Winston-Salem State University News April 22, 2020 WSSU’s Enterprise Center feeds local community The Enterprise Center's shared-use kitchen team spend countless hours each weekend preparing hundreds of pounds of food to be distributed throughout the city. There’s no better way for WSSU to show support for its community than through food. The Enterprise Center and its chefs, in conjunction with Love Out Loud, Chuck Spong, and The Minister’s Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity partnered to provide thousands of meals to our community. The shared-use kitchen at the Enterprise Center, designed to support food entrepreneurs, has seen a drastic decline in usage as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Most of the local chefs who run their catering businesses from the center have seen their revenues dry up. However, they vowed to keep cooking to make sure no one goes without a meal. Telissa Ward, manager of the shared-use commercial kitchen, with the help of Chef Shirley George and Chef Demetrius Rolle, spend countless hours each weekend preparing hundreds of pounds of food to be distributed throughout the city. Each meal provides enough servings to feed a family of four. “We were happy to do it. We see each week that our community needs the food, so it never crossed our mind not to help. As long as we are able, we’ll be here making meals,” said Ward. The Enterprise Center has been working for weeks in partnership with other non-profit organizations to feed neighborhoods surrounding the university. Volunteers have been preparing and distributing hundreds of healthy meals per day at various sites across the city. Curb-side pickup has able been made available. “It’s our responsibility to be a good neighbor. We know this pandemic is affecting our minority communities at a much higher rate, so we must do what we can to fill in the gap. We don’t want anyone having to make decisions between purchasing essential supplies and food for their families,” said Carol Davis, executive director of S.G. Atkins Community Development Corporation. The Enterprise Center’s shared-use kitchen is a fully licensed, permitted commercial facility, so community members can take comfort knowing meals are being handled and delivered safely. Free meals will be available for the next several weeks. Click here for a list of food distribution sites.<https://www.loveoutloudws.com/food-map> SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs – Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/