Spark Community Cafe Inc

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“College students along with a long list of local supporters were looking to make a difference in their hometown. The idea began in a high school class led by now retired teacher, kyle fannin. After some of the students attended a national conference which focused on food insecurity issues, teacher andy smith suggested visiting an existing facility in danville, ky known as grace cafe, which would serve as a model. From there the spark community cafe was born. In 2020, board chair whitney stepp-gay joined the board of directors for spark community cafe, inc. She, like the other board members, understood the problem of food insecurity and wanted to expand the mission of spark community cafe, inc. After a lot of discussion, the cafe made the move to close its doors in june, but continue moving forward providing meals and advocating for vulnerable members of the community. With new grants and support from local and state partners, spark community cafe inc, plans on maintaining a storage space, food pantry and freezer for its work and to prepare and deliver meals from a local church.”

“The spark community cafe, inc was a "pay-what-you-can" type of restaurant similar to other cafes located across the country known as the "one world-everybody eats initiative. Community leaders, teachers and students discovered that issues such as hunger can be combated with the younger generation. The cafe invited those who could, to pay a meal forward for those who could not. Unfortunately, the doors to spark community cafe's closed at the end of june. However, after a year of discussion, the board members decided to focus on advocating for vulnerable members of the community by preparing and delivering meals from a local church. Per whitney stepp-gay, the chair of spark community cafe, while the cafe crew and community share a love for the gathering space, they are looking ahead. Spark community cafe, inc. Plans on maintaining a storage space, food pantry and freezer for its work. While open, spark community cafe served more than 80,000 meals to people living in woodford county, sometimes for free”

“Contract labor 18,621 0 0 car & truck misc expenses 53 0 0 bank charges & fees 674 0 0 charitable contributions 125 0 0 catering pay 1,979 0 0 meals 523 0 0 various reimbursed expenses 557 0 0 merchant fees 3,763 0 0 total 26,295 0 0”