Our Numbers are UP!!!!

El Caldito serves everyone who shows up – the number of meals we serve is determined only by the number of people who come to eat every day.The steady increase in meals served, shown here for the last three years, is a clear indication that the number of people needing food is increasing dramatically.

 

December 2011 we served just over 8000 clients.Thanks to steady and continuing community support, contributions of food and funds have enabled El Caldito to keep up with the demand.

Increase of meals served from 2009 to 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRESH FOODS SERVED

Friday’s crew was busy making a fresh green tossed salad, baking raisin and oatmeal cookies and steaming broccoli on top of the stove.  We are so blessed to receive all the donations we get.  These monetary donations allow us to buy fresh produce to use for our noontime meals.

Fresh tossed salad, fresh steamed broccoli and right out of the oven cookies.

Dion is ready to eat.

Christmas at El Caldito

Christmas day at El Caldito was a busy one. 

Slicing the hams.

Preparing the vegetables.

Cutting the celery.

Volunteers began arriving early in the morning to slice the hams, prepare the vegetables and cut the fruit.  Later on the tables were set and the desserts put out.  Santa and his elves arrived right on schedule.

Co-Chairs Betty and Donna take a minute with Santa.

At noon we were all ready for the festivities of the afternoon.  The doors were opened  and we served about 500 children and adults. 

All set to serve the people.

Grandsons help with gifts for Christmas!

Donna's Grandsons begin to decorate bags for Christmas!

Donna’s  Grandsons, Garrett, Andrew and Ryan decorated bags with a Christmas motif. Then they filled the bags with silver grass and a gift card.  These bags will be handed out to teenagers on Christmas at El Caldito.

Ryan is still working on his bags.

Andrew likes this one.

Garrett show us one of his bags.

A job well done!!!! El Caldito says Thank You!!!

DECEMBER the Month of DONATIONS!!!

El Caldito Soup Kitchen has been receiving donations all month.  The pantry is stocked, the freezers are full and the refrigerators are packed.  Thanks to individuals, churches, scouts, students, varying organizations and businesses we will be able to bring Christmas Cheer, a hot meal, gifts from Santa and Friendship to all who join us on Christmas!!!  This truly has been  the Season of Giving!!!

Shara Satterfield, Sonoma Elementary Student Council Sponsor and students.

Shortly after this delivery was made, in came a pick-up truck with older students.  Once again the Las Cruces FFA conducted their annual canned food drive.  This is their 11th year collecting cans.

Lots of helpers to unload the truck!!!

Unloading is fun!

NM Army National Guard Surprises El Caldito

Gabe Anaya accepts the donations.

Friday December 9, 2011, El Caldito Soup Kitchen was surprised by Joe Chavez and Santiago Alarcon representing NM Army National Guard 1-200 Battalion by delivering to us cases of food .  We received cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce canned goods,  soup mix and other items.

EL CALDITO APPRECIATES THIS DONATION!!!!

THANK YOU!!!!

Thank You Joe Chavez

Thank You Santiago Alarcon

Help Make Christmas Special!

El Caldito Needs Hams, for our Christmas Dinner and Apples, Oranges, Nuts, and Candy for our Christmas Goodie Bags.  You may drop off items at our kitchen between the hours of 8AM and 1 PM Monday through Friday and Sunday.  We are located at 999 W. Amador on the campus of the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope.

CHRISTMAS ELVES HELP EL CALDITO

Good Workers

El Caldito has been buzzing with helpers.  Our Special Events  Coordinator, Becky McNair has had some help from Girl Scout Troop   308.  Girls from kindergarten to second grade and their parents have spent several Saturdays at our kitchen wrapping plastic knives, forks and spoons in Christmas napkins.  In fact they have wrapped   2000+ sets.  We have been using them this month and will be well prepared to feed many people on Christmas Day.  

Wrapping knives, forks and spoons is fun.

Elves have been calling our kitchen and it looks like we’ll have plenty of help preparing and serving Christmas Dinner.  El Caldito Board of Directors is very thankful for the extra help we are receiving.

We wrapped lots!!!

WE WANT TO WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

HOLIDAY DINNERS at EL CALDITO

November 24, 2011   THANKSGIVING DAY DINNER

Noon to 2:00 PM

Come enjoy Turkey and all the fixings.

Ruth adds the seasonings and it's almost ready for the oven.

December 25, 2011  CHRISTMAS

Noon to 3:00 PM

Come and enjoy a Christmas meal with your family and meet new friends.  Santa will be there to add to the CHEER!!!

Volunteers and Donation Needed

Please call El Caldito Soup Kitchen 525-3831 to volunteer to help on Thanksgiving Day. There will be a limit to the number of volunteers we can use.  Ask to speak with  Yolanda during the week between the hours of 8 AM and 2 PM.

Volunteers will be needed to do  a variety of jobs.  There will be morning shifts and afternoon shifts.  We also need some volunteers to carve Turkeys on Wednesday November 23rd beginning at 1:30 PM.  Call Yolanda to volunteer to help .

Donations Needed

Turkeys, Hams, Boxes of Stuffing Mix, Boxes of Instant Mashed Potatoes, Commercially Baked Pies, Cranberry Sauce, Butter, Yams, Gallon Jugs of Dressings for Salads and Fresh Fruit.

General Needs

Canned meats (chicken, tuna, spam) coffee, sugar, cooking oil, mayonnaise, mustard, peanut butter and jelly, cake mixes and canned or jars of spaghetti sauce.

Other  Needs

We need someone to build us  a concrete ramp for  loading things into our box car.

CONTACT  Email us at: elcaldito@yahoo.com