Even though Earth Day is behind us, Earth Day celebrations, especially those by Campus Kitchens, are still full of life. A report released by The Princeton Review in time for Earth Day, April 22, gives Campus Kitchens one more reason to celebrate: eleven CK sites were named in a list of the Greenest Colleges in [...]
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An International STOP HUNGER NOW Banquet via the Campus Kitchen at University of Florida
Posted in April 19th, 2010
This Saturday, April 24, The University of Florida will wrap up its 40 days of Change Event, a campaign that encourages participants to be active both socially and physically through campus-centered events. One of the university’s final sustainable events, led by the Campus Kitchen at the University of Florida, was centered around (of course) food. [...]
the Campus Kitchen at University of Florida Serves a Community Feast
Posted in March 22nd, 2010
At their latest meal service – and First Annual Community Dinner – the Campus Kitchen at the University of Florida suited up one very special server: a boy from the Woodland Park Community and member of the Boys and Girls Club in Gainesville, Fla. The boy, who wore plastic gloves and a hairnet to hand [...]
Campus Kitchen Colleges make President’s Service Honor Roll
Posted in March 3rd, 2010
Over half of schools that partner with The Campus Kitchens Project – to bring student-led hunger relief to their adopted communities – received the distinction of the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, released at the end of February. Of CKP’s 26 partner campuses, 15 made a higher education community service distinction as [...]
MLK Day 2010: Looking Back on Last Year’s Service
Posted in January 6th, 2010
As the 18 organizations participating in The Campus Kitchens Project’s MLK Day/Semester of Service finalize plans and fire up their ovens, hundreds of volunteers are readying to grab a fork and pitch in, holding inaugural meal services, jump-starting culinary training programs, carpooling to under served communities, and tilling gardens in honor of Martin Luther King [...]
Top CKP Moments of 2009
Posted in December 31st, 2009
by Jasmine Touton in
We cooked. We fed. We conquered. The family of 20 campus kitchens that make up The Campus Kitchens Project saw a lot of highs and lows, cabbage and carrots, PB&J’s and pastas, tomatoes and turkeys in 2009. The year of an ill economy, swine flue epidemic, and a healthcare overhaul also marked a period of [...]
‘New Millennium’ Kick-off
Posted in October 26th, 2009
by Joelle Johnson in
10.26.09: CKP’s ‘new millennium’ kicked-off this past weekend at the annual Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. There were over 60 attendees representing 17 different Campus Kitchens. The weekend began with the preperation and delivery of the millionth meal served since CKP’s inception 8 years ago. This was a major milestone for the organization and it went [...]
NPR on CKP
Posted in May 4th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
This recent news article done by Heather Soltis for WUFT the NPR station out of Gainesville is more good press about the work CKP is doing across the country, and especially in Florida. Share on Facebook
Filming in Florida
Posted in April 15th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
Hey everyone, check out this video from CK UF. Keep up the great work everyone! Share on Facebook
The Campus Kitchens Advocates
Posted in March 30th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
On Thursday night, at the City Plan Board Zoning Meeting an intense debate raged on. The local Community Center, Saint Francis House, was having it’s two special use permits up for renewal. One of the permits allowed them to house 35 homeless and the other allowed them to serve 130 meals as a Food Distribution [...]