4th of July Meal at HH a Big Hit

A Note from Mary Jackson, Supervisor, UVA Hospitality House Hello To All. I just wanted to send a "Very Special Thank You" to everyone who helped with our July 4th cookout.  There was plenty of food and we still have leftovers. Due to the extreme heat we decided to serve inside. Tom Bninski and I braved the heat and cooked hot dogs and hamburgers for approximately 24 guests. Our menu included hot dogs, burgers, baked beans, potato salad, macaroni salad, cole slaw, chips, watermelon,  drinks and pound cake. We also offered ice cream cones. We could not have done this without the many donations that you provided.  Tom and I worked the day shift and enjoyed preparing and setting up for the meal. Marjorie Riddle our 3rd shift staff had everything in place, baked beans, cutting up all the onions, tomatoes, lettuce, watermelon, drink on ice by the time I arrived on Wednesday. Barbara Matysek our 2nd shift staff did cleanup and stored all the leftovers. It was truly an enjoyable time. Our guests were so excited and had a wonderful time chatting with staff and other guests. I will be sending out Thank You notes to everyone involved. We asked all the guests to sign and we are working on catching up with some that did not. One special thanks to the Whole Foods Market, and specifically Kristen Rabourdin, Marketing Department for the generosity with providing the meats, buns, salad  and a case of organic lemonade drinks for this holiday gathering. July 3rd was also weekly delivery day by Interfaith Humanitarian Sanctum (IHS), our only consistent provider of food supplies.  This delivery included all of the condiments and cold salads and veggies for rounding out a really delicious offering.  The weekly replenishment of food stock is vital to Hospitality House (HH), and the mostly indigent population who are here from great distances. IHS credits the opportunity to serve HH with the 2011 grant for 2012 which is dedicated to our food needs by Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band in Charlottesville Area Community Foundation (CACF).    God bless you all for sharing and caring. Your thoughtfulness was so appreciated.  Much love... Mary Extra Notes from T. Wade Clegg III, President, IHS Next Holiday Meal days at UVA Hospitality House Mark your calendar!  Thanksgiving meal will be on November 22nd (Thursday); Christmas meal will be on December 25th( Tuesday).  If you would like to add a single item to the many which are needed for these holiday meals for those out patients who are here for continuing treatment , please call or e-mail IHS and we will provide ideas which can be used for the special meals, and can carryover for use following the holiday. Nothing goes to waste.  Whatever you or your group can contribute, we await that contact. Full-day Meal Packet Program can use Your support With school out for another two months, the full-day meal program is being sustained with purchases of food items and meal-making by the IHS staff.  If any local church, school, business, day school, club, scout troops, or individual families would like to add to our supplies,  we would be very appreciative. Each meal purchased and made by staff diminishes total funds;  therefore, it is those donations of meal packets by various groups which allow for funds to be held to sustain all programs. Review the link for guidance and let us know if you or your organization can assist in these out of school months especially.  Each full-day meal packet takes from $5-$7 for a truly solid packet. Monetary contributions can be dedicated to the Food Account, the Pediatric Support Account or the General account, which supports lodging, prescriptions, co-pay and other unmet needs.   Many thanks ...  T. Wade