Erin Leslie & I go to Eva’s Kitchen @ 393 Main Street in Paterson from 10:30 to 1PM to help feed 255 down-on-their-luck people. Parked in their main lot off Main. Had a little pep-talk with the manager of the kitchen, Mike, who set us on to the procedures and how to set out the place settings. The 10 or so regular volunteers helped us and worked with us too. Set out rolls, buns and cakes with napkins, cups and forks. The doors opened at 11:30 and 255+ people shuffled in from the entry court in groups of 8 per table, closely monitored by Mike and his wife. One of the clients said a short grace and they quite quietly had lunch. Erin served plates of pasta and vegetables with chicken parm. off a rolling cart while Les worked at the steam tables with Diane to dish this on styro plates. I was water boy going around the 30x8 tables filling pitchers. Erin pitched right in and was unflappable in the face of the 130 ‘down-on-their-luck’ people she saw directly as she served their food (Jessie saw the other 130...). Very proud of her as this was a very new thing for Erin, especially at 12... Both Jessie & Erin worked the wet mops and did the floor of the cafeteria at the end.
