A local non-profit organization, King’s Kitchen of Caldwell County, has organized a take-home meal event to raise funds to help provide food for children in our community.
LeeAnn Gilkey with King’s Kitchen says they are in desperate need of funding.
click to download audioShe explains that due to the shift to food boxes for pickup during the COVID pandemic, they have been able to offer a greater quantity of food to children within the community.
click to download audioLast year, according to Gilkey, King’s Kitchen provided food boxes to 250 children on their main list with a waiting list, so the food wasn’t wasted if someone didn’t show up. This year, she says they need about $30,000 to provide food boxes to the children on their list.
click to download audioTo generate funds, Gilkey says they will be offering a take-home meal. Traditionally, she mentions their fundraiser involved delivering lunch sandwiches. However, due to limited manpower for deliveries, they have decided to offer an evening meal for pickup as a means to raise funds.
click to download audioShe says you can pay at the time of pickup at the Life Center.
click to download audioThe cost of the meal is $15 per plate, and pickup will begin at 4 pm on Friday, February 2, at the Southside Baptist Church Life Center located at 205 Nichols Street in Princeton.
To place your order for a take-home meal send a text to LeeAnn Gilkey at (270) 625-4627. Gilkey asks that all preorders be made by January 24th.
