Meal Distribution Uninterrupted by Record Snowfall

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12.21.2009 --

DC Central Kitchen remained open through record snowfall this weekend, delivering more than 11,000 meals while much of the city was shut down.

Staff, volunteers, and board members came to prepare meals, even though public transportation was spotty and many had to trudge through the cold and snow on foot. Together, they produced our normal 4,000 meals per day plus an additional 3,200 emergency lunches for local shelters.

Special thanks go to our drivers who delivered the hot meals safely and on time despite the enormous challenges. Our transportation crew worked late Saturday and Sunday and took on extra delivery routes despite the weather.

“It was a monster getting around.  DC did a pretty good job clearing the main roads, but the secondary roads were not cleared, and that was where many of the shelters are,” said Steve Robinson, Transportation Manager.

At times, the drivers were stuck behind vehicles that couldn’t move or were stuck in the snow themselves, but amazingly, no meals were late.

Meanwhile, our street-outreach team, First Helping, worked to secure emergency housing for vulnerable clients.

Huge thanks to everyone whose hard work, dedication and fast action helped ensure that these critical services were not interrupted.