Volume #6
December - January 2025
Another holiday season is upon us, and serving groups are busy! In September, we served 2,771 first-time meals. In October, we served 3,571 first-time meals, November we served 3,886 first time meals - our highest monthly total ever.
As always, if you need assistance with meal supplies or servers, please reach out to our board members.
As we go into the Holiday Season, the People’s Kitchen Board is reminded of how fortunate we are to have such a dedicated group of volunteers. We are more than 40 groups strong; some groups feed monthly, every other month, or 1-4 times a year. As varied as our schedule for feeding is, we also are varied in the makeup of our groups: faith based, colleges, high schools, friends, families, businesses and service organizations. But with our variety we all are dedicated to one mission - “Serving the Hungry in San Luis Obispo.“
Since 1984, we have successfully met our mission, and that would not be possible without each and every one of our amazing volunteers. We could not have served 36,840 in 2024 if we didn’t have you. We will likely serve just as many meals or more in 2025. Thank you for all you do all year.
May the holiday season give you peace and happiness.
People’s Kitchen Board
If you are age 701/2 (or older) you can make a gift directly from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to People's Kitchen. A direct gift from your IRA to a non-profit is called a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). These direct gifts/QCDs are considered non-taxable income, so it is important to let your tax preparer know that you made these gifts/QCDs. QCDs can be made contacting your IRA custodian (e.g. Schwab, Fidelity, etc.).
If you have reached Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) age, QCDs reduce the RMD amount dollar for dollar, which will reduce your taxable income. QCDs could help reduce the amount of your Social Security benefits subject to income taxes and potentially reduce or prevent Medicare premium surcharges.
There are so many groups with amazing stories of their service. Share your story with us by emailing Mary Parker at mnparker539@gmail.com.
Contact Pat Beck: pbeck8833@gmail.com , phone 805-235-9712 OR
Contact Mary Parker: mnparker539@gmail.com, phone 805-440-2312
People’s Kitchen posts weekly numbers on our Facebook page; check there for the latest count.
