A couple of weeks ago, I learned of Lasagna Love via social media. I was curious to see what it was all about as it’s getting so much media love. The area of the organization I was interested in was the cooking part. There are people hungry all over our communities that could use a simple lasagna to feed their family. Come on, who can’t make a lasagna!!?
About Lasagna Love
Lasagna Love is a nationwide grassroots movement that aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. One of the primary goals is to make people feel good and not strange or guilty about asking for help – I love this!
There are currently 20,000+ volunteers, serving 3,500 meals a week in 50 states as part of the organization and I’m happy to be one of them.
Since its launch in May 2020, Lasagna Love’s volunteers(Lasagna Chefs) have delivered over 95,000 meals and positively impacted more than 400,000 lives.
Ways to Get Involved
There are several ways for individuals and organizations to get involved and make a change in people’s lives. Regardless of your background and cooking experience level, there is a way for you to join the kindness project:
Become a corporate sponsor
Companies who become sponsors can really make an impact in the community by not only helping families in need but also in moving the needle on kindness in our communities.
Collaborate
Lasagna Love has partnered with food banks, community centers and school districts to ensure food is provided to the families they serve. There are also partnerships with supermarkets and food suppliers that have been very successful.
Sponsor a Lasagna Chef
Lasagna chefs can prepare food for additional families with incremental funding. Consider sponsoring one of the chefs so they can keep making a difference in their community.
Become a Lasagna Chef
If, like me, you’re a cook and are looking for additional ways to help the community, consider becoming a Lasagna Chef. Join the kindness project with your whole family, specially with kids, is a great way to instill a sense of empathy and helpfulness.
Donate
Can’t cook and make lasagnas? You can still donate to the organization!
My First Experience
Yesterday was my first match with a family in need. As a Lasagna Chef, one can opt to prepare lasagnas daily/weekly/monthly and can select how many lasagnas will be offered for each match. I opted for once a month for one lasagna for one family to start.
Today, I delivered my lasagnas! I made two 8”x8” lasagnas vs a 13”x9” lasagna so this family of two adults can eat one and freeze one. It was a great experience and the folks I met were even Canadian like me!
I used my tried and true lasagna recipe but I switched the meat sauce to one easier and faster to make than my Grandma’s recipe. This is the Bolognes Sauce recipe I used (made a double batch to have extras) but I omitted the Marsala and the syrup.
Lasagna Love on Social Media
Hope you can join me in becoming a volunteer for this great organization!
Cheers,
Veronique
Such a great organization!
When I wrote about it I was thinking this could be something you’d be into!
I have my first delivery on Saturday. Thanks for letting me know about this project.