Summer Food Service Program
Jun
30
to Jul 4

Summer Food Service Program

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  • Google Calendar ICS

We travel to ten different neighborhoods to provide lunch to children, Monday-Friday, all summer long while they're out of school.

One route is covered by one of our vans and provides a sack lunch to children in those six neighborhoods. The other route is served by our food truck, providing a warm lunch to the children in those four neighborhoods. We serve only children and youth, no adults.

Route 1 (Van)

Union at Crescent Apartments (playground area) 10:30-10:50am

The Reserve at Chandler's Glen (picnic shelter) 10:55-11:15am

Arlington Valley Mobile Home Park (behind the office) 11:20-11:40am

Walnut Woods Apartments (across from playground) 11:55am-12:15pm

Henderson Court Apartments (playground area) 12:20-12:40pm

Southcrest Estates (near playground) 12:50-1:10pm

Route 2 (Food Truck)

Crestmont (Illinois Court playground area) 10:30-11am

Highland Park Elementary School (playground area) 11:15-11:45am

Limestone Crossing Apartments (across from playground) noon - 12:30pm

Country View Apartments (playground area) 12:45-1:15pm

Lunches will include a main, fruit, vegetable and milk. Children must be present to receive a meal. No questions asked.

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Summer Food Service Program
Jul
7
to Jul 11

Summer Food Service Program

  • Community Kitchen of Monroe County (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

We travel to ten different neighborhoods to provide lunch to children, Monday-Friday, all summer long while they're out of school.

One route is covered by one of our vans and provides a sack lunch to children in those six neighborhoods. The other route is served by our food truck, providing a warm lunch to the children in those four neighborhoods. We serve only children and youth, no adults.

Route 1 (Van)

Union at Crescent Apartments (playground area) 10:30-10:50am

The Reserve at Chandler's Glen (picnic shelter) 10:55-11:15am

Arlington Valley Mobile Home Park (behind the office) 11:20-11:40am

Walnut Woods Apartments (across from playground) 11:55am-12:15pm

Henderson Court Apartments (playground area) 12:20-12:40pm

Southcrest Estates (near playground) 12:50-1:10pm

Route 2 (Food Truck)

Crestmont (Illinois Court playground area) 10:30-11am

Highland Park Elementary School (playground area) 11:15-11:45am

Limestone Crossing Apartments (across from playground) noon - 12:30pm

Country View Apartments (playground area) 12:45-1:15pm

Lunches will include a main, fruit, vegetable and milk. Children must be present to receive a meal. No questions asked.

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Summer Food Service Program
Jul
14
to Jul 18

Summer Food Service Program

  • Community Kitchen of Monroe County (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

We travel to ten different neighborhoods to provide lunch to children, Monday-Friday, all summer long while they're out of school.

One route is covered by one of our vans and provides a sack lunch to children in those six neighborhoods. The other route is served by our food truck, providing a warm lunch to the children in those four neighborhoods. We serve only children and youth, no adults.

Route 1 (Van)

Union at Crescent Apartments (playground area) 10:30-10:50am

The Reserve at Chandler's Glen (picnic shelter) 10:55-11:15am

Arlington Valley Mobile Home Park (behind the office) 11:20-11:40am

Walnut Woods Apartments (across from playground) 11:55am-12:15pm

Henderson Court Apartments (playground area) 12:20-12:40pm

Southcrest Estates (near playground) 12:50-1:10pm

Route 2 (Food Truck)

Crestmont (Illinois Court playground area) 10:30-11am

Highland Park Elementary School (playground area) 11:15-11:45am

Limestone Crossing Apartments (across from playground) noon - 12:30pm

Country View Apartments (playground area) 12:45-1:15pm

Lunches will include a main, fruit, vegetable and milk. Children must be present to receive a meal. No questions asked.

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Summer Food Service Program
Jul
21
to Jul 25

Summer Food Service Program

  • Community Kitchen of Monroe County (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

We travel to ten different neighborhoods to provide lunch to children, Monday-Friday, all summer long while they're out of school.

One route is covered by one of our vans and provides a sack lunch to children in those six neighborhoods. The other route is served by our food truck, providing a warm lunch to the children in those four neighborhoods. We serve only children and youth, no adults.

