A newsle er published by Community Kitchen of Monroe County, Inc.

FoodforThoughtDecember 2017

B D Chantel Adcock Andrea Armstrong Jeane e Barefoot Jim Becker Kyla Cox Deckard Carol Dilks Seth Elgar Eric Evans Laurie Eynon Elizabeth Gentry Valeri Haughton‐Motley Judy Lucas Alison May Troy Maynard Emily Phelps Hope Snodgrass Jeff Watson Dan Williamson

S M Tim Clougher Caitlin Conley Jason Cook Heather Craig Tyler Damon Amy Dyken Hugh Farrell Elizabeth Garre Alex Mann Ashley Mann Ben Myers Vicki Pierce Marty Schick Adam Sommer June Taylor Joanna Thompson Hannah Wa

C P Area 10 Agency on Aging Bloomington Township Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington Friend’s Place Girls Inc. Hoosier Hills Food Bank IU Health ‐ Posi ve Link LifeDesigns MCCSC Perry Township Rhino’s Youth Center RBBCSC Stone Belt The Rise Transi onal Services Inc. United Way of Monroe County

Community Kitchen of Monroe County, Inc. PO Box 3286 1515 S Rogers Street Bloomington, IN 47402‐3286

Phone: (812) 332‐0999 Web: monroecommunitykitchen.com Email: director@monroecommunitykitchen.com

Christmas at Community Kitchen On Thanksgiving this year, Community Kitchen served over 670 meals and handed out 200 bags of groceries in conjunc on with the Hoosier Hills Food Bank. 169 of those meals were delivered by holiday volunteers to local homebound or disabled seniors. Community Kitchen will provide a special Christmas dinner this year. We expect to serve similar numbers as we did on Thanks‐giving. The holiday meal will consist of ham, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, fruit salad, pies, rolls and cider. As is our custom on holidays, we will serve an hour longer than normal, serving 3‐6pm. The following items are needed and can be dropped off M‐F from 8am‐6pm or Sat from 11am‐6pm.

65 boneless hams 300 cans of green beans 200 cans of cream of mushroom soup 15 gallons of apple cider 60 dozen rolls Other canned vegetables

100 large cans of sweet potatoes 120 cans of tropical fruit 120 cans of mandarin oranges 120 cans of pineapple 60 pies (including 10 sugar free)

Family Volunteer Day ‐ January 14th In order to provide opportuni es for families with young children to par cipate in volunteering at Community Kitchen, we hold special family volunteer days. These special days involve volunteer tasks that do not involve being in the actual kitchen or using the equipment. The volunteer tasks are chosen to be things that families with children of various ages can par cipate in together in the din‐ing room, in a safe environment. Space is limited and signing up ahead of me is required so that we can properly plan. We conduct these family volunteer days four mes/year. The next one will be held on Sunday, January 14th from 3‐5pm at our main facility at 1515 S Rogers St. To sign up your family, give June a call at 812‐332‐0999. If this specific date doesn't work for you or our spots fill up before you call, let us know you’d like to be no fied when we schedule the next one. June will contact you in a few months when we get the next one scheduled. We look forward to your family joining us!

Jan ‐ Nov Meal Counts

Rogers Street 44,608 Express 53,442 Feed Our Future 68,533 Head Start 45,209 Nutri on Links 4,139 Backpack Buddies 54,750 A Friend’s Place 15,730 Senior Links 3,229

Total 289,640

Abodes: Management/Construc on Amazon Smile Back and Neck Pain Relief Center Baxter Baxter Inter’l Founda on Matching Gi Prog Bethel Lane Holiness Community Church BHSS Honor Society BHSS Interact Club Big Splash Adventure Bloomington Friends Mee ng Bloomington Moose Lodge #1081 Bloomington Photography Club Bloomington Township Trustee Boy Scouts BPO Elks #446 Central Wesleyan Church Civic Leader Center Clear Creek Elementary School Clendening, Johnson & Bohrer PC College Internship Program Community Founda on of Bloomington & Monroe Co.

Congrega on Beth Shalom Cook Pharmica Cross Roads United Methodist Church Dale Invest Inc Dolan Ridge Community Church E&B Paving Eastview Church of the Nazarene Elle sville House of Prayer

Emergency Food & Shelter Program ESL Students Family Solu ons Four Winds Gilbert Construc on Inc. Gilbert S. Mordoh & Company , Inc. Girl Scout Troop #2579 Hand in Hand a Stone Belt Project Herald‐Times Highland Village Church of Christ Hilger Enterprises ‐ Orkin Pest Control Hoosier Youth Philharmonic ISU The May Agency IU Credit Union IU Graduate Finance & Budge ng Class IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians Just Us Girls Kappa Kappa Sigma ‐ Iota Chapter Kroger Community Rewards Li le Union Bap st Church Lucky's Market Meadowood Re rement Community Residents

Mother Bear's Pizza Network for Good New Unionville Bap st Church Nick's English Hut North Central Church of Christ One World Catering

