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Evanston soup kitchen feeds the hungry at Hemenway United Methodist
Church every Tuesday night at 6pm. More than 20 volunteers crowd
the soup kitchen by 4 p.m. Tuesday, maneuvering around each other
as they prepare to feed the 100 people who attend their free weekly
dinner. Since 1983, Soup at Six has provided dinner at 4:30 p.m.
each Tuesday from the basement gym of the Hemenway United Methodist
Church, 933 Chicago Ave.
"One way or another, we'll serve less food or do something
to keep it open," said Mike Murdock, a volunteer since 1988.
In the past, he said, he has been reluctant to seek donations
and instead made up any difference himself. "It was easier
for me to write a check than hit up other people for money,"
he said.
The volunteers have become more efficient, stretching their funds
to prepare a fresh salad, entree and bread every week, as well
as a sack lunch for guests to take with them, he said. "We
give people a ton of food, and it ends up being only $2 a head,"
Murdock said. "We serve a nice meal with dignity." article
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