Route 1 (Van)

Union at Crescent Apartments (playground area) 10:30-10:50am

The Reserve at Chandler's Glen (picnic shelter) 10:55-11:15am

Arlington Valley Mobile Home Park (behind the office) 11:20-11:40am

Walnut Woods Apartments (across from playground) 11:55am-12:15pm

Henderson Court Apartments (playground area) 12:20-12:40pm

Southcrest Estates (near playground) 12:50-1:10pm

Route 2 (Food Truck)

Crestmont (Illinois Court playground area) 10:30-11am

Highland Park Elementary School (playground area) 11:15-11:45am

Limestone Crossing Apartments (across from playground) noon - 12:30pm

Country View Apartments (playground area) 12:45-1:15pm

Lunches will include a main, fruit, vegetable and milk. Children must be present to receive a meal. No questions asked.

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Summer Food Service Program
Jul
28
to Aug 1

Summer Food Service Program

  • Community Kitchen of Monroe County (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

We travel to ten different neighborhoods to provide lunch to children, Monday-Friday, all summer long while they're out of school.

One route is covered by one of our vans and provides a sack lunch to children in those six neighborhoods. The other route is served by our food truck, providing a warm lunch to the children in those four neighborhoods. We serve only children and youth, no adults.

Route 1 (Van)

Union at Crescent Apartments (playground area) 10:30-10:50am

The Reserve at Chandler's Glen (picnic shelter) 10:55-11:15am

Arlington Valley Mobile Home Park (behind the office) 11:20-11:40am

Walnut Woods Apartments (across from playground) 11:55am-12:15pm

Henderson Court Apartments (playground area) 12:20-12:40pm

Southcrest Estates (near playground) 12:50-1:10pm

Route 2 (Food Truck)

Crestmont (Illinois Court playground area) 10:30-11am

Highland Park Elementary School (playground area) 11:15-11:45am

Limestone Crossing Apartments (across from playground) noon - 12:30pm

Country View Apartments (playground area) 12:45-1:15pm

Lunches will include a main, fruit, vegetable and milk. Children must be present to receive a meal. No questions asked.

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Chefs' Challenge 2025
Aug
3

Chefs' Challenge 2025

Save the date for our upcoming 2025 Chefs' Challenge! This Iron Chef style event will pit returning champion, Adam Noffsinger of Michael's Uptown Cafe against Eric Bueno of IU and Michael Warden of Story Inn. They will be challenged to use a secret ingredient, revealed at the beginning of competition, to make a main dish to be judged by our panel of distinguished judges. The winner will take home the Golden Spatula!

This year's event will be held at One World at Woolery Mill. Attendees will enjoy with the competition, a full dinner: salad, appetizers, a small portion of each chef's creation and dessert. A cash bar and silent auction will also be available. Tickets are $100 per seat with a limit of 100 seats. Ticket sales are open now at: https://events.idonate.com/chefschallenge2025

Tickets are limited so get yours soon!

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Summer Food Service Program
Aug
4
to Aug 5

Summer Food Service Program

  • Community Kitchen of Monroe County (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

We travel to ten different neighborhoods to provide lunch to children, Monday-Friday, all summer long while they're out of school.

One route is covered by one of our vans and provides a sack lunch to children in those six neighborhoods. The other route is served by our food truck, providing a warm lunch to the children in those four neighborhoods. We serve only children and youth, no adults.

Route 1 (Van)

Union at Crescent Apartments (playground area) 10:30-10:50am

The Reserve at Chandler's Glen (picnic shelter) 10:55-11:15am

Arlington Valley Mobile Home Park (behind the office) 11:20-11:40am

Walnut Woods Apartments (across from playground) 11:55am-12:15pm

Henderson Court Apartments (playground area) 12:20-12:40pm

Southcrest Estates (near playground) 12:50-1:10pm

Route 2 (Food Truck)

Crestmont (Illinois Court playground area) 10:30-11am

Highland Park Elementary School (playground area) 11:15-11:45am

Limestone Crossing Apartments (across from playground) noon - 12:30pm

Country View Apartments (playground area) 12:45-1:15pm

Lunches will include a main, fruit, vegetable and milk. Children must be present to receive a meal. No questions asked.

