Food for the Mouth, Music for the Ears, and Hope for the Heart

The Fern Street Community Kitchen at the Unitarian Universalist Church in West Hartford sent us a copy of their newsletter describing the most recent dinner there. The menu included such items as vegetable crudités with dip, sausage hash with sweet potato and assorted vegetables, and New York cheesecake for dessert.

The food is impressive enough, but the kicker is that dinner included live classical music by a string quintet. Just think what it must mean to people who are under constant financial and emotional stress, who only hear the word “no,” to be treated to fine food and beautiful classical music. It tells clients that they deserve to be treated with dignity and it surely must give them a boost to get up and try again the next day. Altogether, it’s a model for what could happen elsewhere, and it happened here because people in the community volunteered their time and talent.

Almost any talent can be useful in the effort to solve hunger—a viola virtuoso can make a huge difference in the life of a hungry person. To put your skills to work, join the Movement to Solve Hunger or call Foodshare at 860-286-9999 to learn how you can help.