Foundations don’t always put their money where their mouth is, but in the case of the Walmart Foundation, they put money – $467 million – where some of the hungriest mouths were in 2009, and a chunk of that change came to The Campus Kitchens Project. The Walmart Foundation released a statement that the parent [...]
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300 Pounds of Thanksgiving, Stuffed in 3 Compact Cars
Posted in November 25th, 2009
by Jasmine Touton in
…the students must help label and load two types of meals serving 75 people in the community that morning. Among the dishes: 17 whole, roasted turkeys.
‘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 [...]
CKUNK Saturdays at the Farmer’s Market
Posted in May 18th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Each Saturday morning in Kearney, Nebraska, the parking lot of a Kmart becomes a bustling, smiling, fresh food oasis as local farmers arrive to sell their goods to their community. The coordinators of the Campus Kitchen at the University of Nebraska-Kearney are there each week, collecting the leftovers and accepting donations from producers and consumers alike. ”Kearney [...]
5 tips for running smooth summer ops
Posted in May 13th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Campus Kitchens are not just student service clubs, but active, essential members of their communities. That means that even when school is out for the summer, Campus Kitchens are still making meals happen. Keeping your Campus Kitchen going through the summer poses serious challenges: dining halls have fewer leftovers or none at all and having [...]