Hot Meals for Hope
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Share Your Heart - Hot Meals for Hope

The Third Story (T3S) facilitates after-school and summer programs for kids living in an at-risk inner city neighborhood. Some of our kids will not get a nourishing dinner unless provided by the church or some social organization. T3S is looking for church groups, Bible Study groups, Sunday school classes or other small groups who would be willing to purchase, prepare and serve a meal to a group of our children. This can be done one time or on a more consistent basis. Our goal is to give our children a child friendly meal that is as healthy as possible. A typical meal consists of:

Main Dish
Fruits and/or Vegetables
Bread or Rolls (optional)
One SMALL Dessert Per Child


Please read our Meal Provider Info Sheet before you come. It includes helpful details, policies and meal ideas. Thanks so much for taking part in our hot meal ministry!

Please:
  • NO Chips
  • NO Drinks - our kids are in the great habit of drinking water with their meals!

Important Info for Meal Providers:
  1. Our goal is to have dinner ready to go at 5:00 each evening.
  2. We have a full kitchen and we will provide all the plates, cups and silverware.
  3. Please be prepared to feed 30-40 people including kids and adult staff.
  4. You are welcome to bring your own children. We encourage children 12 and under to join our neighborhood kids in the on-going activities happening at the church while you are preparing and serving your meal.
  5. We ask that you keep your serving group to 8 people or less (including children). If you're looking for a meal project for a larger group to help out with, please check out our "Smart Sacks" Dinner Ministry.
  6. All meals will be served at First Avenue Church - 120 W. First Avenue. (map)



Interested? Please click here to reserve a date to come and serve
(available dates are listed below)
or to request more information about the program.


Winter/Spring 2012 Dates Are Here!

Wednesday Dinner
January 18: Monica Jones
January 25: OPEN
February 1: Lisa Halloran
February 8: Susan Dold
February 15: OPEN
February 29: DaVita
March 7: Susan Dold
March 14: Lisa Halloran
March 21: DaVita
April 11: Lisa Halloran
April 18: Susan Dold
April 25: Tree of Life Church
May 2: DaVita
Thursday Dinner
January 19: Carol Edwards
January 26: Kym Schnittker
February 2: Jan Spond/HCA
February 9: Schnittker/Nielsen
February 16: Tree of Life Church
March 1: Carol Trejos/Student Life
March 8: Schnittker/Nielsen
March 15: Cunningham Life Group
March 22: Jan Spond/HCA
April 12: Schnittker/Nielsen
April 19: Cunningham Life Group
April 26: Jan Spond / HCA
May 3: Rob Bowman

Have more questions? Please contact our Chow Captain


Warning! Jack is present and Jack is naughty!




"and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday...
you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,
Restorer of Streets with Dwellings."
Isaiah 58:10,12