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We are most grateful to the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant for the gift of protective masks for use by our guests. A special shout-out to Morgan Hanley and Kevin Deaton for making the delivery to us.

We can always use additional hands in helping to serve our daily hot meal to the hungry in our community. Click the button below to inform us of your availability. Thank you for your help and your prayers!

We can use your help in making our daily hot meal available to the hungry in our community. You can now sign up to volunteer through the end of November by clicking on the button below. We are grateful for your help and your prayers.

We mourn the loss of long-standing Thursday volunteer, Patricia Showalter. Please remember Pat and her family in your prayers. https://www.legacy.com/obitu…/…/patricia-showalter-obituary…  Sadly, another faithful volunteer, Chuck Gerth, tragically lost his son, Tyler, in the shooting that occurred in Jefferson Square Park on Saturday. We join the family in mourning their loss and ask for prayers of consolation and peace.

Our friends at Kroger have Kool-Aid packs on sale for $ .99 when you buy 5 or more. Can you help us out by buying some to donate to us? We use at least 16 of these every day during our serving time. You can drop them off Mon-Fri from 6:00am till 1:00pm. Thank you for your generosity and your daily prayers!

Do you have access to any quantity of red ripe tomatoes? We like to serve healthy, good looking salads to our guests. We have everything to make some great salads except tomatoes. You can drop them off Monday - Friday from 6:00 -1:00 or Saturday from 8:00 -1:00. Thank you.

With many of our regular volunteers heeding the recommendations to remain home during the crisis, we need volunteer drivers to do food pick ups from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Also, we can use additional food prep assistance from anytime after 6:00 - 10:00 a.m. Thanks to those who are have stepped up at this time to fill the gaps. We are especially grateful to Kentucky Harvest for bringing us needed items and to the Brown-Forman Corporation for providing us with prepared bag lunches. Please continue to pray for the health and safety all of our volunteers and guests, as well as our city, state, country, and the world during this pandemic. If you want to help us out, please call me at 502-643-8400.

Looking for ways to help the Franciscan Kitchen? We are in desperate need of hamburger buns and sliced bread. Since most all was bought up in the last week, we are getting almost no donations from the grocery stores...there is nothing to donate. If you have surplus or could buy some and drop it off between 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Friday or 8:00 -1:00 on Saturday, that would greatly help us. Thank you.

Guests of The Franciscan Kitchen will now enter the Brother Jim Fields, OFM Conv Memorial Dining Room for their meal. The room was dedicated to the organization's founder on Saturday, February 1, 2020.

Thank you to all who attended the Trivia Night event at St. Bartholomew Parish on January 24th to benefit The Franciscan Kitchen. We are grateful for your support.

Our annual Trivia Night will be held on Friday, September 6th at Holy Family's Saffin Center. Doors open at 6:00 pm, and Trivia begins at 7:00 pm. Check back for more details.

St. Bartholomew Parish's Trivia Night will be held on Friday, January 18th in the Magel Center. Doors open at 06:00 PM, and the Trivia will begin at 07:00 PM. Proceeds will benefit The Franciscan Kitchen. Contact Gina or Chuck Priddy for reservations: 451-2929. Click on Parish Trivia Night for the link to register and pay for your team's table.

Franciscan Kitchen AN HONORED 2018 RECIPIENT Louisville, KY – Franciscan Kitchen is proud to announce it received a grant from the Honorable Order Kentucky Colonels (HOKC) in the amount of $5055 to purchase 1500 #10 cans of green beans to head the homeless & hungry. The Franciscan Kitchen serves approximately 135,000 meals of year to those in need. The $2 million mark is a record for the KY Colonel’s annual grant program, according to HOKC Executive Director Sherry Crose, as more than 230 charities throughout the Commonwealth will receive grants this year and 3-million Kentuckians will be aided through the combined impact of the non-profit organizations receiving these grants. Lynn Ashton, Commanding General of the Kentucky Colonels said, "A Kentucky Colonel is more than just a certificate, it's a group of compassionate people who care about people.” HOKC is a 501(c)(3) supporting Kentucky charities and worthy organizations through its Good Works Program. Donations are given by Colonels appointed by the Governor, who chose to exercise this honor in a meaningful way. For more information go to www.kycolonels.org.

Dear Supporter, Give For Good Louisville is TODAY, and we are asking you to join us in our efforts to make this the most awesome day of giving the nation has ever seen! We are writing to ask you to take five minutes to give to The Franciscan Shelter House dba Franciscan Kitchen -. After that, you can give to other nonprofits that do work that you support or just kick back and watch how high the giving can go at http://www.giveforgoodlouisville.org! Your donation of any amount will help. We have several options: $50, $100, $250, $500, & $1,000. Here’s how you can make a HUGE difference today: Make a donation. Spread the word. Text a friend. Forward this email. Post on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #GiveForGoodLou. Oh, and you can also just tell someone in person – that works, too.

The Franciscan Kitchen needs your financial support. Please consider making a donation today!

It's that wonderful joyous time of the year- Christmas! However, for some of our brother and sisters that are struggling it is a difficult time. We will be collecting again this year: Hats, gloves, scarfs, socks, coats, children's toys, and basic hygiene items for our clients to be distributed on Christmas Day. Please be generous!