of Georgia
(706) 542-0891
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