BUY A SHIRT, FEED SOME PEOPLE
For many years I have been one of the cooks in a rotation of volunteers who prepare the Community Summer that Berkshire South serves on Monday evenings. I started volunteering with the supper program when I was researching my book, which is all about building connections with family, friends, neighbors and strangers through the simple act of feeding each other.
The group meal was suspended by COVID but Berkshire South pivoted quickly to stay present in people’s lives and keep nourishing food available through their Nourishing Neighbors program, making meals from local restaurants available for free through a non-contact distribution program.
Roost, the book’s publisher, partnered with Feeding America to designate a portion of each book’s sale price to their efforts to combat hunger nationwide. To date, book sales have underwritten 15,000 meals.
I’m hearing from so many people who turning to the book now to help them support neighbors touched by illness and hardship. Thanks to my local print shop, Monterey Shirts, and their “Shop Our Community, Buy Local” initiative, and thanks to Extra Helping illustrator Anna Brones we have a shirt that’s now for sale! Proceeds will be shared between the Nourishing Neighbors program at Berkshire South and Feeding America.
