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Let's Have a Fundraiser, she said!

From Kathryn Jurik regarding our Eat for the Street fundraiser:

We had so much fun and I took more pictures than I should have. I have struggled to meet the challenge to send you only 3 pictures. In these pictures, you will see the end of the day and a group of volunteers cheerfully waving from the Center parking lot. Another picture shows Allan Yeager with a thumbs up. I have so much gratitude to the staff of the Center who did all the behind-the-scenes set up for this event. Allan's thumbs-up is another happy summary of the day. 


There is also a picture of the vegan dish. This is where I just couldn't decide what to send...vegan? stroganoff? chocolate cake? The event came about when we were in the kitchen at the Grange cooking and I said to Brenda and the rest of the Tuesday team that we should cook for the snack table in the social hall after the pandemic is over. So many people at the Center have supported our efforts and I thought it would be fun to give back. 


Then Brenda said, "Let's have a fundraiser and do it now!" She offered to take the event to the Events Team and we got a proposal together. After a few clarifying questions and a map of our distribution plans, Eat FOR the Street was approved. We had a little negotiation about what to make for dessert. Everyone was happy with the meal choices, but the Tuesday team wanted Rice Krispie Treats and the Friday team wanted something more elegant. There were good arguments for both desserts, so we just made both. Judging from the comments we received, the consumers were pleased!



We had a lot of parking lot volunteers from the Center, SAVS, Homeless Action!, and Mike helped us direct in the back part of the lot. Everything came out so perfect. I planned a few extra meals and one or two people forgot to pick up their meals, so, all volunteers were able to take a meal. It was such a treat to be at the Center and wave and thank everyone who came through.

Maybe we can do something again sometime.

Love,
Kathryn

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  1. ktlunaApril 27, 2021 at 6:19 PM

    Such an incredible event. Thank you and the crew so much for your generous and impactful service.

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