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Back to School Brunch
Sep
14

Back to School Brunch

Our Back to School Brunch fundraiser will be held on Sunday, September 14th at Community Kitchen with 11am and 1pm seatings. This brunch will take you back to your school days and some of your favorite school lunch foods! More details to follow, but mark your calendar for this fun stroll down the culinary memory lane.
As always, each of the three courses of brunch will be paired with a cocktail from Cardinal Spirits. Mocktails, GF and Vegan options will be available at registration. Tickets are $65 and registration will be available soon.

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Autumn Brunch
Nov
2

Autumn Brunch

Join us for this all-inclusive three-course brunch to support Community Kitchen’s hunger relief efforts. Details about this upcoming brunch will be posted as they are available.

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Summer Food Service Program
Jun
26
to Jun 27

Summer Food Service Program

  • Community Kitchen of Monroe County (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

We travel to ten different neighborhoods to provide lunch to children, Monday-Friday, all summer long while they're out of school.

One route is covered by one of our vans and provides a sack lunch to children in those six neighborhoods. The other route is served by our food truck, providing a warm lunch to the children in those four neighborhoods. We serve only children and youth, no adults.

Route 1 (Van)

Union at Crescent Apartments (playground area) 10:30-10:50am

The Reserve at Chandler's Glen (picnic shelter) 10:55-11:15am

Arlington Valley Mobile Home Park (behind the office) 11:20-11:40am

Walnut Woods Apartments (across from playground) 11:55am-12:15pm

Henderson Court Apartments (playground area) 12:20-12:40pm

Southcrest Estates (near playground) 12:50-1:10pm

Route 2 (Food Truck)

Crestmont (Illinois Court playground area) 10:30-11am

Highland Park Elementary School (playground area) 11:15-11:45am

Limestone Crossing Apartments (across from playground) noon - 12:30pm

Country View Apartments (playground area) 12:45-1:15pm

Lunches will include a main, fruit, vegetable and milk. Children must be present to receive a meal. No questions asked.

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Holiday Cookie Pick-up
Dec
15

Holiday Cookie Pick-up

If you ordered cookies for Sunday, 12/15, pick-up, please pick up your cookies between noon and 3pm at 1515 S Rogers St (around back and come in the back door).

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Holiday Cookie pick-up
Dec
14

Holiday Cookie pick-up

If you ordered cookies for Saturday, 12/14, pick-up, please pick up your cookies between noon and 3pm at 1515 S Rogers St (around back and come in the back door).

If you ordered cookies for Sunday, 12/15, pick-up, please pick up your cookies between noon and 3pm at 1515 S Rogers St (around back and come in the back door).

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Thanksgiving Dinner
Nov
28

Thanksgiving Dinner

Community Kitchen will serve a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner from 3-6pm at our 1515 S Rogers St main location and our 1100 W 11th St Express location on Thanksgiving Day (11/28).
In addition to dinner, we will provide bags of groceries.

Volunteer spots are all full. Food donations are still welcome:
-Stuffing mixes
-Canned green beans
-Cream of mushroom soup
-Canned cranberry sauce
-Canned mandarin oranges
-Canned pineapple
-French’s fried onions
-Instant mashed potatoes
-Rolls
-Chicken broth

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Holiday Cookie Sale
Oct
28
to Dec 11

Holiday Cookie Sale

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  • Google Calendar ICS

Holiday cookie sale to support Community Kitchen!

Purchase a dozen delicious holiday cookies to support Community Kitchen's hunger relief efforts. Each dozen includes four each of three kinds of cookies: chocolate chip, snickerdoodle and chocolate crackle. Orders will be picked up from noon-3pm on either Sat,  Dec 14th or Sun, Dec 15th from Community Kitchen at 1515 S Rogers St. You must choose a pick up date at checkout. 

These are great for sharing with friends, as holiday gifts to clients, teachers, bus drivers or just to eat yourself!

Supplies are limited so don’t delay! To order visit:https://events.idonate.com/holiday-cookies-2024

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Spring Brunch
May
19

Spring Brunch

Join us for this all-inclusive three course brunch to support Community Kitchen’s hunger relief efforts. Tickets are $65 and we have seatings at 11am and 1pm. Reservations required in advance.

