In April 2015, on her 65th birthday, Bea Cerasoli gave each of her children a check & challenge. Use the money in the next year within your community and report back the next year. Find a charity and donate, host an event, enter a charity race; get involved in your community as a family. The…
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LA Kitchen: Revealing the power of food
Recently, Susan and I traveled to Los Angeles to see culinary workforce training programs in action. The visit to LA Kitchen was fantastic! Robert Egger, staff and students were gracious hosts. It was day one for Class VI and we had the privilege to spend it with them, including my favorite – family meal! Listening to participants share their backgrounds and why they were there…
Continue readingFood Hub Renovation Progresses
The food hub renovation is taking shape. Demolition to remove walls between the two buildings has been completed. The electrical panel has been installed and connected by OPPD. And as with most buildings circa 1900 undergoing an adaptive reuse process, a few surprises surfaced. We discovered four separate water and gas lines in one building. Damaged…
Continue readingExploring new foods at Blackburn High School
Since November a few teen parents at Blackburn have been exploring new foods, expanding their palates and learning food preparation techniques with staff from No More Empty Pots. The first session was new to everyone and featured whole wheat wraps with hummus and sauteed kale. Kale was new to all the students. We discussed the…
Continue readingConstruction, data, and a seat at the table
January brought change on so many levels. Your support of No More Empty Pots pushed us to a whole new level of engagement and change in the community. No More Empty Pots is growing to serve more people and expand our program services, building out the strategic plan and strengthening our capacity to serve. With your help, we are…
Continue readingThank you for 2015 | Hello 2016
Thank you for your support in 2015. What a year – lots of milestones and successes! Also a lot of learning and growth. You get to do more when you turn five years old and we are preparing for the challenges. Now 2016 – we are beginning the year with change for No More Empty Pots. We are…
Continue readingCarlynn’s Chair
We were honored to be among the organizations that Carlynn and Larry chose in memorium to Carlynn’s life and her work. You donated generously and because of you $2500 was raised from September to October. All donations will be used as a match for the $250,000 Peter Kiewit Foundation capital challenge. A local artist, Evance, crafted a unique quilt…
Continue readingCarlynn Hartman-Kurtz | In service to community
Dear Friends: Many of you may know by now but it is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of Carlynn Hartman-Kurtz. Larry Kurtz, her husband and resident Omaha “Worm Wrangler” asked that we share information about Carlynn’s memorial with our community of friends and supporters. Carlynn’s interests included an active involvement in her church, Second Unitarian…
Continue readingSummer Updates | Blues & Barbecue
It has been a busy and productive summer for No More Empty Pots. Thank you to everyone who has supported us through donations, volunteering, and sharing your expertise. We cannot do this work without you. I also invite you to our first public fundraiser: Blues & Barbecue. It will be a fun time with an interactive…
Continue readingOmaha Gives! starts at midnight
Omaha Gives! kicks off at midnight. No More Empty Pots is participating and have two goals: Raise awareness about No More Empty Pots with six word stories Raise $5,000 for summer educational programming with Truck Farm Omaha and the gardens at the North Omaha Intergenerational Campus and Florence Community Garden. Click here to schedule and…
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