Seeing as I had much soup left over from last week I didn't have to make so much soup this week! In addition to the Carrot, Dutch Vegetable, and Chicken Rice Vegetable I made some Broccoli with Parmesan and Vegan Cabbage Vegetable.
There were 26 bowls of soup bought today with $3 made in donations.
It was a mild and sun filled day. I am thinking that the numbers may go down as we get closer to the end of April. I will see where GOD leads me, otherwise this venture will be finished at the end of April. God willing (and if I don't need to get a full-time job!) I will bring it back around the end of September.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Renzo's Birthday & Easter Wednesday!
It was a fun day at DCC! We celebrated Renzo's birthday with me making him carrot soup with nutmeg and honey, Chrissy brought her mom and made mini cakes, Nonni, Una and I sang for him, Dorothy bought him soup and Chrissy bought him a chair because he is moving into his own apartment! WHOOT! What fun!
Today was also the Easter dinner for the seniors so our numbers were down.
Two new people came who saw the ad in the Dundas Star News!
Besides the (vegan/gluten free) carrot soup I made for Renzo, I also made chicken/rice/vegetable. Nonni cooked up some chili that went over very nicely and donated it. Rie made Dutch vegetable soup with meatballs and donated it. I am ever so greatful! :)
Three under poverty level people came today and 20 soups were bought plus $5.25 was donated.
Today was also the Easter dinner for the seniors so our numbers were down.
Two new people came who saw the ad in the Dundas Star News!
Besides the (vegan/gluten free) carrot soup I made for Renzo, I also made chicken/rice/vegetable. Nonni cooked up some chili that went over very nicely and donated it. Rie made Dutch vegetable soup with meatballs and donated it. I am ever so greatful! :)
Three under poverty level people came today and 20 soups were bought plus $5.25 was donated.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
March Break "Soup's On!" and Tragedy
I was relieved of many duties today! Chrissy and three of her youth from her youth group came out to help at Soup's On!, which was a blessing. Thank you to all of you! I only needed to make one extra soup because I was able to freeze the soups from the previous week!
We had 23 soups bought and 6 under poverty level people out. $48.50 was made - $2.50 in donations. The four soups were: Tomato Rice, Chicken Noodle, Cauliflour with Celery and Garlic.
In addition to making sure everything was set up (thank you, Renzo, for your help!) and running smoothly, I was also trying to assist a lady who's house burnt down on Tuesday morning. Her, her partner and her three children made it out safely with the clothes on their backs. I was able to start them with some clothing and coats for two of them. I have been donated some furniture and other household items that I will be picking up for them once they have their "government" housing on April 1st.
Today, Saturday, March 15th, I am going to find them more clothing if they need it. I have several bags of clothing here which I will be sorting out, as well as dealing with registration for the Spring Session of my dance classes. Anyone have some free time to do some sorting? ;)
We had 23 soups bought and 6 under poverty level people out. $48.50 was made - $2.50 in donations. The four soups were: Tomato Rice, Chicken Noodle, Cauliflour with Celery and Garlic.
In addition to making sure everything was set up (thank you, Renzo, for your help!) and running smoothly, I was also trying to assist a lady who's house burnt down on Tuesday morning. Her, her partner and her three children made it out safely with the clothes on their backs. I was able to start them with some clothing and coats for two of them. I have been donated some furniture and other household items that I will be picking up for them once they have their "government" housing on April 1st.
Today, Saturday, March 15th, I am going to find them more clothing if they need it. I have several bags of clothing here which I will be sorting out, as well as dealing with registration for the Spring Session of my dance classes. Anyone have some free time to do some sorting? ;)
Friday, March 14, 2008
Budget of $10,000.00
Soup's On! (and other lunch programs) $2,600 desired and raised!
Coffee Break/Bible Study $1,300 desired, $561.09 raised(by Soup's On & donations raised)
Consignment Shop with clothing distribution for the homeless $6,100.00 desired
Total raised as of April 30th, 2008: $3,161.09
Budget Explanation
Soup Kitchen: hoping for minimal cost due to donations (soup, ingredients and location).
