Greer Soup Kitchen receives $2,000 for holiday meals
FOX Carolina's Surprise Squad and United Community gave Greer Soup Kitchen $2,000 as it prepares holiday meals. The kitchen serves hot food every day of the year, and more than 100 people come through daily.
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FOX Carolina's Surprise Squad, with United Community, gave Greer Soup Kitchen $2,000 for holiday meals, the station reported. Executive director Martha Bennett said the need has never been greater. The kitchen serves hot meals 365 days a year. More than 100 people come through daily, and many have no home.
Bennett said donations are down while the kitchen keeps feeding people every day. The $2,000 is a holiday boost on top of that daily work, not a replacement for it.
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Greer Soup Kitchen in South Carolina cooks hot meals every day of the year. More than 100 people come through the doors on a typical day, and many of them do not have a home. FOX Carolina's Surprise Squad, with United Community, gave the kitchen $2,000 to help with holiday meals. Executive director Martha Bennett said the need has never been higher and that donations are down even while the kitchen keeps feeding people. The gift is one check aimed at the holiday stretch, on top of the meals the kitchen already serves.
- Why do holiday meals take extra money if the kitchen already cooks every day?
- What could a class collect that a soup kitchen can actually use?
- Why does a daily meal matter for someone who does not have a kitchen?
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