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Sempra Energy Foundation to grant Carol’s Kitchen, Inc. $5,000 as part of its Helping People in Need Program
The long-standing Southern California utility helps Carol’s Kitchen continue feeding the hungry in the San Gorgonio Pass
Who: Sempra Energy Foundation “Helping People in Need” program and Carol’s Kitchen, Inc.
What: Grant funding from the Sempra Energy Foundation to the non-profit organization in the amount of $5,000
When: Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, Noon (12 p.m.)–the media is welcome to arrive at 11:30 a.m. for interviews.
Where: At Carol’s Kitchen in Cabazon:
Cabazon Community Center 50390 Carmen Ave.,
corner of Broadway and Carmen Cabazon,
CA 92230
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Why: The funding awarded to Carol’s Kitchen aligns with the “Helping People in Need” initiative, which represents the ongoing commitment by the Sempra Energy Foundation and the Sempra Energy family of companies to assist families in need.
Carol’s Kitchen currently serves 3,000 meals a week at seven kitchens, Monday through Friday, in Beaumont, Banning and Cabazon. The attendance has been on the rise since the start of the U.S. economic recession, with Carol’s Kitchen numbers growing by 40 percent in 2008. In Cabazon, about 28.9 percent of families live below the poverty level, according to the Census Designated Place Program.
About Carol's Kitchen, Inc.
Carol's Kitchen is a Southern California-based non-profit organization located in the San Gorgonio Pass. Since 1998, the organization has served more than 500,000 hot meals to the hungry and currently serves about 3,000 meals per week. The only requirement for Carol's Kitchen guests is that they are hungry. No one is ever turned away.
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Carol's Kitchen, Inc. is a Southern California charity feeding the hungry in the San Gorgonio Pass. All kitchen locations are near the 10 freeway, roughly 86 miles east of Los Angeles and 26 miles west of Palm Springs, specifically in the towns of Beaumont, Banning and Cabazon. The only requirement for our guests is that they are hungry. No one is ever turned away.
Carol's Kitchen, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) Corporation. Tax ID No. 33-0819778.
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