Organizers at The Community Kitchens of Birmingham are still trying to the overcome the shock of being awarded nearly $1.7M dollars worth of donations by The Today Show's Al Roker and The Lend A Hand Today crew.
" This is overwhelming... we plan on sharing our donations with those who have helped us, so we can continue to feed more guests here in Birmingham and in Tuscaloosa," said Community Kitchens of Birmingham Executive Director Andrea Blackert.
Community Kitchens serves a lunch meal 365 days per year from St. Andrews and Grace Episcopal Churchin Woodlawn. Annually this amounts to over 95,000 meals served to help stop hunger. The doors to Community Kitchens are open to all. No one is required to attend a religious service, rich or poor are equally welcome-they only need to be hungry.
NBC's Al Roker and the Lend A Hand Today crew spent Thursday morning with The Community Kitchens ofBirminghamstaffers, Celebrity Chef Paula Dean, American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks and hundreds of supporters who helped to shower the non-profit organization with food, supplies and donations that will further assist the organization in providing hot meals to those in need.
Community Kitchens is governed by a community-based Board of Directors and is recognized by the IRS as a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations to Community Kitchens are tax-deductible. Support for Community Kitchens comes from a wide array places including faith based organizations, schools and universities, corporations, businesses and individuals. Community Kitchens is actively involved in local coalition groups such as One Roof, the Alabama Rescue Services Association and the Alabama Association of Nonprofits. This enables us to respond appropriately to changing needs in our community.
" This is overwhelming... we plan on sharing our donations with those who have helped us, so we can continue to feed more guests here in Birmingham and in Tuscaloosa," said Community Kitchens of Birmingham Executive Director Andrea Blackert.
Community Kitchens serves a lunch meal 365 days per year from St. Andrews and Grace Episcopal Churchin Woodlawn. Annually this amounts to over 95,000 meals served to help stop hunger. The doors to Community Kitchens are open to all. No one is required to attend a religious service, rich or poor are equally welcome-they only need to be hungry.
Community Kitchens is governed by a community-based Board of Directors and is recognized by the IRS as a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations to Community Kitchens are tax-deductible. Support for Community Kitchens comes from a wide array places including faith based organizations, schools and universities, corporations, businesses and individuals. Community Kitchens is actively involved in local coalition groups such as One Roof, the Alabama Rescue Services Association and the Alabama Association of Nonprofits. This enables us to respond appropriately to changing needs in our community.
