09 Mar 2021
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.
03 Feb 2021
Good Gracious, Good People, and Good Riddance 2020
The turning of the calendar page to a new year may not deserve all of the significance we tend to assign to it, but there is value in taking a moment to reflect on the past year and imagine (or plan for) the next one. ...
30 Oct 2020
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 ...
20 Oct 2020
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 ...
28 Sep 2020
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 ...
21 Sep 2020
Serving Day – Looking Forward
This “serving snapshot” is from pre-pandemic times, of course—now our teams mostly serve pre-packaged meals (sack or box lunches), and guests aren’t coming inside to eat for the time being, but it still takes many volunteers, preparing healthy sack lunches, or making hot lunches and …
16 Jul 2020
Hi. I’m Doug.
My name is Doug Heacock, and I’m a retired pastor and a member of the LINK board of directors. I’ll be sharing in this space from time to time, mostly about issues and topics related to the work that we do at LINK. Obtaining food …
31 May 2020
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.