The cost per event was $150 at the beginning, but it now takes over $300 to feed 80-90 kids a hot meal of locally grown rice and beans, with chicken marinated and cooked in a sauce made with green pepper, onion, scallions, and garlic. It’s good food, and for many of the children, the best meal they have all week.

Until recently, all the cooking was done using charcoal, which I wasn’t happy about, but last month we were able to buy a large, propane cooker and a very large cooking kettle for the rice and beans.

We also hand out a chewy, multivitamin to every kid as bowls are filled.