Our event this month will be at the Community Kitchen, a program of Episcopal Community Services and hosted by Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences. Located on the northwest corner of E. 8th Street & Paseo, the Community Kitchen provides free, restaurant-style meals to many of Kansas City’s homeless in a welcoming and dignified environment. Here are a couple of links about this important program:

http://episcopalcommunity.diowestmo.org/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kansas-city-community-kitchen-restaurant-style-soup-homeless_us_56d87303e4b0000de4039a01

The Urban Core Group supports this effort and we need your help to support it even more! We will be donating our old Urban Core Group sign (the one we put outside at our event locations) to raise cash for the Community Kitchen. We are increasing this support by having an auction during our September 28th event so be ready for something extra special.

Thanks for your support of the Episcopal Community Services’ Community Kitchen, and
thanks to the host, Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences.

Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences is proud to support the Urban Core Group and the Episcopal Community Services’ Community Kitchen. Consistent with the mission of serving diverse populations, the College is committed to reaching out to organizations that support the strengthening of our communities. The College prides itself for fostering and facilitating opportunities for students and faculty to participate in community activities. Thus, we offer a helping hand with compassion and mercy. As the College fulfills its vision of growth, hope and prosperity, it will continue to support the Urban Core with the simple gift of giving and with a sentiment of confidence and optimism.

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Our Harvesters food drive has helped with obtaining over 500 meals so far, from our BBQ this year.  We are continuing to help online so everyone can contribute to this terrific organization. Click http://kcurbancoregroup.harvestersvfd.org to donate!  The Urban Core Group will match $200 in donations to the Harvesters online food drive.

Thank you for your continued support of the Harvesters – The Community Food Network.

Street parking is available. There is a small parking lot on the north end, which is on the west side of the building. Keep in mind, 8th St is a one-way going East.

Auction donations & donors:
2-$25 Gift cards for Cheesecake Factory
2-$25 Gift cards for P.F. Chang’s
2 Tickets to Aaron Watson (10/14) at the Uptown Theater
2 Tickets to Ingrid Michaelson, Hell No Tour (10/16) at the Uptown Theater
12 Chiropractic visits, once a month, by Dr. Sean Felton
1 Custom upholstered ottoman donated by Linda Miller @ Pick2Flip
1 Cramer Black Kik-Step
The Original full sized Urban Core Group Sign
Custom framed memorabilia box donated by Beckie Baker
5 loaves of homemade bread donated by Suzanne Frissee

UPDATE!!!!!
FUND – A – NEED: The Kansas City Community Kitchen serves an average of 250 people each day which costs $1,000 per day.
Our auction raised $1,350 to go towards the Community Kitchen’s operations thanks to the generous support from our members.