Coffee Break/Bible Study: hoping for bible donations. Minimal cost for snacks, coffee, tea and water to serve to the homeless.
Consignment Store: with basement or back room for giving out clothing to the homeless. Rent in Dundas can be expensive and is calculated in different ways for different buildings, as well as BIA taxes in some areas.
Shelter: If we have to buy a place it will be extremeley expensive. Heat, hydro, taxes, BIA fees, square footage fees and a morgage!
The one thing about running programs out of the Dundas Salvation Army location on John Street is there isn't a cost per hour. Possibly the same at the Dundas Community Centre as long as my bosses are here!
Coffee Break/Bible Study $1,300 desired, $561.09 raised(by Soup's On & donations raised)
Consignment Shop with clothing distribution for the homeless $6,100.00 desired
Total raised as of April 30th, 2008: $3,161.09
Budget Explanation
Soup Kitchen: hoping for minimal cost due to donations (soup, ingredients and location).
Coffee Break/Bible Study: hoping for bible donations. Minimal cost for snacks, coffee, tea and water to serve to the homeless.
Consignment Store: with basement or back room for giving out clothing to the homeless. Rent in Dundas can be expensive and is calculated in different ways for different buildings, as well as BIA taxes in some areas.
Shelter: If we have to buy a place it will be extremeley expensive. Heat, hydro, taxes, BIA fees, square footage fees and a morgage!
The one thing about running programs out of the Dundas Salvation Army location on John Street is there isn't a cost per hour. Possibly the same at the Dundas Community Centre as long as my bosses are here!
Slow After The Storm
We had a nice bit of snow on Tuesday night... Unfortunate because it slowed down the traffic for Soup's On.
In any event, there were 10 new people who had soup, one senior and 5 under poverty level people, which was better than none at all!
The soups we had were: (by me) roasted garlic soup and green pea soup(vegan, no gluten), tomato rice, cauliflour with celery, and (by Una) Curried Squash.
Una, Liesl and three of her children volunteered. This week $25.88 was made on the venuture.
I'm hoping for much better news next week!
In any event, there were 10 new people who had soup, one senior and 5 under poverty level people, which was better than none at all!
The soups we had were: (by me) roasted garlic soup and green pea soup(vegan, no gluten), tomato rice, cauliflour with celery, and (by Una) Curried Squash.
Una, Liesl and three of her children volunteered. This week $25.88 was made on the venuture.
I'm hoping for much better news next week!
City SideLines and March Break
Yesterday, Friday, February 29th, the following was in the CitySidelines of the Dundas Star Journal:
SOUP''S ON At the Dundas Community Centre on Wednesdays, 11:30 am to 1 pm for a bowl of soup and a bun for $2. Proceeds go towards homeless initiatives in Dundas. Email dccdancing@yahoo.ca or call Cassandra at 905-627-8743.
Today I confirmed that Youth Pastor Chrissy Morrison and some of her youth will be volunteering on Wednesday, March 12th at Soup's On!
SOUP''S ON At the Dundas Community Centre on Wednesdays, 11:30 am to 1 pm for a bowl of soup and a bun for $2. Proceeds go towards homeless initiatives in Dundas. Email dccdancing@yahoo.ca or call Cassandra at 905-627-8743.
Today I confirmed that Youth Pastor Chrissy Morrison and some of her youth will be volunteering on Wednesday, March 12th at Soup's On!
The First Wednesday Soup Kitchen
Today I had two volunteers to help me with the soup kitchen! I''m getting much better at asking for help, which is a good thing! Going from the cash box, we had 36 seniors come in and enjoy the soup. Only 2 under poverty level people came in to have soup today. I made cauliflour celery soup, beef potato soup with wine and chicken rice vegetable. The donations and money raised from selling the soup totalled $101.00! We hope for more people next week! I also advertised it in the Dundas Star News.
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