Staff:

General Manager:  Sharri Dempsey
Grants:  Marcie Christiansen
Kitchen Manager:  Mistie Manning

Board of Directors:

President: Jim Fleming
Vice President: Clyde Evens
Secretary: Stephen Lengenstien
Treasurer: Mary Thorson
Board Member: [Empty]
Board Member: Andrea Hind
Board Member: Olivia Shields

The Board meets the 3rd Thursday of every month at 0930-1100, at La Pine City Hall. The meeting is open to the public.

Background & History
In our first year, 2002, we served 11,929 meals out of the VFW hall, and distributed 24 food boxes. The VFW Hall is an old logging company dining facility that was moved to the La Pine site. The 1930’s structure is still the Community Kitchen. In 2006, the Community Kitchen received their IRS designation 501 (c) (3). In 2007, the Kitchen added the Produce Stand, a pet food service, and the clothes Closet. In 2008, the Community Kitchen won a bid for the Knott’s Landfill building from Deschutes County, and we moved it to our location. The food Pantry and the Closet moved into that facility.

Recent Changes This past year, 2019, brought changes to the Community Kitchen in the form of restructuring the former Executive Director position to a Development Director and a General Manager with some added and resigned Board of Directors with a continued focus on funding and partnerships and maintaining the paid Chef or Cook position as the Kitchen Manager.   We have replaced equipment in the Kitchen that no longer functioned to optimally meet the needs of our customers. We strive to continue to provide quality food, clothing, bedding and hygiene to meet the needs of those who come here.

Thank you to all of the generous foundations and social organization who have donated to our cause. We will always be good stewards of the funds by making sure the money we spend continues our mission of providing healthy food and free clothing to the people in need. To donate see the contact information below:

Phone: (541) 536-1312. Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Email: services@lapinecommunitykitchen.org
Address: PO Box 813, La Pine, OR 97739
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lapinecommunitykitchen