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Hoosier Bistro Wine Tasting & Dinner for CK
Oct
14

Hoosier Bistro Wine Tasting & Dinner for CK

Wine tasting and dinner to benefit Community Kitchen of Monroe County. Saturday, October 14th 6pm at Elks #446. Reservations required to hoosierbistro@gmail.com or 812-344-6144.

Three plates with 2 wine samples per plate with dessert and onsite wine sales.

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Holiday Cookie Sale 2023
Oct
12
to Dec 9

Holiday Cookie Sale 2023

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  • Google Calendar ICS

Holiday cookie sale to support Community Kitchen!

Purchase a dozen delicious holiday cookies to support Community Kitchen's hunger relief efforts. Each dozen includes 4 each of three kinds of cookies: chocolate chip, snickerdoodle and chocolate crackle. Orders will be picked up from noon-3pm on either Saturday, December 16th or Sunday, December 17th. You must choose a pick up date at checkout.

These are great for sharing with friends, as holiday gifts to clients, or just to eat yourself!

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Chefs' Challenge
Jul
29

Chefs' Challenge

Reigning Champion, Eric Bueno of Feast Market & Cellar, will compete against contenders Corbin Morwick of One World Catering, and Dan Thomas of The Elm. The three will compete to make a winning dish(es) using a secret ingredient that will be revealed at the competition’s beginning.

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Spring Brunch
May
21

Spring Brunch

Three course all-inclusive brunch with paired drinks from Cardinal Spirits. All proceeds benefit Community Kitchen’s hunger relief efforts.

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Thanksgiving Dinner
Nov
24

Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving Dinner at Community Kitchen Nov 24, 2022 3-6pm

We will serve a traditional Thanksgiving dinner from our main and Express locations from 3-6pm on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 24th. Warm meals at each location and from our food truck will include turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, cranberry ambrosia, rolls and pies.

We need the following food donations for this meal. Those donations can be dropped off at 1515 S Rogers St from 8am-6:30pm Monday - Friday or 11am-6:30pm on Saturdays.

Items we start accepting now are:

14-16lb Turkeys

Boxes of stuffing mix

Canned green beans

Cream of mushroom soup

Canned tropical fruit or fruit cocktail

Chicken broth or stock

Large cans of French fried onions

Canned Cranberry sauce

Boxes of instant potatoes or canned potatoes

Items we will accept closer to Thanksgiving:

Pies including 15 sugar-free

Rolls

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Holiday Cookie Sale 2022
Oct
17
to Dec 4

Holiday Cookie Sale 2022

  • Community Kitchen of Monroe County (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Holiday cookie sale to support Community Kitchen!

Purchase a dozen delicious holiday cookies to support Community Kitchen's hunger relief efforts. Each dozen includes 4 each of three kinds of cookies: chocolate chip, snickerdoodle and chocolate crackle. Orders will be picked up from noon-3pm on either Saturday, December 10th or Sunday, December 11th. You must choose a pick up date at checkout. 

These are great for sharing with friends, as holiday gifts to clients, or just to eat yourself!

To order: https://events.idonate.com/holiday-cookies-2022

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Autumn Brunch
Oct
2

Autumn Brunch

Join us for this all-inclusive three-course brunch to support Community Kitchen’s hunger relief efforts. Each course is paired with a cocktail from Cardinal Spirits.

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Birding Bonanza
Sep
1
to Oct 16

Birding Bonanza

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IndiGo Birding Nature Tours and Community Kitchen are teaming up to present the second ever Birding Bonanza fundraiser. You can participate by asking friends or family to sponsor you for each type of bird that you find on the Bonanza bird identification form, up to $100 for finding them all. You then collect your sponsorship funds and turn the money in to Community Kitchen. The event starts now and ends on October 16th. All monies must be turned in by November 4, 2022.

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Chefs' Challenge
Aug
6

Chefs' Challenge

Three Bloomington chefs compete on stage, cooking with a secret ingredient revealed at the beginning of the competition. This Iron Chef type event raises funds for Community Kitchen’s hunger relief efforts.

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