Bloom Archives
Community Kitchen of Monroe County
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Community Kitchen Continues to Provide Meals During Pandemic
The Community Kitchen of Monroe County is continuing to provide meals for those in need during the statewide COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) lockdown.
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Stone Belt: Serving People With Disabilities for 60 Years
Today, Stone Belt is a $21 million nonprofit agency that supports 1,300 people with disabilities in three counties. Sixty years ago, Stone Belt was…
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New Goods and New Programs at the Winter Farmers’ Market
Visitors to the Bloomington Winter Farmers’ Market might be surprised by the variety of produce and other goods for sale by local vendors, especially…
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25 Couples Who Contribute to Our Community (COVER STORY / PHOTO GALLERY)
The virtues of volunteering can’t be overstated—the hours volunteers spend in service support worthwhile causes, nonprofit organizations, and the larger community. But as the…
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Bloomingfoods’ Positive Change: Nickels & Dimes at Checkout Add Up to Benefit Charities
Since January 2016, cashiers at Bloomingfoods’ three locations have been asking customers if they would like to round up their purchases to the next…
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Backpack Buddies Supply Food to Needy Families on Weekends
Community Kitchen of Monroe County program distributes around a ton of food to students each week.
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100 Reasons to Love Bloomington (August Cover Story)
BY CARMEN SIERING WITH BARB BERGGOETZ & ELISABETH ANDREWS, ILLUSTRATIONS BY MIKE CAGLE It’s a wonderful town. It was no easy task honing down the…
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Community Kitchen: Providing Meals for All in Need
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO For more than 30 years, Community Kitchen of Monroe County has been working to eliminate hunger in the area. It…
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‘Healthful Food for All’ Helps Farmers and Needy Families
BY CARMEN SIERING It’s hard to balance supply and demand when you’re a farmer; you never know when you’re going to have a bumper…