The guest speaker at our Feb 18 Zoom Meeting was Raleigh Bloch, who is the President of the Board of Directors of the Seven Loaves Soup Kitchen, which is a 501(c)3 organization.
Each meal is planned with nutrition in mind. Every day at least one meat, a starch, two vegetables, salad, fruit, and dessert are provided in take-out containers. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Soup Kitchen’s dining room is closed and meals are provided for take-out only, Monday through Friday from 5:00 pm. to 6:00 p.m.
They have a food closet and make up bags of food ahead of time. The bags are put in the entry to allow people to take a bag of food when they pick up their meal.
They set a record for the number of meals made in 2020 with 18,882 meals served, or approximately 75 meals per day. There were 252 volunteers during 2020 that donated 7,163 hr of their time. They could not open their doors without these volunteers.
After the Zoom meeting, Pres. Terri met up with Raleigh at the Soup Kitchen to present the Kitchen with a check for $2,000, which brings Rotary's total donations to the Soup Kitchen to $8,000 for 2020 and 2021.
Pres. Terri presenting the Soup Kitchen check to Raleigh Bloch