St. Vincent DePaul’s Soup Kitchen Needs You!

(Article written by Katy Swede Taillon, from the Independent Day School Rotary Interact Club)

At St. Vincent DePaul’s Soup Kitchen, people are plentiful but supplies are scarce. If a mug is returned to the counter, it can’t just sit around. It has to be instantly washed in the dishwasher, dried with the few towels, the soup kitchen has on hand, and refilled to serve another person a cup of juice with their lunch.

Because we know there is a need for mugs, dishtowels, flatware (such as forks, knifes and spoons), the IDS Interact Club, sponsored by and working in cooperation with the Middletown Rotary Club, are determined to help. About 25 or more students from the Independent Day School Middle School are leading the charge to gain more resources for St. Vincent De Paul.

Throughout the month of March, the Interact Club and the entire IDS community will be donating mugs, dish towels, silverware, and other useful kitchen items like serving spoons and soup ladles. The collection is for the whole school and the Interact Club wants to invite the entire Greater Middletown community to join us in helping out. Please help the club out by donating directly so they can help others at the soup kitchen! If you have extra items for the soup kitchen, they can be delivered to the soup kitchen on Main Street in Middletown between 10:00 a.m. through 2:30 p.m. and ask for Mandie or Lydia.

Please bring:

~Mugs

~Dishtowels

~Silverware/Flatware

~Serving pieces like slotted spoons, soup ladles, serving forks, spatulas, etc.

This is a great way to do some Spring cleaning and clear out what you do not need or use in your kitchen any more, and still help others. Thank you for helping!