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Hwy55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries finds great way to help the hungry [Video]

Diners pay for a meal, and the receipt is placed on a board. Anyone needing a hot meal can grab it and head to the counter for that order.

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — A burger restaurant in Red Bank is starting the new year on a positive note, focusing on loving their neighbor through a new initiative. 

A customer chooses something from the menu to buy, they purchase it, and the employee tapes this receipt to the meal board.  Then someone in need can come in, take the receipt and have a free meal since someone else has already paid for it.  The idea is to help people down on their luck, short on money or homeless. 

Jay Webb, the owner of Hwy55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries, said the easiest way to love his neighbor is to serve them food. 

“All I’m doing is providing the place for this to take place,” Webb said.

He adopted the “Love Your Neighbor Meal Board” just two …

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Remarks by José Andrés at WCK's Celebration of Life Service at Washington National Cathedral [Video]

Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions nourishing meals around the world. __Follow WCK:Website: https://wck.org/Instagram: https://instagram.com/wckitchenTwitter: https://twitter.com/WCKitchenFacebook: https://facebook.com/worldcentralkitchenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wckitchen

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WCK Celebration of Life at Washington National Cathedral [Video]

World Central Kitchen held an interfaith Celebration of Life to honor our heroes killed in Gaza. The memorial service was held at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Thursday, April 25. The memorial service honored Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha of Palestine, John Chapman of Britain, Jacob Flickinger of the U.S. and Canada, Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom of Australia, James Henderson of Britain, James Kirby of Britain, and Damian Soból of Poland.__Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions nourishing meals around the world. __Follow WCK:Website: https://wck.org/Instagram: https://instagram.com/wckitchenTwitter: https://twitter.com/WCKitchenFacebook: https://facebook.com/worldcentralkitchenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wckitchen