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Mel Trotter hosting Easter community meal [Video]

The event is from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday and will have special music, festive food and fellowship.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic put the tradition on hold, Mel Trotter Ministries will be hosting their annual Easter community meal on Wednesday.

This is the organization’s first Easter celebration since 2020. They plan to have special music, festive food and fellowship.

Chief Advancement Officer Beth Fisher said the meal is for any unhoused people looking for community and a good meal.

“This is for our guests, but also for anyone in our community who is experiencing homelessness. They don’t have to be staying with us here at Mel Trotter Ministries to enjoy a time of fellowship and just enjoyment of one another and a special meal,” Fisher said. 

Each year, Mel Trotter hosts both a Christmas and Easter community meal. Fisher said it’s vital for the organization …

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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