Owen County State Bank Perry Township Trustee Piazza Produce Premier Healthcare LLC PRIDE Prospect Hill Neighborhood Associa on

RE/MAX Realty Professionals Richards Graphic Communica ons Inc. Robinson Real Estate, Inc. Salesforce South Central Community Ac on Program

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church St. John the Apostle Catholic Church St. Mark's United Methodist Church St. Paul Catholic Center Stanford Outreach Subway 1005 The MAC Aids Fund The Sandwich Spot Unionville Church of Christ Unitarian Universalist Church United Way of Bartholomew Co. United Way of Monroe County Unity of Bloomington University School Voter Registra on Wonderlab Woodhaven Chris an Church CWF Wright Financial Services

THANK YOU! We would like to thank the following organiza onal and ins tu onal supporters and we encourage you to thank them as well. The groups below have provided financial, in‐kind, or volunteer support since our last newsle er:

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Kroger Community Rewards Do you shop at Kroger? Carry one of those Kroger Plus cards? Now you can help support Community Kitchen when you shop at Kroger. Just register your Plus card at the website and 2% of your grocery purchases support Community Kitchen each me you shop. Follow the link below to register your card today. When you get logged in and registered, just move to the Community Re‐wards sec on and select Community Kitchen of Monroe County or organiza on #47663. It's that simple. You have to register once/year so if you haven’t registered in 2016, please do so today! h ps://www.kroger.com/communityrewards

Food Dona on Requirements

When you clean out your cabinets and freezers, or have le over food from a party, we appreciate the subsequent food dona ons. Please be aware though, of our limita ons on receiving donated food. In order to follow Health Department regula ons, we may not accept the following dona ons:

Open containers of food Expired food Food that was not properly cooled or stored Dented cans Foods that have been frozen for more than one year Prepared foods that were not cooked in a licensed kitchen

While we certainly appreciate the inten ons of donors, we must pay incredible a en on to the health and safety of our patrons and not accept the foods listed above. Following all Health Department guidelines allows us to provide our patrons with the best nutri on and food safety possible. Thank you for always thinking of us!

Next Brunch Date: Sunday, February 11, 2018

Community Kitchen’s Winter Brunch will be held on Sunday, February 11, 2018 with 11am and 1pm sea ngs. Since it’s so close to Valen ne’s Day, the food will be prepared by restaurant industry couples. Watch our website and Facebook page for upcoming menu informa on.

The quest for spoons & forks...

Some folks are surprised to find that Community Kitchen does not use disposable dishes and ea ng utensils. We use lunch style meal trays and real flat‐ & glassware in our meal service. Over me, flatware at Community Kitchen disappears. Pieces are accidentally thrown away, carried off, etc. Please help us replenish our supply. If you have any flatware at home that you no longer need or want, PLEASE consider dona ng it. It will gain new purpose here with us!

We are in need of spoons & forks. We have plenty of knives! Dona ons can be dropped off at Com‐munity Kitchen, 1515 S Rogers St from 8am‐6:30pm, Mon ‐ Fri or 11am‐6:30pm on Sat.

Grateful for volunteers who made Thanksgiving a smooth, enjoyable and very produc ve day. These folks helped provide over 670 meals and 200 bags of groceries on Thanksgiving Day.

Kitchen Wish List

Egg noodles Onions Canned vegetables Canned tomato products Rice Dry beans Buer Food for Christmas dinner ‐ see front page

Community Kitchen of Monroe County, Inc. PO Box 3286 Bloomington, IN 47402‐3286

Non‐profit org. US postage

PAID Bloomington, IN Permit No. 312

Avocado Dinner Sunday, January 21, 2018

5‐8pm Community Kitchen (1515 S Rogers St)

This meal will be prepared and served by former staff of No Coast. The menu is as follows:

Amuse Bouche: Really good guacamole, fresh tor lla chips, and sea salt

Cold App: cold spring roll w/avocado, sprouts, basil, cilantro, mint, and cucumber served with fresh lime, sweet chili, and spicy peanut sauces

Hot App: "Foievocado" Cast iron seared avocado, grilled brioche, hazelnut salad, and grapefruit marmalade

Taylor Moe's Mac‐n‐Cheese: pasta shells, avocado, king crab, and havar in cream cheese fondue

Enchiladas: Your choice of shredded beef brisket or a mixture of spaghe squash, caramelized onions, and smoked mushrooms wrapped in fried corn tor llas and covered in avocado mole verde sauce, sour cream, queso fresco, le uce, radish, cilantro, and Fresno peppers

Ice Cream: tempered dark chocolate "shell" filled with avocado ice cream and a sesame seed truffle "pit"

Beverage pairings will be announced soon!!!

$70/person including drinks, with all funds going directly to Community Kitchen! If you're interested, but have allergy concerns, etc. contact us about poten al alterna ves. Make reserva ons to Community Kitchen at 812‐332‐0999 or director@monroecommunitykitchen.com.