Representatives from the Mid-Shore Board of Realtors, Jimmie & Sook’s, and Dorchester County Meals til Monday, stand for a photo April 30. From left, H.L. Ward, Dorchester County Meals til Monday co-director of finance, Megan King, Jimmie & Sook’s chef, Amanda Bramble, Jimmie & Sook’s owner, Leslie Bishop, Meal’s til Monday co-founder, Will Bishop, Meals til Monday co-founder, and Dormaim Green, Mid-Shore Board of realtors president. (Photo by Jack Rodgers )
CAMBRIDGE — The Mid-Shore Board of Realtors held a fundraiser for Dorchester County Meals til Monday, a nonprofit organization focused on providing fare for food insecure children through the weekend, at Jimmie & Sook’s restaurant, April 17.
The groups raised a total of $3,750 for the organization through a buffet barbecue, while Jimmie & Sook’s contributed a dinner for two that was raffled. A percentage of the profits from the night, about $500 according to Jimmie & Sook’s Owner Amanda Bramble, were also contributed to Meals til Monday.
Nearly 40 volunteers of the program help raise money, which go to providing food for students and meals in backpacks at each school. About 32,000 residents live in Dorchester County, an estimated 1,000 make up the food insecure children. The program provides food for about 350 children.
Students are also sent home with a new toothbrush, floss and toothpaste. When the weather cools, winter apparel and other items are also included in the care packages.
Bramble said she wanted to help support the program from her own personal experiences. She said through her position, she had worked closely with people affected by food insecurity.
“So, those experiences I had stuck with me, and I never knew this program existed and they came to me and it was something I really thought my staff could jump on and really get passionate about,” Bramble said. “And they did, some of them donated their wages that day.”
Bramble said the community had been very impactful on the night, saying that one customer even wrote a $100 check on the spot to donate to Meals til Monday.
Dormaim Green, Mid-Shore Board of Realtors president, said she wanted to get involved because the issue was an important one to her.
“I was not aware of the situation, I was totally floored,” Green said. “I rush home like my son is my husband, to make sure when he comes home, there is food on that countertop for my child because, I remember when I was little coming home from school, you’re starving. … I feel awesome about the money we raised.”
Leslie Bishop, founder of Meals til Monday, said an important aspect of Meals til Monday is making sure children do not feel self conscious about accepting help. She said the group tries to include an “incentive,” like a toy, or stickers.
“We’re hoping the kids will say, ‘Wow this is cool,’” Bishop said.
H.L. Ward, co-director of finance for Meals til Monday, made a $2,600 contribution to the organization April 17, which will feed 10 children for a year at $5 per child, per weekend. Ward said the effort by the group was incredible.
“Somebody’s got to feed these kids,” Ward said. “I think it’s a great platform and I’m happy to be a part of it.”
The Mid-Shore Board of Realtors plans to hold more fundraisers for these school food programs in all three counties. In Talbot County, a program titled Carepacks aids food insecure children, while Food for Learning, a Caroline County program, does the same throughout the county.
Text (c) The Dorchester Star, the article can be found here
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CAMBRIDGE — The Mid-Shore Board of Realtors held a fundraiser for Dorchester County Meals til Monday, a nonprofit organization focused on providing fare for food insecure children through the weekend, at Jimmie & Sook’s restaurant, April 17.
The groups raised a total of $3,750 for the organization through a buffet barbecue, while Jimmie & Sook’s contributed a dinner for two that was raffled. A percentage of the profits from the night, about $500 according to Jimmie & Sook’s Owner Amanda Bramble, were also contributed to Meals til Monday.
Nearly 40 volunteers of the program help raise money, which go to providing food for students and meals in backpacks at each school. About 32,000 residents live in Dorchester County, an estimated 1,000 make up the food insecure children. The program provides food for about 350 children.
Students are also sent home with a new toothbrush, floss and toothpaste. When the weather cools, winter apparel and other items are also included in the care packages.
Bramble said she wanted to help support the program from her own personal experiences. She said through her position, she had worked closely with people affected by food insecurity.
“So, those experiences I had stuck with me, and I never knew this program existed and they came to me and it was something I really thought my staff could jump on and really get passionate about,” Bramble said. “And they did, some of them donated their wages that day.”
Bramble said the community had been very impactful on the night, saying that one customer even wrote a $100 check on the spot to donate to Meals til Monday.
Dormaim Green, Mid-Shore Board of Realtors president, said she wanted to get involved because the issue was an important one to her.
“I was not aware of the situation, I was totally floored,” Green said. “I rush home like my son is my husband, to make sure when he comes home, there is food on that countertop for my child because, I remember when I was little coming home from school, you’re starving. … I feel awesome about the money we raised.”
Leslie Bishop, founder of Meals til Monday, said an important aspect of Meals til Monday is making sure children do not feel self conscious about accepting help. She said the group tries to include an “incentive,” like a toy, or stickers.
“We’re hoping the kids will say, ‘Wow this is cool,’” Bishop said.
H.L. Ward, co-director of finance for Meals til Monday, made a $2,600 contribution to the organization April 17, which will feed 10 children for a year at $5 per child, per weekend. Ward said the effort by the group was incredible.
“Somebody’s got to feed these kids,” Ward said. “I think it’s a great platform and I’m happy to be a part of it.”
The Mid-Shore Board of Realtors plans to hold more fundraisers for these school food programs in all three counties. In Talbot County, a program titled Carepacks aids food insecure children, while Food for Learning, a Caroline County program, does the same throughout the county.
Text (c) The Dorchester Star, the article can be found here
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