At the Jan 23 Tunkhannock Rotary Luncheon at Shadowbrook, President-Elect Elaine Walker presented a check for $2,000 to Raleigh Bloch, President of the Seven Loaves Soup Kitchen Board of Directors.
Raleigh thanked the Rotary for this donation, which was made possible from the proceeds of the 2022 Rotary Harvest & Wine Festival.
He then provided a brief update on the challenges the organization has faced since the COVID-19 pandemic. He indicated that pre-pandemic, they were serving meals to approximately 42 people per night to now over 100 per night, with an all-time high of 155 on one night. They have now partnered with local churches, who are delivering food to people who cannot make it to the facility.
They have installed a whole-facility back-up generator to protect the food in their freezers/refrigerators and to allow guests to be served in a heated or air-conditioned facility during any power failures.
Right now, they are dealing with leaks in their metal roof and hope to replace the roof this summer.
Raleigh Bloch (right) accepted a check from President-Elect Elaine Walker on behalf of the Seven Loaves Soup Kitchen.