Yeah for the Wilmington Food Bank

I’m in Wilmington teaching. Since I finished class at 3:00 I decided to run by the new branch of the Food Bank. I was involved in raising money for this ground breaking branch and was unable to come to the grand opening.

Although the Branch Director Beth was not in I had three different staff members show me around. The big thing I wanted to see was the teaching kitchen. I had been advocating for a teaching kitchen for years. It makes the most sense in Wilmington because they make meals that can be frozen and brought out for emergencies, like hurricanes.

It is a more impressive operation than I had even dreamed of. I met one of the students to in the culinary training program. She was loving learning chef skills. It is a win-win because she learns how to cook, while making emergency meals and at the end of the training can be hired by a local restaurant or food service organization. I was so happy to see years of dreaming come to fruition.