RYPAC holds craft day at Open Kitchen
Published 3:02 pm Friday, December 12, 2014
On Nov. 26, the Redmond Youth Partnership Advisory Committee (RYPAC) held a craft day at the site of Open Kitchen, a ministry of Redmond United Methodist Church (RUMC) that offers meals to the community on Wednesdays.
Since Open Kitchen launched in November 2013, the ministry has served about 2,000 meals and this past summer, the group partnered with the city and Hopelink to provide 947 brown bag lunches for kids who depend on free and reduced lunches during the school year.
“Open Kitchen has shown us that there is a need for food here in Redmond and over this past year they have really stepped up to meet the need,” said Ken Wong, teen program administrator for the City of Redmond. “It was great that RYPAC was able to help out and our teens want to get back there again.”
Kristen Muscott, one of the founders of Open Kitchen, said for those who would like to help, one thing they can use is grocery store gift cards.
“These allow us to buy the perishables we need as we need them,” she said. “As you can probably guess, our goal is to not let any food go to waste. Gift cards allow us flexibility and the ability to manage our refrigerator space.”
