KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A nonprofit hunger-relief charity for college students in Kalamazoo will be resuming outdoor dinner service next month and this summer, they will expand the free meals to the general public. The organization has decided to temporarily suspend the policy limiting the meals to only Western Michigan University students and will now include anyone who visits their meal sites.
“Last year, we were approached by many individuals who were not college students requesting a free meal,” Andrew Messecar, a WMU doctoral candidate and Volunteer Student Outreach Coordinator for Broncos Kitchen, said. “Although our corporate policy limits dinners to students with a valid ID, Broncos Kitchen did not turn anyone away. So, this summer, we decided to temporarily suspend our policy to include anyone who visits either meal site.”
Beginning Monday, June 7, dinners will take place at the 58 West Student Apartments complex on Jefferson Commons Drive off “KL” Avenue. Thursday nights, free dinners will be served at their Wesley Foundation meal site on Ring Road North, near Western Michigan University’s campus. Dinners at both locations take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m..
Sponsors for the free summer dinner program include Seelye Auto Group, John Fetzer Institute, Macy’s, Meijer, Baptism USA Ministries, International Campus Ministry at WMU, Wesley Foundation, and God’s Kitchen of Michigan.
If you would like to support the agency, send a check or money order to:
Broncos Kitchen, P.O. Box 2632, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49003 or contribute online at www.broncoskitchen.org.
All donations are deductible from federal income taxes. It is not affiliated with Western Michigan University.