On Friday, January 13th, five high school teams honored MLK Day by competing in a chili cook-off. The event, co-sponsored by The Campus Kitchens Project and St. Andrew’s Episcopal High School, was held in the Marriott, Inc. test kitchens in Bethesda, MD. This was, however, more than just a friendly battle in the kitchen. Chuck [...]
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Community Action Network leads Continued Distaster Relief
Posted in June 29th, 2011
Late April, when five tornadoes struck Bradley County, Tennessee, leaving 10,000 area residents without power, there was no question the Campus Kitchen at Lee University team would use its leadership skills and resources (think mobile canteens) to provide disaster relief. Over two months later, through calculated community organizing bolstered by The Campus Kitchens Project’s MLK [...]
Campus Kitchen Gains New Footing with Exercise Program
Posted in June 13th, 2011
The Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College always strives to provide healthy meals to its partners, but this time they took health one step further. Actually, they took it thousands of steps. Thanks to grant money for Martin Luther King semester of service programming, the Campus Kitchen hosted The 10,000 Step Challenge in partnership with The [...]
Lee University Tackles County Hunger with help from Campus Kitchen
Posted in February 4th, 2011
Hear Cleveland, Tenn. and the image of a hunger-fighting hub probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Thoughts of Moonpies, barbeque and buscuits likely surface, but this week the CKP National office witnessed the power one 40,000-person southern town can have while combating hunger. The Campus Kitchen at Lee University – and now [...]
MLK Day: What The Campus Kitchens Project Accomplished in Three Years
Posted in January 20th, 2011
As we wrap up our third year as a MLK Day grantee of the Corporation for National and Community Service, here’s a look at how far we have come in engaging communities across the country to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s national holiday a day on, not a day off. Our network of sub-grantees has [...]
CKP National Staff Visits Washington and Lee University for MLK Day of Service
Posted in January 19th, 2011
Campus Kitchens throughout the United States were leaders in observing MLK Day of Service. The perfect example: the Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University (CKWL). The Lexington, Va. campus celebrated the MLK Day of Service by sharing service opportunities with students and opening up the Campus Kitchen to members of The Campus Kitchens Project [...]
The Campus Kitchens Project Screens Community Film for MLK Day Volunteers
Posted in January 18th, 2011
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, The Campus Kitchens Project promoted the spirit of service through the power of film. As an official partner of MLK Day Community Cinema screenings, CKP hosted a documentary and discussion at parent organization DC Central Kitchen. Volunteers from Jack and Jill, a group dedicated to creating engaged citizens in [...]
High School students compete in Campus Kitchen MLK Day Cookoff
Posted in January 17th, 2011
Earlier today, as 20 grantees of The Campus Kitchens Project kicked off Martin Luther King, Jr. Day service projects thanks to a grant from The Corporation for National and Community Service, one grantee local to Washington, D.C. delivered hot meals to the community as a result of service completed on Dr. King’s actual birthday, January [...]
MLK Day: The Campus Kitchens Project Funds Programs in 15 States
Posted in January 14th, 2011
Washington, D.C. – This weekend, thousands of student volunteers will honor Martin Luther King, Jr. promoting his legacy by helping their neighbors and community on Jan. 17, 2011. Thanks to funding from the national Campus Kitchens Project and the Corporation for National and Community Service, more than 245 service projects will involve nearly 400 organizations [...]
The Campus Kitchens Project Prompts Service from Coast to Coast for MLK Day
Posted in January 10th, 2011
With a week to go until volunteers around the country engage in a national day of service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 20 MLK Day grantees are preparing for service projects under the guidance of The Campus Kitchens Project. These projects stretch from Alabama to New Jersey, out to Utah and Washington. [...]
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Blogroll
- Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College - This is your source for all things CKGC.
- Campus Kitchen at the College of William and Mary
- Campus Kitchen at University of Florida
- Civil Eats - Supporting development and dialog among local and national leaders about the American food system, and its effects abroad.
- CKP’s Flickr page - Photos from the hallowed halls of CKP
- Farm to Table: the Emerging American Model - A collaborative journalistic forum aimed at strengthening the sustainable and local foods community
- First Helping - The Outreach Program of DCCK, their stories and insights into the streets of DC
- Good Food Jobs - A gastro-job search tool, designed to link people looking for meaningful food work with the businesses that need their energy, enthusiasm and intellect.
- Growing Power - Growing Power is a national nonprofit organization and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds, and the environments in which they live, by helping to provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, safe and affordable food for people in all
- Robert Egger’s Piece of Mind - DC Central Kitchen founder and CEO, and author of Begging For Change, winner of the 2004-2005 Terry McAdam Book Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Nonprofit Management, blogs about the Kitchen, CKP, and the changing nonprofit sector.
- Slow Food on Campus - Our friends at Slow Food on Campus promote food that’s good, clean, and fair
- Sodexo USA - Our partners at Sodexo USA have entered the blogosphere!
- Stocks, Sauces, and Soul - This blog documents the class experiences of the Culinary Job Training Students at the DC Central Kitchen.
- The Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest University - The web version of Wake Forest University’s Campus Kitchen
- V3 Campaign - Join the movement to strengthen the nonprofit sector led by Robert Egger, founder and president of DC Central Kitchen.
- W&L Campus Kitchens Project - Find out the latest about the Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University.
- Wasted Food - Inspired by a volunteer shift at the DC Central Kitchen, Jonathan Bloom started researching and writing about wasted food in America. His blog is chock-full of information and inspiration for those of us who recycle food.