I am raising $2,000 for my 2023 Iron Man Lake Placid fundraiser for a Philadelphia based organization whose work is consistently inspiring and who I was lucky to be a part of. This year I am raising funding for The People’s Kitchen Philadelphia who fights food insecurity in Philadelphia, uplifts urban agriculture, and empowers community members.
I have a goal of $2,000 dollars which will assist the People's Kitchen expand their capacity to provide quality food, and boost the People’s Kitchen land sovereignty mission for community led farming, and more.
Providing free, high quality food cooked with care and respect for community members seems so simple, but it takes time, passion, and resources. The work these chefs and community members create in the kitchen, in the community farms, and movement work they foster are a prime example of the changes that can happen when Philadelphian communities come together.
Since the onset of the pandemic the People's Kitchen has provided over 200,000+ restaurant quality meals for Philadelphians since its inception in 2020 during the pandemic. This model for free high-quality meals that are respectful, and community centered was sparked by the collaboration of Chef Aziza Young of Everybody Eats Philly with Ben Miller, the World Central Kitchenand215 People's Alliancealong with community members. The People's Kitchen created a program of rotating chefs, culinary students, and volunteers to provide free high-quality meals throughout the city to meet support food insecure residents in the face of the pandemic.
The People's Kitchen currently has continued an urban farming movement within Southwest Philadelphia by creating over 18 beds that produce fruit and vegetables and supported by their local neighbors. The People’s Kitchen wants to continue this service model, supporting local led urban farming, as well as high quality free meals in areas of historic food insecurity and marginalization.
The People's Kitchen remains deeply committed to fighting food insecurity community centered social justice to better the lives of residents, workers, and the land itself.
Please share, uplift, and donate to this amazing grassroot organization, and thank you!
Sincerely,
Chris Cannito
