Spokane area restaurants deliver meals to Spokane Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen

Spokane area restaurants will be delivering meals to the Spokane Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen for distribution at their Grocery & Prepared Meal event. The meals are being funded by donations from Washington Trust Bank, LifeWise and Spokane County. The ‘Extend the Love’ project funds restaurant meals purchased from struggling bars and restaurants to provide prepared meals to those facing food insecurity in the community.

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Sat., Jan. 23, 2021

Prepackaged meals are seen during a distribution for the Extend the Love project outside of the Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. The project is funded from local donors such as Washington Trust Bank, LifeWise and Visit Spokane and Spokane County, then $1,000 are disbursed to each participating local food venues such as O' Doherty's, Charley's Grill & Spirits, and The Globe create the meals for free distribution. The project began January 12, and will extend through through mid-February with at least 2,400 meals provided to the food insecure.

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Full-time cook James Agloinga carries a food box to a vehicle Tuesday during a meal distribution for the Extend the Love project outside of the Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen.

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Volunteer Laurel DeVarney loads a box into a car during a meal distribution for the Extend the Love project outside of the Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. The project is funded from local donors such as Washington Trust Bank, LifeWise and VisitSpokane and Spokane County, then $1,000 are disbursed to each participating local food venues such as O' Doherty's, Charley's Grill & Spirits, and The Globe create the meals for free distribution. The project began January 12, and will extend through through mid-February with at least 2,400 meals provided to the food insecure.

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A line of cars spanning multiple blocks waits for meal distribution during the Extend the Love project outside of the Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. The project is funded from local donors such as Washington Trust Bank, LifeWise and Visit Spokane and Spokane County, then $1,000 are disbursed to each participating local food venues such as O' Doherty's, Charley's Grill & Spirits, and The Globe create the meals for free distribution. The project began January 12, and will extend through through mid-February with at least 2,400 meals provided to the food insecure.

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Volunteer Kim Meyer brings a bag of food to a car during a meal distribution for the Extend the Love project outside of the Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen.on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. The project is funded from local donors such as Washington Trust Bank, LifeWise and Visit Spokane and Spokane County, then $1,000 are disbursed to each participating local food venues such as O' Doherty's, Charley's Grill & Spirits, and The Globe create the meals for free distribution. The project began January 12, and will extend through through mid-February with at least 2,400 meals provided to the food insecure.

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Volunteer Mary Foutz speaks with a driver during a meal distribution for the Extend the Love project outside of the Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. The project is funded from local donors such as Washington Trust Bank, LifeWise and VisitSpokane and Spokane County, then $1,000 are disbursed to each participating local food venues such as O' Doherty's, Charley's Grill & Spirits, and The Globe create the meals for free distribution. The project began January 12, and will extend through through mid-February with at least 2,400 meals provided to the food insecure.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
Volunteer Mary Foutz speaks with a driver during a meal distribution for the Extend the Love project outside of the Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. The project is funded from local donors such as Washington Trust Bank, LifeWise and Visit Spokane and Spokane County, then $1,000 are disbursed to each participating local food venues such as O' Doherty's, Charley's Grill & Spirits, and The Globe create the meals for free distribution. The project began January 12, and will extend through through mid-February with at least 2,400 meals provided to the food insecure.

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Volunteer Laurel DeVarney beckons for a car to pull forward during a meal distribution for the Extend the Love project outside of the Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. The project is funded from local donors such as Washington Trust Bank, LifeWise and Visit Spokane and Spokane County, then $1,000 are disbursed to each participating local food venues such as O' Doherty's, Charley's Grill & Spirits, and The Globe create the meals for free distribution. The project began January 12, and will extend through through mid-February with at least 2,400 meals provided to the food insecure.

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Full-time cook James Agloinga carries a food box to a vehicle during a meal distribution for the Extend the Love project outside of the Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. The project is funded from local donors such as Washington Trust Bank, LifeWise and Visit Spokane and Spokane County, then $1,000 are disbursed to each participating local food venues such as O' Doherty's, Charley's Grill & Spirits, and The Globe create the meals for free distribution. The project began January 12, and will extend through through mid-February with at least 2,400 meals provided to the food insecure.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo