The Love Kitchen's Helen Ashe was released this weekend from a hospital,

[Ghost in the Machine]

KNOXVILLE - The Love Kitchen's Helen Ashe was released this weekend from a hospital, but she continues today to stay with her twin who is still undergoing treatment for pneumonia.

Love Kitchen founders Ashe and Ellen Turner, 82-year-old twins, were admitted Feb. 16 to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with the flu.

Ashe's condition improved enough to discharge her, but she opted to stay with her sister in the hospital, according to Randy Dew, 70, a long-time volunteer at the Love Kitchen. Turner's ailment developed into pneumonia, which requires she stay a few more days in the facility.

Their nonprofit charity provides meals, clothing and emergency food packages to the homebound, homeless and unemployed. Their work attracted the attention of television talk show diva Oprah Winfrey, who on Feb. 17 aired the show featuring the twins and their charity.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/feb/21/one-love-kitchen-sister-released-from-hospital/

I have a shed full of clothes and other items from where we shut down our family owned thrift store.. I have been looking for the right place to donate them to.. I think I just found the right place...

Check out their website here: http://www.thelovekitchen.org/index.php

Peace,

Ghost

[OneGrassRoot]

1. So glad to hear Helen is better, and kudos to your plans. :)

:thumbsup:

:hi:

[Ghost in the Machine]

3. I'm going to try to get there a couple of times a month to volunteer, too

It's over an hour drive, but it's worth it. I just found out about them through the story I linked to in the OP. I usually try to stay close to home and help with local efforts in my own community but the two organizations here are pretty much hit n miss. I guess it's a good thing, though, when a charity tells you they are full and don't need anything at the moment...

:hi:

[WolverineDG]

2. They do great work

They don't know from week to week where the food or money will come from to run their kitchen, but it does & they do.

dg

[Ghost in the Machine]

4. Yes, they do...

I'm going to try to make it there a couple times a month to help out.. I like what they're doing

[Ghost in the Machine]

5. Kick