Recently the Butler Christian Ministerial Alliance received a generous $2000.00 donation from the Catholic Charities, Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and then 'paid it forward' to the Carpenters Cup to help defray the cost of the local summer lunch program.
Shown here are Sam Womack (left) Director of Children and Family Services and Kara Kirk (back) Senior Program Manager, both of Catholic Charities Kansas City/St. Joseph; In front is Megan Rostollan and son Ethan, both who which make the daily trek to the Butler gazebo to hand out lunches with Ethan usually in costume as seen here.
Over 100 sack lunches are handed out daily and this donation has given the program a much needed boost as costs soar ever higher. According to Becky Clift of the Carpenter's Cup "We pack each lunch as a complete meal that includes a dessert and condiments, and it all adds up real quick."
She said it's not unusual to spend $700 per shopping trip while being as thrifty as possible. "Even though, we are blessed by this and all donations we receive. No one should miss a good, free meal and that's our goal."
Clift went on to express thanks to the Butler Christian Ministerial Alliance, Sonic, McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Walmart, U.S. Solutions car dealership, cash donors and volunteers- as without it being a group/community effort, the program could not exist in the first place.
While the boost from Catholic Charities greatly helps, it won't last long, according to Clift and anyone who would like to make any type of tax deductible donation should stop by the Carpenter's Cup in Butler or give them a call at 660-679-3333.
