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Franciscan Kitchen

P.O. Box 1673

748 Preston Street

Louisville, KY

40201-1673

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Franciscan Kitchen Mission Statement

In the tradition of St. Francis, which recognizes we are all brothers and sisters, we are dedicated to providing food for the nourishment of God’s Family. We will maintain an environment of trust and fellowship to build mutual respect and beneficial relationships with our guests, co-workers, suppliers and community. These efforts will strengthen our organization and enable us to provide a much needed service to our community.

Franciscan Kitchen

in this issue >>>

Expanding To Meet The Needs Of Our Clients

Little Caesars Love Kitchen

St. Pat’s Day/ Easter Dinner

Mayor Give A Day Week

Board Member Elections

Shopping Rewards

Trivia Night Fundraiser

thoughts... final

Contact us at (502) 589-0140 or fsh748@aol.com

July 2015

Chuck Mattingly Operations Manager Debbie Clark Accountant

Non-Profit Org. US Postage

Jeffersonville, IN Permit #92

What’s In The Works ... Heather Benjamin Business Manager Richard Thomas Maintenance

Expanding To Meet The Needs of Our Clients

Finally after many months of preparation, hard work and transitioning, the

Franciscan Kitchen’s new addition is finished and we are back in operation. After a

month long shut down to revamp the existing building and finish construction, we

reopened our doors again on June 29th. The expansion turned out to be magnificent.

The Franciscan Kitchen expanded more than double its size and has room to

accommodate not only more clients, but additional food storage as well. The new

facility provides a much larger dining room with designated space for the handi-

capped and for families. Seating capacity has increased from 66 people in close quar-

ters to 80 people seated comfortably with plenty of room to spare. It also has a more

spacious serving line with a wide hallway leading straight from the kitchen to help in

the efficiency of feeding our guests. While the clients are waiting to be served, they will enter from the side of the building and come

into a 6 foot wide corridor which will help shelter them from the ever changing Kentuckiana weather. Along the entrance wall, 4 foot

high cubbies were specially built and installed to house their belongings while they eat. A restroom was added to the dining area for the

guest’s convenience. And unlike before, the refill drink station now has its own cabinetry, icemaker and sink, which has allowed our

volunteers to better accommodate the needs of our guests. The back half of this new addition has a large warehouse space for food

storage and a new walk-in freezer and cooler were installed. The previous dining room has been divided and converted into an office,

food preparation space, a conference/confessional room, and an exit corridor. We feel so blessed to have expanded our facility and im-

proved the dining experience for our clients. We are extremely grateful to our many donors who made this expansion possible. Thank

you to AML, Dan Critstiani Excavating, LD Campbell Communications and Northside Security for their time and donations in helping

to build this facility. We would also like to offer a special thank you to our Board Member, John Rowan, for his hard work and

dedication in overseeing this project.

If you have any questions about the Franciscan Kitchen’s mission, wish to volunteer, donate, or have a talent and would like to volunteer your services, Please call us at (502) 589-0140. We would love to hear from you and would gladly give you a tour of our facility. With the help of many sharing their talents, God’s people can be cared for and served.

Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words!

-St. Francis Of Assisi

Fr. Fred Pasche Fr. Pius Poff

Fr. Charles McCarthy Brother Ambrose Eischens

Dan Magruder Page Walker John Rowan Joe Fallahay Dan Cristiani

Steve Gettlefinger Susie Murr

Larry Cissell Alan Kissel

Dave Dalton

The Best Gifts Are Never Found In A Box

I’d like to give $______ in honor or memory of (please indicate which by circling one ) Name____________________________________________________________________ Acknowledge gift to_________________________________________________________ Address___________________________________________________________________ City, State and Zip____________________________________________________________ My Name (donor/s)__________________________________________________________ My Address________________________________________________________________ City, State and Zip____________________________________________________________ Phone number______________________________________________________________ Your gift of honor or memory is tax deductible. Mail form to: Franciscan Kitchen, P. O. Box 1673 Louisville, KY 40201-1673

Board of Directors

All of us here at the Franciscan Kitchen would like to give a big Thank You to the Little Caesars Love Kitchen and all the students from Immaculata Classical Academy for cooking and serving Little Caesar pizzas to our clients on July 23rd. And a special thank you to Mike And Penny Michalak, franchise owners of Little Caesars, who made this day possible. The stu-dents were such a big help and the clients loved the fresh hot pizzas. God bless all of you!

