L.I.N.K.’s Reopening Plans Starting Thursday, September 2
We're Excited to Share Our Safe Reopening Plans! First and foremost, thank you everyone who has made the necessary adjustments during COVID-19 to help us ensure that hungry people continued to be fed in Lawrence. This kind of willingness is what makes our community awesome! At last we are ready to reopen LINK's dining room, ...
LINK Remembers a Sweetie
Some people seem to carry the innate wisdom of kindness that is shown to others by their actions, their acceptance, their smile, and their willingness. We are lucky at LINK when these people come through our doors and lend a hand. Colleen Sullivan McNieve was such a person. And even if you don't know anything ...
Jefferson’s – We’ve Got a Friend
Over a decade ago I was listening to an interview with Carole King and James Taylor when they were doing their ‘Live at the Troubadour’ tour. At one point in the interview, they were asked, “What was it like to be making music at the crossroads of everything that was happening musically early in your ...
Thanks for the Food, Mom!
So many times I watched my mother make dinner in big pots, mounds of food for her 10 children. We all learned by watching her. We thought we were learning to cook, and we were, but we also learned the power of partaking and participating in eating together.
LINK Guests Put Their Scarves Away
During the wicked February cold spell Project Warmth came through with lovingly made mittens and scarves for our guests. It’s time to put them away for a while.
Spooky Treats from Sweet Volunteer-heroes
The wonder of L.I.N.K is the times when local folks step up in unexpected ways. Yvonne and Matt Klinksick and their little tykes make and share sweet trays of joy during COVID-19. When we asked Yvonne about how their family decided to bake treats for LINK she told us, "It’s easy to feel disconnected from ...
Thanksgiving 2020 Volunteers
Volunteer sign up starts Nov. 1! First off ... Thank you! Our community and country have been through a lot this year, and it's refreshing to the heart when our good voices ring. Volunteer by signing up on SignUp Genius, Options: Meals will be served from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 26,@ LINK ...
L.I.N.K. Gets a Facelift
Brie Winder's church, the Lawrence First Church of the Nazarene, was looking for ways to serve the Lawrence community. While they planned to continue serving meals at L.I.N.K. Brie wondered what it would be like, since the dining room is closed due to COVID-19. While dropping off food she noticed that someone had written “We ...
Covid-19 and the Soup Kitchen Legacy
Donating during Covid 19 continues the legacy of the first soup kitchens that emerged in America during the depression.