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Food truck owner helps community with free Thanksgiving meal [Video]

O’Henrys Kitchen OnWheels’ Thanksgiving event will serve free food from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day at The Summit event hall in downtown Toledo.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Keith Henry, the owner of O’Henrys Kitchen OnWheels in Toledo, said when he was younger, unemployment became an ongoing burden for him. He started working at a factory, but for 11 years, he was missing out on his passion.

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed him to become his own boss and start cooking professionally.

“Cooking is one of the passions that I took up with my grandmother and I’ve been cooking for like 20 years,” Henry said. “I’ve always cooked dinners and took them to work and decided to jump into a food truck.”

Now, he’s using that truck to help feed the community.

Henry said his food truck is now in partnership with employment agency Impact Employment Solutions, nonprofit Kicks and bakery Sweet Experience.

All together, they are planning to serve over …

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register