Little Caesars Love Kitchen

Board Member Elections At our April Board Meeting, we elected four new enthusiastic board members to help with the continual growth and needs of our mission. We would like to welcome Larry Cissell, Dave Dalton, Alan Kissel and Father Charles McCarthy to our board.

St. Pat’s Day We would like to thank the Hibernians for coming to help us serve on St. Patrick’s Day. We appreciate your generosity in preparing and serving our meal. Our clients really enjoyed the festive atmosphere and comradery.

Giving Back>>>

Easter Dinner Once again, St. Margaret Mary Church put on a wonderful Easter feast for our clients. They donated and delivered all the food, as well as sent many of their parishioners to volunteer and serve. Their generosity was truly a blessing and we are so very grateful for all they have done for us over the years!

Due to time constraints and some unexpected complications, we have decided to cancel the Reverse Raffle this year. In lieu of this fundraiser, we will be putting on a Trivia Night at St. Stephen Martyr on September 19, 2015. We hope to see you there!

Franciscan Kitchen Night of Trivia

St. Stephen Martyr– Marteen Hall September 19, 2015

2931 Pindell Ave. 7 pm (Doors Open at 6:30)

Louisville, KY 40217

Teams of 6-8 people $15 per person

Bring your favorite snack to share with your teammates

Beer, soft drinks and water sold at the event (No Outside Alcohol Allowed!)

100 Questions( 10 topic rounds) Silent Auction/ Baskets

To reserve a table for your team please call:

Franciscan Kitchen: (502) 589-0140 or Alan Kissel: (502) 553-2504

Shopping Rewards August is the annual renewal time for all Kroger Plus reward users to choose their charity of choice. We are asking for everyone to take a moment to sign back up so that we may continue to receive donations from Krogers for your Kroger Plus purchases. Because of your help, we have received

a check this past quarter for $265.18. You can still sign up online at Kroger.com/communityrewards for this rewards program. Thank you for helping us earn a little extra cash!

Trivia Night Fundraiser

Alan is the VP Training and Development Manager at Republic Bank. He started volunteering at the kitchen with his wife Angel a little over a year ago when we began serving on the last Saturday of the Month. Alan has offered to oversee the Development and Fundraising Committee and his develop-ment experience will be a huge asset for the continual growth of our mission.

Dave Dalton

Larry is retired from both the military and Dawn Foods. He has volunteered at the Franciscan Kitchen with his wife Fiona for many years now. They have also led the Christmas give away program for several years. Larry has volunteered to help with the Facility Management and Maintenance Committee and is following in his fathers footsteps by serving as a board member.

Alan Kissel Larry Cissell

Dave is a retiree of Dismas Charities and is presently a Deacon at St. Lawrence Church. He is also one of our regular Friday volunteers. He joined the board with the desire to serve those less fortunate. He firm-ly believes all people should be treated with respect and dignity. His genuine compassion to help his fellow man will make him a perfect fit amongst our board.

Mayor Give A Day Week

The week of April 20th - 24th was Louisville’s Mayor Give a Day Week. On Monday, Mayor Greg Fisher stopped by the kitchen to mingle with the guest and speak to us about our needs. It was a pleasure to have him join us. Also, the Franciscan Kitchen was packed with many eager and helpful volunteers. They did various jobs, from prep work for the days meal, organizing toiletries for give away bags, and serving the clients. It was a wonderful week and we always look forward to the generosity of the local community.

Fr. Charles McCar-Fr. Charles is a Franciscan priest who resides at St. Paul’s Church in Louisville. He created and has maintained our Facebook page for quite some time now. He has offered to work on the development committee as well as start a Communication Committee to allow for expansion in vari-ous forms of communication and social me-dia. His technical and communication skills will be a huge asset for our facility.

The Franciscan Kitchen is a nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to serve the homeless and hungry. We operate entirely on donations from charitable benefactors and the generosity of our many volunteers. Through this effort, we are able to serve approximately 400-500 wholesome hot lunches daily, Monday-Friday and the last Saturday of the month.