Published: 08:00, 01 February 2021
A kitchen, which is the hub for providing meals to the community, has received a new look to ensure it continues to be fit for purpose.
The main kitchen at the Stamford Methodist Church in Barn Hill is used four days a week by Second Helpings as well as by a number of community groups and the church congregation.
Established in 2015 with the aim of feeding bellies not bins , Second Helpings prevents surplus food going to landfill by re-distributing it within the community.
President Yim Kong (right) with Roger Adams and Geoff Collet of Stamford Rotary St Martins inspecting the old kitchen
The Greater Delaware County Community Foundation has announced this year’s round of McGee Barr Grants.
The grants are funded by the interest and earnings on the money left to the foundation by Garrett McGee, who specified in his will that the funds should be used to help the poor of Delaware County. This year’s grant recipients are Second Helpings, the Delaware County Food Bank, Helping Services, the Riverview Center, Lutheran Services, West Delaware’s Back to School Fair, Junior Achievement, First Presbyterian Church’s Birthday Bag Program and the Methodist Church’s Clothing Closet. The grants totaled over $25,000.
Organizations team up to feed COVID unit workers at Washington Regional Share Updated: 6:33 PM CST Jan 1, 2021 Share Updated: 6:33 PM CST Jan 1, 2021
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Show Transcript 40/29 S COLE ZIMMERMAN SHOWS US THE SMALL SURPRISE THAT CREATED A SMILE. DOCTORS AND NURSES HAVE BEEN BATTLING THIS PANDEMIC FOR MONTHS. JUST BECAUSE IT S A NEW YEAR, DOESN T MEAN THEY GET TO STOP. THAT S WHY ORGANIZATIONS TEAMED UP TO FEED THEM THIS HOLIDAY. CHARITY PIRATES RAISED MONEY FOR THE NON-PROFIT SECOND HELPING NWA - THEIR TEAMWORK RESULTED IN 60 MEALS FOR COVID UNIT WORKERS AT WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. SOT (STEPHANIE BAKER // CHARITY PIRATES) We just felt like it was a small token. Something that we could do to bring a little cheer and joy to their lives, especially while they are working on this holiday. CHEF NATE WITH SECOND HELPING NWA COOKED UP BRISKET, SMOKED CHICKEN, SWEET POTATOES, AND BLACK-EYED PEAS. SOT (STEPHANIE BAKER // CHARITY PI
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7:00 AM January 1, 2021
In total 25 boxes of food were collected at Hinchingbrooke hospital, 15 boxes of food were collected at Stamford and over 2,000 kilos of food were collected at Peterborough City Hospital.
- Credit: Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Staff from Hinchingbrooke, Peterborough City, and Stamford and Rutland hospitals joined forces over the Christmas period to ensure local families did not go hungry. They provided more than 2,000 kilos of food for foodbanks.
As part of the North West Anglia Trust’s Christmas campaign, staff collected food items and basic necessities for individuals and families using foodbanks in Peterborough and Godmanchester, and Second Helpings in Stamford over the festive period.