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D-BACKS GIVE BACK $100,000 TO LOCAL NON-PROFIT “KITCHEN ON THE STREET”
The first of five Grand Slam Awards to be highlighted at tomorrow’s Subway D-backs FanFest

PHOENIX – The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation announced today the first of five Grand Slam Awards that will be given to local Arizona non-profit organizations in the coming months. Kitchen on the Street, which fights hunger among children in Phoenix, received a $100,000 grant from the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation, which will be used to purchase and create a mobile kitchen.

Kitchen on the Street will be on hand tomorrow (February 11, 2012) at the Subway D-backs FanFest at Chase Field, where fans will have the opportunity to volunteer for the organization.

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Fox News, January 25, 2011

Turning Hunger into Hope, One Child at a Time: MyFoxPHOENIX.com (read more…)

AZCentral.com, January 2011

A valley charity helps feed hundreds of children who take part in school breakfast and lunch programs, but would go hungry on the weekends without bags of hope. (read more…)

Self Magazine, September 2010

Sept. 21: Self magazine’s editor-in-chief Lucy Danziger introduces TODAY’s Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb to the winners of the Women Doing Good awards, who are each making a difference in their communities:

Self Magazine, September 2010

Kitchen on the Street CEO Lisa Scarpinato is the winner of one of SELF Magazine’s ‘Women Doing Good’ Awards. Read the article. (read more…)

Northeast Phoenix Republic – June 25, 2010

Volunteers from non-profit Kitchen on the Street try to keep children from going hungry during the summer. Read the article. (read more…)

Northeast Phoenix Republic – May 22, 2010

Kitchen on the Street to feed 1,000 today – More than 70 volunteers working at Palomino Elementary and Intermediate schools. Read the article. (read more…)

AZCentral.com – May 7, 2009

Kitchen on the Street the recipient of a Channel 8 “Be More” Award

Winners of Eight’s annual Be More Awards™ were announced Thursday, May 7, 2009 at the Camelback Inn, according to Eight’s General Manager Kelly McCullough. Nearly 300 guests attended the event honoring the outstanding achievements of Arizona’s nonprofit organizations. Categories ranged from outstanding marketing initiatives, exceptional educational outreach, innovative organization endeavors, extraordinary fundraising and event efforts, and commitment to arts and cultural awareness. Dr. Robert F. Ashcraft, founding director of the Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation at Arizona State University, delivered the keynote address.

The Be More Awards™ ceremony airs June 24, 2009, at 7:30 PM on Channel 8 in Phoenix. (read more…)

AZCentral.com – March 24, 2009

Hike for Hunger to benefit kids

A northeast Phoenix non-profit that focuses on providing food to children in need is hosting its annual fundraiser in an effort to raise $10,000. Kitchen on the Street Inc. will sponsor the Hike for Hunger Saturday at North Mountain Park, Seventh Street and Peoria Avenue.

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Idle Luxury Magazine – December ’08/January ’09

A Hunger to Help

As a result, the school becomes their primary source of food and nutrition.

“When school is not in session, many of the children miss meals,” Scarpinato explains. “Kitchen on the Street provides these children with Bags of Hope. Filled with prepared main meals, granola bars, and other pre-packaged food, they prevent children from going hungry.”

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AZCentral.com – November 2008

Kitchen on the Street steps up

After serving food at local shelters, Vincent and Lisa Scarpinato would see more people on the street who didn’t make it to the shelter.

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