Wildwood Soup Kitchen

Seeds of Hope

Seeds of Hope conducts food drives, concerts, and other fundraisers to benefit the Wildwood Soup Kitchen and the Wildwood Food Pantry. Please support us by supporting them.

Click on the graphic below to visit their website and find out more.

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Mark Your Calendar

November 10, 2011 - Thursday - Board Meeting at 11:30 a.m.. Lunch at 11:00 a.m.

Required Food Safety Training (choose one):

October 24 - Monday

October 26 - Wednesday

November 8 - Tuesday

Thursday, Nov 10 at 12:45 p.m.

Friday, Nov 11 at 12:45 p.m.

Soup Kitchen Appreciation Dinner - All volunteers are invited, so mark your calendar: Thursday, April 19, 2012 at New Covenant United Methodist Church.

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Latest Soup Kitchen Stats

2011 Year-to-Date Meals Served

2010 Meals Served

Meals Served - Previous Years

Click here for a brief overview of the Wildwood Soup Kitchen.

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Latest News and Information

For complete news and videos, and

to read past newsletters, click here:

New Volunteer Job Descriptions

New Food Safety Guidelines - a policy document of the Wildwood Soup Kitchen.

New Current Newsletter

Revised By-Laws - Revised in December 2010 by the Board of Directors

Soup Kitchen Policy Document. Revised in December 2010 by the Board of Directors

Soup Kitchen Organization Charts. Issued by the Board of Directors on November 8, 2007.

Soup Kitchen PowerPoint Download:

Presentation as a PDF file (1 MB)

Presentation as a PowerPoint file (3 MB)

Soup Kitchen Brochure (Revised version coming soon)

Drivers' Page. We now have a page for our drivers. Expect to see more content added soon. Drivers can access it via the volunteers' page or the drivers' icon below. Access to the drivers' page requires a password. To obtain the password, send an email to Dana McCarthy.

Welcome to the

Wildwood Soup Kitchen Website

The Wildwood Soup Kitchen is staffed by caring and loving volunteers inspired by the Gospel mandate to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, and welcome the stranger. We are a true ecumenical ministry with approximately 150 volunteers from nearly 30 churches in the Wildwood area.

The Wildwood Soup Kitchen serves the poor, the hungry, and the lonely by providing healthy, nutritious and appetizing meals to all who come to us. We also deliver meals to shut-ins and others who are unable to come to the Soup Kitchen. Every person who comes to us for assistance is welcomed, without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, handicap, or income.

The Wildwood Soup Kitchen is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To arrange for home delivery of meals (Mon - Fri) to someone living in the Wildwood area who is sick, disabled or homebound, call Don Lozier at (352) 751-5144 (or cell: 352-217-3707).

Website by Dana McCarthy.

Any comments?

Page last updated: 12/17/2011

Support Those Who Support Us

Many local businesses support the Wildwood Soup Kitchen in a variety of ways. Here are some of the major contributors:

14th Street Gym - Leesburg

Chick-fil-A - The Villages

Citizens First Bank - The Villages

Curves - Wildwood

Frank Slaughter Insurance - Wildwood

Outo Kumpu Stainless, Inc. - Wildwood

Publix - Southern Trace Plaza, The Villages

Southern Wallcoverings - Oxford

T & D Concrete - Wildwood

The Orange Barn - Lady Lake

Winn-Dixie - Wildwood

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New Volunteers

We're always looking for new volunteers to help out with particular tasks; for example:

Drivers. Deliver meals to shut-ins; provide your own vehicle; one day each week for about 2-3 hours. Training provided.

Cleaners. Vacuum and clean up at the conclusion of the daily meal; one day each week for about 1 hour.

Bakers. Willing to bake desserts for the daily meal (e.g., cakes, cupcakes, pies, etc.); one day each week; deliver baked items to Soup Kitchen.

Kitchen Help. We always need substitutes willing to come in on relatively short notice. And we occasionally need replacements for those who can no longer volunteer due to any number of reasons.

If you would like to volunteer, click here to send us an email. Include your name, address, telephone number, the day(s) you can volunteer, and the type of volunteer work you prefer.