Sam

Assesment

2/1/10

Visit 7

TS-Tonight was my seventh visit to the New London Community Meal Center. SD-This was by far my favorite visit because I met a very nice guy named Chester. CM-Chester has been volunteering at the community meal center for about five years. CM-While serving he told me everything there is to know about the meal center.SD-One of the major things he mentioned is what kind of people go to the meal center.CM-He met a man at the meal center who was a survivor of a German death camp. His job was to lay tiles on the floor and walls of German facilities. SD-He also gave me valuable information about the meal centers history. 37 years ago is when the whole operation started. For the first 11 years the kitchen was based in the basement of a church handing out sandwiches. Then they moved into its current location for 26 years. CM-The word Community is the meaning of the whole facility. CM-The kitchen is 90% supported by private donations from the community. The community is the 350 volunteers that run the place, without the community there would be no New London Community Meal Center.