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More customers going to Foothills food panty, banks as prices increase [Video]

CATALINA FOOTHILLS, Ariz. (KGUN) — Kathy Wilkinson is no stranger to St. Philip’s in the Hills. Walking into their main lobby, she asked how their food pantry volunteers were doing, just like friends.

Their volunteers exchanged a smile with her, knowing her by name because she’s gone to the food pantry once a week for the past month.

“I don’t have enough money to go to the grocery store and buy a lot of food,” Wilkinson said.

After getting health problems, she was forced to retire, which didn’t leave her with a lot of money.

She’s just one of the over 660 visits the church has already gotten this year at their food pantry as of October 10 and they’re expecting more. They said last year they got over 640 total visits, so this year’s visits have already exceeded last year’s.

Kiki Cheney, the church’s communications and welcome associate said …

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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