P-1794

Bountiful Kitchen Equipment

Description

Financing

Documents

Photos

History Logs

Project Description

Country: USA

Location: Sedona, AZ

Total Budget: $4,000

Areas of Focus: Maternal and child health, Economic and community development

Activity Type: Food/Agriculture: General

Summary: Provide needed kitchen equipment to help Bountiful Kitchen address the growing need for nutritious meals for below poverty level school children in Arizona's Verde Valley.


Yavapai Food Council's Bountiful Kitchen is a nonprofit commercial prep kitchen where community volunteers prepare and package school meals for hungry children under the guidance of a professional chef. Throughout Yavapai County, 1 out of 3 children is food insecure. 24 out of 80 rural and/or charter schools do not serve food on campus because the site lacks an approved commercial kitchen. The Bountiful Kitchen fills this need, producing and delivering fresh, nutritious meals approved by the USDA to meet the School Nutrition Guidelines for free and reduced cost meals. Since opening for production on September 22nd, 2016, the Bountiful Kitchen Chef and volunteers have delivered over 50,000 free and reduced cost breakfasts and lunches across the Verde Valley. Operating primarily with volunteers, the not-for-profit Yavapai Food Council commits to put 85 to 90 percent of the funds received per meal directly into the cost of the food, ensuring fresh, healthy meals. As Yavapai Food Council moves into the second year of Bountiful Kitchen operations the demand is growing. In the 2017-18 school year three to four new sites will be added for breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack. Yavapai Food Council is seeking $4,000 of funding to purchase a commercial freezer, 6 additional baking trays and slotted stainless steel pans for the steamer, a hand cart to help with delivery, two Vitamix blenders and a commercial food processor. Bountiful Kitchen will be doubling production capacity by mid-fall and adding this equipment will make a substantial difference in production time. For more information about Bountiful Kitchen and Yavapai Food Council visit http://yavapaifoodcouncil.org/

Project Contact Person

District: 5495

Rotary Club of: Sedona

Primary Contact: Miki Dzugan

Email: medzugan@gmail.com

Project Status

Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.

Project listed for the 2017-18 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Sedona (5495)

17-Jul-17

$2,000

$2,000

$4,000

Total

$2,000

$2,000

$4,000

Project Supporting Documents


[22-Jun-18]
Acknowledgement Letter


[22-Jun-18]
Cancelled Check


[16-Jun-18]
Final Report


[4-Aug-17]
P-1794 Budget

Project Photos

History Log Entries

17-Jul-17

System Entry

System Entry: Creation of project page.

4-Aug-17

by Fred Goldman

System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.

4-Aug-17

by Fred Goldman

System Entry: Project signed by Fred Goldman.

4-Aug-17

System Entry

System Entry: Project signed by Miki Dzugan.

4-Aug-17

System Entry

System Entry: Project signed by David Young.

17-Nov-17

by Miki Dzugan

Project has been approved; $2000 matching grant received; $4000 given to Bountiful Kitchen for equipment.

2-Feb-18

by Fred Goldman

System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee.

2-Feb-18

by Fred Goldman

System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.

22-Jun-18

by Fred Goldman

System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded.

22-Jun-18

by Fred Goldman

System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.

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