{"377801":{"#nid":"377801","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Klemis Kitchen Opens for Students at Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis semester, Georgia Tech opened its first food pantry, Klemis Kitchen. The program is intended to serve as an alternate meal plan for students who have certain dietary needs and financial concerns.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHunger should not be an issue that students here face, but the reality is that many students, both undergraduate and graduate, deal with it,\u201d said Sid Sinha, the student lead for the Klemis initiative. \u201cKlemis Kitchen will allow students to focus on academics and allow them to pursue their ambitions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe idea behind Klemis Kitchen was inspired by Tommy Klemis\u2019 legacy. Klemis owned Junior\u2019s Grill, a popular student hangout for several decades on Tech\u2019s campus. Klemis was sometimes known to feed students who couldn\u2019t pay so they could continue on with their academic lives and not have to worry about where their next meal was coming from.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELast year, this student-initiated idea was able to become a reality after Klemis Kitchen \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2014\/04\/18\/klemis-kitchen-wins-31k-student-alumni-association\u0022\u003Ewon the 2013-14 Student Alumni Association\u2019s Gift to Tech\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKlemis Kitchen is partly overseen by the Office of the Dean of Students. Students who meet certain requirements can gain access to the Kitchen after being approved by the Dean of Students\u2019 office or by Dana Hartley, Georgia Tech\u0027s homeless-student liaison. Once students have access, they can get as many meals as they see fit. Both undergraduate and graduate students can gain access to this program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBeing able to help fellow students with this is very gratifying and humbling,\u201d Sinha said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKlemis Kitchen is now open for students in need.\u0026nbsp;Food banks like this can be seen at other universities as well, as the idea to provide food for students is one that is shared nationwide.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents, faculty, and staff can refer students to Klemis Kitchen through a referral link on the resources tab at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.klemiskitchen.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.klemiskitchen.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026nbsp;","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An overview of Georgia Tech\u0027s first Campus Kitchen - Klemis Kitchen"}],"uid":"28128","created_gmt":"2015-02-12 11:31:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:46","author":"Nihit Tiwari","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"377831":{"id":"377831","type":"image","title":"Klemis Kitchen Ribbon Cutting","body":null,"created":"1449246205","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:23:25","changed":"1475894342","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:02","alt":"Klemis Kitchen Ribbon Cutting","file":{"fid":"75196","name":"klemis1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/klemis1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/klemis1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1060260,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/klemis1.jpg?itok=60vCgX1s"}},"377851":{"id":"377851","type":"image","title":"Klemis Kitchen Ribbon Cutting","body":null,"created":"1449246205","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:23:25","changed":"1475894342","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:02","alt":"Klemis Kitchen Ribbon Cutting","file":{"fid":"75197","name":"klemis2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/klemis2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/klemis2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1046949,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/klemis2.jpg?itok=xoFeL6UU"}},"64642":{"id":"64642","type":"image","title":"Junior\u0027s Grill","body":null,"created":"1449176753","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:05:53","changed":"1475894569","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:49","alt":"Junior\u0027s Grill","file":{"fid":"192060","name":"Juniors.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Juniors_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Juniors_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5558843,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Juniors_1.jpg?itok=3Y-eePaw"}},"377871":{"id":"377871","type":"image","title":"Junior\u0027s Grill Sign","body":null,"created":"1449246205","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:23:25","changed":"1475894342","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:02","alt":"Junior\u0027s Grill Sign","file":{"fid":"75198","name":"juniors_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/juniors_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/juniors_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1306748,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/juniors_0_0.jpg?itok=O0r0kR-N"}}},"media_ids":["377831","377851","64642","377871"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/klemiskitchen.gatech.edu\/","title":"Klemis Kitchen"},{"url":"http:\/\/deanofstudents.gatech.edu\/","title":"Dean of Students"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1151","name":"dining"},{"id":"116","name":"food"},{"id":"57861","name":"gift to tech"},{"id":"4321","name":"hunger"},{"id":"91851","name":"klemis kitchen"},{"id":"167520","name":"saa"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"}],"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:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ENihit Tiwari\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["stucomm@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}