Ben's Kitchen Fundraiser is shaping up to be a great success if the early ticket sell-out is any indication!  However, ticket sales are just a starting point, the Rathe family hopes to fund meals for days, weeks and months in Ben's memory.  Read Ben's Kitchen story below and you may wish to donation to our "Fund-a-Need" even if you can't be with us in person. Thank you so much for your support of Ben's Kitchen!

Fund-a-Need - Click on the "Fund-a-Need" button and select the amount (every dollar helps). If you'd like to select a certain day, week, or month that is special to you, add it to you donation in the notes section. 

• Feed-Ben’s Friends for 1 Day : $300
• Feed Ben’s Friends for 1 Week: $2,100
• Feed Ben’s Friends for 1 Month: $9,300
• Help Ben’s Kitchen with a New (to them) 4x4 Truck, theirs was stolen: $12,000

Ben's Kitchen: 

Serving about 250 people each day, at two separate locations, Ben's Kitchen is a safe place for children and families to come on a daily basis, offering a full meal to those in need.  While enjoying a warm meal, the community is provided with fellowship, a place to be comfortable while watching the morning news, and a fresh cup of coffee for those headed to work.  Many of those served work in the landfill. 

The story of Ben's Kitchen is tied to a family and community that suffered great loss, yet took that grief and built something hopeful and inspiring for a community in Tijuana, Mexico. 

Ben was a 16 year old, in some ways just like every teen and unlike any other in many other ways.  Each year, he went on The Mexico Mission trips that Green Valley Community Church organizes.  He was part of a group that went to support a church that served breakfast in "The Canyon".  Ben was the kid that would and DID give his own shirt off his back, just because a boy he met liked it.  After a tragic car accident, Ben passed away. 

But that is not the end of Ben's Story. In fact, it is only the beginning...

His parents, along with his brother, use their talents and resources to continue the work he loved.  So do countless others, like Dave, who picked up his life in Placerville, CA and moved to build La Mision Ministries in the dumps of Tijuana.

The concept of helping others is the building block for this mission and fundraiser. 

Ben's Kitchen and Ben's Closet help those in need, giving food, clothing, formula, diapers, personal hygiene items, blankets, pillows, tarps, and toys.  All basic items that are so often taken for granted in The States.  Everything is run by volunteers from the community.