The Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen
Happy New Year!
http://www.downtowneveningsoupkitchen.com/
Quick Notes
Updated Website!
The D.E.S.K. website has undergone extensive renovations! More information is now available in an easier to navigate and more colorful format! Check it out at http://www.downtowneveningsoupkitchen.com/.
Current Needs
All donations appreciated, but in particular, we always need spices in large sizes (garlic salt, onion salt, Italian seasoning, salt & black pepper, etc.), m ilk , and eggs.
Thanks & Recognition
Holiday Season
Thank you to everyone who contributed to D.E.S.K. during the holiday season!
Annual Letter Appeal
“The D.E.S.K. 2005 Annual Letter Appeal has been extremely successful. Thank you to everyone who heard our appeal and contributed to D.E.S.K. during the 2005 Annual Appeal. This appeal has been the best in DESK History.” D.M. Richter, Ph.D., Executive Director of D.E.S.K.
Special Thanks
D.E.S.K. would like to thank ACES in Hamden for giving 100 fruit bags to D.E.S.K. guests during Christmas week. Our guests look forward to these every year!
Thank you to volunteers from Our Lady of Assumption, who did a full evening meal in December.
Joanna Martinez and her family and friends did a full evening meal in January.
Students from Hamden Hall are helping out on Tuesdays in a big way! They bag groceries weekly for the D.E.S.K. pantry.
Girl Scout Troop #515 from Wallingford came to serve a meal and snacks.
Common Ground School students are still onboard and serving one night a month. They bring and serve various food items they prepare.
Thank you to all our venues who support us throughout the year:
Mondays: Trinity Church on the Green
Tuesdays: First & Summerfield Church
Wednesdays: United Church Parish House
Thursdays: Center Church Parish House
Sundays: Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life
New Group
Welcome!
New to D.E.S.K. this year is the New Haven Bar Association , whose volunteers will be working with us on the fourth Monday and Thursday of each month.
Information
Food Donations
Drop off donations at 311 Temple Street between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, or call the kitchen (772-3400) or email Jeanne.
Volunteer Opportunities
For volunteer opportunities, contact JeanneMarieMay@aol.com.
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Contact D.E.S.K.
Diana M. Richter
Executive Director
P.O. Box 1478
New Haven, CT 06506
Phone: 203-624-6426
Fax: 203-624-2116