{"272261":{"#nid":"272261","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Wins $5K Grant for Campus Kitchen Project","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThousands of meals are served in Georgia Tech dining halls almost every day, but as with any good gathering, there are always leftovers. Now, the opening of a Campus Kitchen will give Georgia Tech a new way to spread its motto of \u201cprogress and service\u201d by preparing and distributing that food to places in need in the community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is food that\u2019s perfectly safe to eat but that, because of certain Sodexo guidelines, we would not be able to serve in the dining halls again,\u201d said Grant Grimes, student promotions coordinator for Dining Services.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis week, Georgia Tech was one of five universities to win a $5,000 grant from the Campus Kitchens Project, which will help bring the kitchen to Brittain Dining Hall.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDining Services staff will work closely with students in the kitchen as it gets up and running, but eventually, the kitchen will be run entirely by a partnering student organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ECampus Kitchen is partnering initially with the Atlanta Community Food Bank to distribute meals to those in need, with plans to add local shelters and other organizations to that list.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0022This problem is an opportunity to engage with our struggling neighbors and our homeless, to connect Georgia Tech volunteers, food, shelters, and folks in need across our city, and to pursue supplementary service projects within this umbrella project as we focus on the complex issue of hunger and poverty,\u0022 said Sophia Rashid, a student leader with the project. Eventually Dining would like to come up with a way to also serve meals to Tech students who may be in need.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA portion of the Brittain kitchen will be devoted to Campus Kitchen activities, with supplies clearly separated and marked from regular dining supplies, but there will be no alterations to Brittain\u2019s service hours or procedures for students. Once setup is complete, Campus Kitchens will conduct a site visit to ensure the kitchen is ready to prepare and distribute meals. Grimes anticipates that happening sometime in March.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDining will sponsor a handful of students annually to complete \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.servsafe.com\/\u0022\u003EServSafe\u003C\/a\u003E food handling certification to ensure that all food is properly stored, handled, and prepared. At least two workers per shift will be certified.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Campus Kitchens Project is a national organization with partnerships at 34 high schools, colleges, and universities, including the University of Georgia. It began in 2001 at Saint Louis University with the help of a grant from the Sodexo Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dining.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDining Services\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/honorsprogram.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EHonors Program\u003C\/a\u003E are both sponsors of the Campus Kitchen, but participation is open to all students.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECampus Kitchen will operate out of Brittain Dining Hall and prepare meals to serve the Atlanta community.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Campus Kitchen will operate out of Brittain Dining Hall and prepare meals to serve the Atlanta community."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-01-30 11:30:27","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:47","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-02-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-02-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"272271":{"id":"272271","type":"image","title":"Brittain Dining Hall","body":null,"created":"1449244095","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:48:15","changed":"1475894961","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:21","alt":"Brittain Dining Hall","file":{"fid":"198660","name":"10e1001-p1-024.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/10e1001-p1-024_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/10e1001-p1-024_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4691806,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/10e1001-p1-024_0.jpg?itok=kGWTx8uH"}}},"media_ids":["272271"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/campuskitchens.org\/","title":"The Campus Kitchens Project"},{"url":"http:\/\/dining.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Dining Services"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iv82g06-DEU","title":"Georgia Tech Campus Kitchen Video Contest Entry"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"85231","name":"campus kitchen"},{"id":"1859","name":"dining services"},{"id":"4321","name":"hunger"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:grant.grimes@sodexo.com\u0022\u003EGrant Grimes\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDining Services\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}