Eloise’s cooking pots help fight food insecurity at Pierce Co. During the holidays, many people take time to practice charity and goodwill, but for Eloise’s Cooking Pot, every day is an opportunity to help those in need. TACOMA, Wash. – As food prices continue to rise, food banks are struggling to cover the [...]
Press Release: 2011 Jefferson Awards Winners Chosen MEDIA ADVISORY: February 23, 2011FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:Tobias Coughlin-Bogue206-682-7395jeffersonawards@seattlecityclub.org CityClub is pleased to announce the selection of the five winners of the 2011 Washington State Jefferson Awards. The winners were selected by a panel of six judges, who faced the difficult task of narrowing down the field [...]
By Ahndrea Blue Making A Difference Foundation It is widely known that Christopher Columbus did not, in fact, "discover” America. Leif Erikson, an Icelandic Norseman, actually arrived about 500 years before Columbus. But even that isn’t accurate, for how can someone "discover” a land that is already inhabited by people who had been [...]
Ahndrea Blue, President and CEO of the Making A Difference Foundation, was honored as part of The Roosevelt High School Foundation’s 83-member inaugural class of Wall of Honor members. This first class of distinguished alumni and/or staff of Roosevelt High School culminates a nearly year-long process of input from the school and alumni [...]
Prior to the pandemic, food banks nationwide were already busy, but COVID amped up the client numbers and it hasn’t subsided. In fact, with the high cost of living these days, especially where food is concerned, more families who had never dreamed of needing food bank services are relying on them and this number [...]
By Ahndrea Blue Making A Difference Foundation October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a month where women are reminded to perform regular self-breast exams, get their annual mammogram, and everyone is encouraged to wear pink as an expression of support for breast cancer survivors. This is a bittersweet month for me. I am extremely [...]
Food Bank’s Intense Commitment Gives BIPOC Farmers a Lift When Eloise’s Cooking Pot started a program to purchase produce from local BIPOC farmers and producers, it didn’t take long to identify a slew of challenges in those working relationships. While the farms produced food that was unparalleled in quality and rich in cultural [...]
This Juneteenth Day, which is Sunday, June 19, it’s important to remember why we are now, finally, as a nation celebrating this day. It not only honors those who experienced true racism,slavery, and the indignities that came with it, but it brings to light the horror of that period of our history, and also [...]
Memorial Day morning was festive on East McKinley Avenue as people of all ages and walks of life gathered a few blocks from Eloise’s Cooking Pot food bank to help paint a colorful new mural, enjoy free music courtesy of Mr. Nyce Guy, delicious free food from Dowd’s BBQ and, most of all, each [...]
The Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) is organizing a special art event for the Eastside community of Tacoma. Alongside free food and music, attendees will have the opportunity to contribute to the creation of a new mural titled “Muted Voices” on MADF’s building located at 3507 E. McKinley Ave. The event will take place [...]
