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Community Cooks Up Comfort Amidst Spokane Fires
3 Aug
Summary
- Local restaurants provided free meals for fire evacuees.
- Volunteers offered vegan, meat stews, and Ethiopian bread.
- Community donations funded groceries for meal giveaways.
In response to devastating Old Trails and other fires in the Spokane area, local eateries opened their kitchens to provide free meals for evacuees. Queen of Sheba Ethiopian Cuisine prepared vegan and meat stews, alongside traditional Ethiopian bread and hot beverages, offering a comforting taste of home. Owner Almaz Ainuu expressed the community's desire to support those affected, drawing parallels to the support received during COVID-19.
Feast World Kitchen, a nonprofit featuring refugee chefs, also organized boxed meals for pickup. Their director, Ross Carper, highlighted the chefs' desire to give back through their culinary skills. The organization partnered with First Presbyterian Church and relied on community donations to procure groceries for these efforts. They plan to continue meal giveaways as recovery efforts progress.
Nuestras Raices Community Center, led by Fernanda Mazcot, also distributed free Mexican food and opened its clothing bank for fire victims. Mazcot emphasized the importance of community solidarity during devastating times. Additionally, the Red Cross Shelter at the Spokane Convention Center offered meals to those displaced by the fires.
