A Legacy in the Making
The Local4Local4Local concept was born very organically. The Ronald McDonald
House ™ tweeted out in May 2011 that they hadn't anybody signed up for their 'Home
for Dinner' Program for the month of June. Founder of Local4Local4Local, Kristi
Hammond, received the tweet, researched the program, and saw a valid way to
make a difference in the lives of families.
The idea grew out of a desire to be involved more than just once or twice per year,
while still being able to afford the costs of purchasing food in quantities to feed 50
people for dinner. She thought that if a group of businesses banded together to provide more frequent meals, the share of cost and time would be manageable.
From there, the concept grew to supporting local businesses by purchasing all food for the dinners (as much as possible) from local vendors in order to provide stability to our local economy.
The House wholeheartedly accepted the program, and the rest is becoming a
legacy.
We served our first dinner in August 2011 and as at December 2012 our organization has served seventeen dinners, resulting in approximately 850 individual meals served, and approximately $6000 invested in the local food economy. Our vision is to keep growing our organization until the Ronald McDonald House Northern Alberta has breakfast, lunch, and dinner covered by the hearts and hands of our organization and the greater community 365 days per year.
House ™ tweeted out in May 2011 that they hadn't anybody signed up for their 'Home
for Dinner' Program for the month of June. Founder of Local4Local4Local, Kristi
Hammond, received the tweet, researched the program, and saw a valid way to
make a difference in the lives of families.
The idea grew out of a desire to be involved more than just once or twice per year,
while still being able to afford the costs of purchasing food in quantities to feed 50
people for dinner. She thought that if a group of businesses banded together to provide more frequent meals, the share of cost and time would be manageable.
From there, the concept grew to supporting local businesses by purchasing all food for the dinners (as much as possible) from local vendors in order to provide stability to our local economy.
The House wholeheartedly accepted the program, and the rest is becoming a
legacy.
We served our first dinner in August 2011 and as at December 2012 our organization has served seventeen dinners, resulting in approximately 850 individual meals served, and approximately $6000 invested in the local food economy. Our vision is to keep growing our organization until the Ronald McDonald House Northern Alberta has breakfast, lunch, and dinner covered by the hearts and hands of our organization and the greater community 365 days per year.
