tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post8060080934562124522..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): More information about World Central Kitchen - updatedMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-17988190712027662342023-08-20T05:06:53.756-05:002023-08-20T05:06:53.756-05:00WCK in Maui. Worth another repost?
https://wck.or...WCK in Maui. Worth another repost?<br /><br />https://wck.org/relief/hawaii-wildfires-2023Bicycle Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389553121647269895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-30208576417167113222023-06-02T16:41:55.875-05:002023-06-02T16:41:55.875-05:00WCK emailed me in response to my complaint and ove...WCK emailed me in response to my complaint and over a day of back and forth information I was able to complete my fifth donation with no phone number... everyone can. This is another example of how great the WCK organization is. They listen and respond to people even petty complaints like mine.<br />xoxoxoBruceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-84694321054734400312023-06-01T14:44:28.147-05:002023-06-01T14:44:28.147-05:00Our local soup kitchen served hungry people every ...Our local soup kitchen served hungry people every day. Seen as blight, it was destroyed by our city--and in a city of 100,000, very few cared. I was one of the few who cared. So, I'm not against kitchens. What did strike me as odd was that a lot of affluent white liberals in my area jumped onboard for a celebrity chef, feeding fire victims for a few days, but would come nowhere near championing a kitchen for the homeless. All that aside, in my ten years of trying to provision people on the streets, I've rarely had MREs. There are tones of alternatives to MREs. Locally sourced? Some are, like bread. But, the goal is to get food to people that can be eaten over several days, easily transported, etc. I'll admit I'm imposing a lot from my local experience. I can see how establishing food service venues might work if they are close to neighborhoods where people can access them multiple times per day. I'd have to see how straight-up provisioning would compare in the same setting. Crowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615681320852482003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-51631648888141564592023-05-31T12:31:46.218-05:002023-05-31T12:31:46.218-05:00Exactly, disaster strikes, restaurants close, WCK ...Exactly, disaster strikes, restaurants close, WCK hires those out of work cooks/chefs, buys their food that would rot (especially with power off), brings immediate relief while setting up kitchens and supply lines from local sources. Help the people help themselves will produce more cohesion and a faster recovery.<br />xoxoxoBruceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58439951846686035042023-05-31T07:20:45.909-05:002023-05-31T07:20:45.909-05:00One difference that may or may not matter to you i...One difference that may or may not matter to you is that MREs are manufactured in factories far away and shipped in, while WCK purchases food from farmers and vendors in the local area affected by the catastrophe when possible.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-600033399690771652023-05-31T00:37:50.793-05:002023-05-31T00:37:50.793-05:00My area has seen some major disasters, including a...My area has seen some major disasters, including a fire that destroyed 14,000 homes. WCK came to help. People like the performative dimension. And the romance of the hot meal. But, I think the same money and time is better spent provisioning people with packs/boxes/bags of non-perishable food. In a catastrophe it's a calorie game, not a flavor game. Crowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615681320852482003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-15037620037562983682023-05-30T20:58:12.527-05:002023-05-30T20:58:12.527-05:00I checked WCK out six ways to Sunday and can’t fin...I checked WCK out six ways to Sunday and can’t find anything bad about them online. That’s just impossible these days, try to find any organization the trolls haven’t attacked. But WCK gets the best score on every charity investigating site. The best way to donate with no worry about your money eaten up with advertising, “expenses”, or executive salaries.<br />I got an email asking for a 5th donation since the war started, no problem except they want my phone number and won’t process my donation without it. That annoys me because they don’t need it. But they are still the one I trust to do the right thing.<br />xoxoxoBruceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-35635525300647291172022-03-13T20:22:57.058-05:002022-03-13T20:22:57.058-05:00WCK is so amazing. They feed so many people. No qu...WCK is so amazing. They feed so many people. No questions asked, no bullshit.<br /><br />And Jose Andres has no patience for bureaucracy. After a hurricane went over the Bahamas and some islands were destroyed while others were still ok, he was seeking to fly to one of them with a plane full of food from Miami. The Bahaman government kept telling he could not go because they hadn't cleared the airport even though drone footage and people on the ground had said careful planes could land. At some point, he asked his contact in the Bahaman government to connect him to the prime minster with the question who was gonna stop him if he took off from Miami and would land on that island. People were hungry, and he was in a plane full of food with a pilot willing to land there. <br /><br />He is the Katie Porter of chefs. Nepkarelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-53017179271919105262022-03-13T18:41:55.879-05:002022-03-13T18:41:55.879-05:00WCK is AWESOME, and Jose Andres is an angel on ear...WCK is AWESOME, and Jose Andres is an angel on earth ~bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-20456444514850581302022-03-10T22:32:47.557-06:002022-03-10T22:32:47.557-06:00I'm also sharing your blog link and sending $$...I'm also sharing your blog link and sending $$ he's truly doing God's work and thanks for the research Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-61433783290647213022022-03-04T19:00:48.085-06:002022-03-04T19:00:48.085-06:00OK, I'm in. Thanks.OK, I'm in. Thanks.xoxoxoBrucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512934465987061068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-77576101219222484612022-03-04T09:22:13.958-06:002022-03-04T09:22:13.958-06:00Just made a donation. Thanks for the info/linkJust made a donation. Thanks for the info/linkjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10784597512409199626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-26704737952847438202022-03-04T05:41:05.908-06:002022-03-04T05:41:05.908-06:00Thank you for recommending World Central Kitchen. ...Thank you for recommending World Central Kitchen. I donated.not securely anchoredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979789156769394267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-82587766251199936142022-03-04T01:24:51.253-06:002022-03-04T01:24:51.253-06:00Thanks so much for bringing this group to my atten...Thanks so much for bringing this group to my attention!! Yet one more reason this is one of my three favorite blogs!Carl Pietrantoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944552392445204435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-88787014582483252772022-03-03T20:15:51.467-06:002022-03-03T20:15:51.467-06:00I made a WCK donation just now... Thank you for r...I made a WCK donation just now... Thank you for reminding me of this awesome organization ~bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-351009682361036412022-03-03T17:26:49.364-06:002022-03-03T17:26:49.364-06:00Thanks for doing the heavy work of vetting the org...Thanks for doing the heavy work of vetting the organization. I'm often good for a few bucks in a crisis, but for international problems I often find it difficult to choose a valid aid organization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com