With the first signs of Spring, students from the Campus Kitchen at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn. celebrated by teaming up with Anthropology and Sociology majors, as well as the Lee University soccer team to host a community block party for residents they rarely get to connect with while living on campus.
Using funds from their [...]
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The Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College Goes Virtually Delicious
Posted in March 8th, 2010
The Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College recently jump-started two innovative programs for a community partner with funding from its MLK Semester of Service grant. Below, coordinator Megan Crowe tells how they did it…
The first Virtually Delicious lesson with local youth from The Center/El Centro, an after school program for children in first through eighth grades, [...]
The Campus Kitchen Project promotes service across the nation
Posted in January 26th, 2010
Mid-January, 18 projects across the country – sub-grantees of The Campus Kitchens Project – initiated service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Some completed projects in one weekend. Others will complete their projects over the course of the semester.
These pictures come from a youth program, a high school, a service center, a [...]
A Look Inside D.C. Central Kitchen
Posted in January 25th, 2010
Wondering what’s behind the doors of D.C. Central Kitchen, The Campus Kitchens Project parent organization?
Curious about how they gathered volunteers this past MLK Day?
Here’s a quick look at what goes on, with inspiration (we hope) for volunteers at your Campus Kitchen.
In this video:
Cindy Slavantis, state office manager at The Corporation for Community and [...]
50,000 Meals for Haiti
Posted in January 22nd, 2010
1.22.2010: This past Wednesday, one of our MLK Day sub grantees – Duke University’s Center for Civic Engagement in Durham, North Carolina, made some last minute changes to their distribution plan and sent 50,000 meals to the people of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The original plan was to prepare 50,000 nutrient-dense dehydrated rice and soy based meals [...]
School Spotlight: How to Secure Sponsorships
Posted in January 11th, 2010
1.8.10: This week St. Andrew’s Episcopal High School, one of our MLK Day sub-grantees and soon to be Campus Kitchen, secured an amazing in-kind donation from a generous DC Central Kitchen supporter. A local Marriott Hotel will be donating all of the food for the first 150 meals prepared by SAES on MLK Day and [...]
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 [...]
‘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 [...]
ABP Recognizes 2 Campus Kitchens
Posted in October 1st, 2009
by Joelle Johnson in
10.1.09: On September 23rd the Associated Baptist Press highlighted the Campus Kichens at Baylor and Wake Forest University. The article takes a look at the people who are directly involved with the programs at each, featuring quotes from leadership team members and coordinators. At Wake Forest, student volunteer Andy Ronan points out how the Kitchen has been a [...]
Apply now for MLK Day of Service 2010 funding!
Posted in May 27th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence,” said Martin Luther King, Jr.
In order to continue his legacy of labor that uplifts humanity, CKP will join with the Corporation for National and Community Service again this year to celebrate MLK Day 2010 as a day of service.
CKP [...]