In response to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, Orange Coast College has partnered with Abound Food Care to prepare thousands of relief meals for those affected.
When Steve Gostin, OCC’s General Manager of Instructional Food Services, received a call from Abound Food Care to prepare hot, nutritious meals for those affected by the wildfires, the timing could not have been better.
The College Center Dining will be closed for the next two weeks in preparation for the start of the spring semester, which allows the Instructional Food Services team to redirect their efforts to support this important cause.
The team, along with Culinary Arts and Food and Beverage Management programs, prepared 600 wildfire relief meals intended to be both hot and nutritious, all made from scratch.
Ingredients for these meals were generously donated by Sysco Foods- LA, OCC’s main food services vendor, as well as Fresh Point Produce and Penjoyan Produce, totaling over $8,000 worth of ingredients.
In addition, they will prepare, freeze and store an extra 5,000 bulk meals to ensure that nutritious options are readily available as the situation evolves.
“We are pleased to give back and help the community with hot, nutritious meals during this state crisis,” says Gostin. “We couldn’t have done this without the support from our partnerships.”
The meals will be delivered by Abound Food Care.
When Steve Gostin, OCC’s General Manager of Instructional Food Services, received a call from Abound Food Care to prepare hot, nutritious meals for those affected by the wildfires, the timing could not have been better.
The College Center Dining will be closed for the next two weeks in preparation for the start of the spring semester, which allows the Instructional Food Services team to redirect their efforts to support this important cause.
The team, along with Culinary Arts and Food and Beverage Management programs, prepared 600 wildfire relief meals intended to be both hot and nutritious, all made from scratch.
Ingredients for these meals were generously donated by Sysco Foods- LA, OCC’s main food services vendor, as well as Fresh Point Produce and Penjoyan Produce, totaling over $8,000 worth of ingredients.
In addition, they will prepare, freeze and store an extra 5,000 bulk meals to ensure that nutritious options are readily available as the situation evolves.
“We are pleased to give back and help the community with hot, nutritious meals during this state crisis,” says Gostin. “We couldn’t have done this without the support from our partnerships.”
The meals will be delivered by Abound Food Care.