Since the beginning stages of cleanup in March, the people of King Lake have been a primary focus. We visited our friends at the King’s Garden and the progress and outreach happening there is inspiring. We made another donation drop and continue to support their rebuilding efforts.
Valley Community Meal 9/29
Boots on the Ground Meals will be at the United Faith Community Church Campus in Valley the evening of Sunday, September 29th to serve the community meal with fellow Bethany Lutheran volunteers.
Appliance Program
Boots on the Ground Meals continues to work with Bethany Lutheran Church in Elkhorn, NE to provide area flood victims with new appliances for families rebuilding their primary residences.
Taking Meals Into the Flood Zone
A meal is more than nourishment, it’s hope. Imagine being caught in the middle of one of the worst natural disasters in Nebraska’s history, and going several days without anything to eat. For many flood victims living day-to-day without access to necessities has become an accepted part of the recovery process. Flood victims in the…
NEW Kitchen is Going Strong
Our new kitchen location is capable of holding a large number of volunteers and gives us additional capacity to serve an unlimited number of meals. After moving our kitchen three days before making scheduled meal deliveries, our program was able to deliver almost 500 meals! The size of the kitchen is incredible and provides much…
Neighbors in Need
We aren’t just delivering meals. We are caring for entire communities. These people and volunteers are special to us. Where we can help, we will. When we learned about Bob sleeping in his truck without a bed or basic necessities for nearly four weeks, we chose to do more than a regular meal drop. A…
Navigating Without Roads
Sometimes getting meals to flooded communities comes with it’s own challenges. Many families get creative on how they take meals back to their homes. We have spent weeks delivering meals to communities who are without roads (some are still under water). When word gets out our Boots on the Ground Meals team is out dispersing…
Your Morning Coffee Will Feed 8
We estimate our hot meals and boxed lunches cost less than 62 cents/person. For just $5.00 we could feed an entire family a hearty meal! We have served thousands of heat and serve meals and boxed lunches to flood victims and cleanup volunteers. Please consider donating the $5.00 you would spend on you daily coffee…
Thoughtful Boxed Lunches
Because we’ve been working in ground zero, we understand how hard it is to stay clean in the field. Many communities still are without clean water and the dangers of E coli are real. That’s why we pack disposable gloves in each lunch and take soap/water on deliveries. When you’ve been through a tough situation…