Providing Meals, Growing Gardens and Giving Hope
STUDENTS HONOR MLK Jr. BY HELPING OTHERS ON DAY OF SERVICE JANUARY 18
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Students across the country will honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on January 18 by participating in the King Day of Service, a national day of community service. For the second year in a row, the Campus Kitchens Project (CKP) will award grants to 18 community based organizations in 13 states. Funds are made possible through the support of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and will create new Campus Kitchens, build community gardens and assist other programs that exemplify the community-building missions of both CKP and the King Day of Service.
"Through Campus Kitchens, students have served more than 1 million meals to those in need by averaging 20,000 meals a month," said Robert Egger, founder of DC Central Kitchen, which created The Campus Kitchens Project. "A National Day of Service fits in perfectly with the CKP mission -- to use service as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds and build communities."
Since 2001, the Campus Kitchens Project has provided healthy meals to their neighbors in need by harnessing the spirit of student volunteerism within local communities. Students drive all phases of operations from preparing and delivering nutritious meals to those in need, to the development of funds that maintain and grow the program. In addition to recycling unused food from campus dining halls, CKP partners with local farmers and community gardens to incorporate fresh produce into their meals.
Now in its eighth year, CKP operates on 20 college and high school campuses, soon to be 26, providing meals to individuals and families in their communities. Thanks to the support of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Sodexo Foundation, the Walmart Foundation and General Mills, CKP continues to grow.
More information on the Campus Kitchens Project is available at www.campuskitchens.org or join CKP and several MLK Grantees blogging and tweeting about their MLK Day projects. Follow their progress on Twitter (campuskitchens #mlkday), The Campus Kitchens Project Facebook Fan Page, or visit the blog at campuskitchens.org/blog.
For more information about local King Day of Service programs and Campus Kitchens, please visit www.campuskitchens.org/national/locations or refer to the contacts below:
FLORIDA
The Campus Kitchen at Jacksonville
University
Thamecia Bullard
904-256-7234
The Campus Kitchen at University of
Florida
Nicole Johnson
352-273-3521
ILLINOIS
The Campus Kitchen at Northwestern
University
Joanna Racho
847-491-6925
MARYLAND
The Campus Kitchen at Johns Hopkins
University
Jessica Zha
410-516-4777
The Campus Kitchen at University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Shady Grove
Lori Paddy
301-738-6057
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
(MLK Grantee)
Charles James
301-983-5200
Tikvat Israel (MLK Grantee)
Youth & Family Programming Department
Lynn Berk
301-762-7338
MINNESOTA
The Campus Kitchen at Augsburg College
Brian Noy
612-330-1624
The Campus Kitchen at Minnesota State -- Mankato
Sammie Eckerson
507-389-6076
MISSOURI
The Campus Kitchen at Saint Louis University
Jenny Bird
314-977-3881
NORTH CAROLINA
The Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest (MLK Grantee)
Shelley Graves
336-758-3705
Duke University (MLK Grantee)
Duke Center for Civic Engagement -- Durham Programs
Amber Whitley
919-684-5213
NEBRASKA
The Campus Kitchen at University of Nebraska -- Kearney
Justine Tschetter
308-865-8078
University of Nebraska at Omaha
(MLK Grantee)
Shelley Henderson
402-554-3268
NEW YORK
The Campus Kitchen at St. Lawrence University (MLK Grantee)
David Garner Center for Volunteerism
Caitlin Christie
207-610-2962
PENNSYLVANIA
The Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College (MLK Grantee)
Kim Davidson
717-337-6490
Champions of Caring (MLK Grantee)
Brianne Tangney
610-527-1934
TENNESSEE
The Campus Kitchen at Lee University (MLK Grantee)
JR Lilly
423-544-2118
New Life Community Kitchen
(MLK Grantee)
Amber Bush
423-544-2118
TEXAS
The Campus Kitchen at Baylor University
Anna Imose
254-710-1874
VERMONT
The Campus Kitchen at University of Vermont
Sarah Heim
802-656-2060
VIRGINIA
The Campus Kitchen at the College of William and Mary (MLK Grantee)
Timmy Siverd
434-865-4560
The Campus Kitchen at Washington & Lee University (MLK Grantee)
Jenny Sproul
540-460-7389
WASHINGTON
The Campus Kitchen at Gonzaga University
Emily Paulson
509-313-6939
Everett Community College
(MLK Grantee)
Center for Service Learning
Sharon Stultz
425-388-9007
United Way of Pierce County
(MLK Grantee)
Youth United
Lisa Taylor
253-682-1824
WASHINGTON, DC
The Campus Kitchen at Gonzaga College High School
Robert Sproul
202-336-7185
WISCONSIN
The Campus Kitchen at Marquette University
Amanda Parrell
414-288-0342
The Campus Kitchen at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire (MLK Grantee)
Don Mowry
715-8364649
SOURCE The Campus Kitchens Project
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