Cooking for Community

Cooking for Community

EMPLOYEES ARE BACK TO WORKAND PEOPLE IN NEED AREEATING NUTRITIOUS FOOD... ---NATS OF COOKING---(00-00-43)"EVEN THOUGH IT'S ATAKEOUT DISH OR SOMETHINGLIKE THAT WE'RE STILLTHINKING ABOUT HOW WE WANTTO DO IT IN THE RESTAURANTAND STUFF LIKE THAT TOO."DAMIAN SANSONETTI OWNS THEDOWNTOWN PORTLANDRESTAURANT CHAVAL,,,,THRILLED TO BE BACK IN THEKITCHEN,,, HE'S ONE OF THECATALYST BEHIND COOKINGFOR COMMUNITY,,(05-02-09)"IT REALLY MEANS A LOT TOUS BECAUSE WITHOUT THEPORTLAND COMMUNITY WEWOULDN'T BE SUCCESFUL SO,WE CAN GIVE BACK AND DO THERIGHT THING.IN JUST ITS FIRST THREE WEEKSCOOKING FOR COMMUNITY HASCOOKED UP AND DELIVEREDSOME 2- THOUSANDNUTRITIOUS, RESTARAUNTQUALITY MEALS TOORGANIZATIONS INCLUDINGCATHOLIC CHARITIES,PREBLE STREET, WAYSIDE ANDAMISTAD,,,,,,,IT HAS , IN FACT, TAKEN "AVILLIAGE" TO MAKE ITHAPPEN.... YAN MAYLYNNOWNS THE PORTLANDRESTAURANT LITTLE GIANT..(06-06-42)"EVERYBODY FROM THEFARMERS TO THE FOODVENDORS, THE FOOD SERVICECOMPANIES TO THE DELIVERYCOMPANIES TO THE PACKAGINGCOMPANIES AND ALL PITCH INSOME IN TIME SOME IN KIND."THE GROUPS FOUNDERS HAVEALREADY RAISED THOUSANDSOF DOLLARS..... MONEY TOPAY FOR KITCHEN STAFF ANDFOOD,,,, FRESH FOOD FROMLOCAL VENDORS WITH FEWPLACES THESE DAYS TO SELLTHEIR PRODUCTS..JORDAN FARMS OWNER PENNYJORDAN HELPING TO CONNECTTHOSE VENDORS,, MANY OFTHEM LOCAL FARMERS...(05-20-02)"AND IF I CAN DO SOMETHING TOHELP ANOTHER FARMERREDEFINE THEIR MARKET,THAT'S WHAT I DO."(05-28-01)"IT'S NOT JUST LEFTOVERSTHAT PEOPLE ARE GIVING OUTYOU KNOW."ASHISH SHRESTHA IS ANOTHERLINK IN THIS LOOP....WORKING WITH THEORGANIZATION AMISTAD,,,HE DRIVES THE STREETS OFPORTLAND DELIVERING THEFOOD TO THE HOMELESS....QUALITY, COMFORT FOOD.(05-29-03)"FOOD THAT MAKES THEMFEEL GOOD, FOOD THAT'SPRODUCED WELL, COOKED WELLAND IS SERVING UP OUR ENTIRECOMMUNITY TOGETHER."MAINERS RAISING MONEY TOOPEN THE RESTARANTS ANDPURCHASE FOOD,,, STAFFWORKING TO COOK THATFOOD,,, THEIR MEALSFEEDING MAINERS INNEED......THAT'S HOW THIS COMMUNITYSAYS THANK YOU...(05-02-11)"WITHOUT THE PORTLANDCOMMUNITY WE WOULDN'T BESUCCESSFUL SO WE CAN GIVEBACK AND DO THE RIGHTTHINGS, WE WANT TO BE HEREFOR THAT TOO."WHILE THEORGANIZATION WAS FORMED TOHELP DURING THIS CURRENTCRISIS.... I