Meal Inspired by Airport Employee Published Cookbook
SAN JOSE, 2013-02-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) teams up with Family Supportive Housing today to prepare and serve dinner to residents with a meal inspired by Airport Family Cookbook: Not Your Ordinary Plane Food, a collection of family and favorite recipes from SJC employees.
As part of the City of San José’s 2012 Combined Charitable Giving Campaign, SJC staff pledged over $8,000 and some 150 volunteer hours to support community members in need. The 2012 publication of acookbook, planned by the Airport Recognition Committee and supported with Airport employee recognition funds and personal donations, sparked the idea for Airport staff to share a healthy and tasty meal with residents of Family Supportive Housing.
“I’m proud of Airport staff’s efforts to put others before self and seek creative ways of supporting the community we serve year-round,” said SJC Director of Aviation Bill Sherry. “Airport staff is extremely hard-working, committed to organizational goals, and creative, too. Airport Family Cookbook: Not Your Ordinary Plane Food embodies the family spirit, sharing and commitment to fun that Airport employees demonstrate on a daily basis. Staff is taking their generosity a step further by sharing it with others who will really appreciate it.”
Airport staff will feed over 100 people today at Family Supportive Housing, which is currently full with 49 adults and 68 children (60 under age 13). The menu features 15-Minute Chicken and Rice, a kid-friendly macaroni and cheese dish, green salad, Grandma’s Brownies and Pineapple Cupcakes, just a few of some 350 family and favorite recipes included in the cookbook and submitted by Airport staff.
According to Family Supportive Housing Development Coordinator Chloe Shipp, “The mission of Family Supportive Housing is to provide shelter and supportive services to homeless families in Santa ClaraCounty, and to empower them to move from homelessness to self-sufficiency in our community. With the generosity of individuals and agencies, such as Mineta San José International Airport, we are able to give our residents a break from the routine of everyday living and stretch the shelter’s limited funds to feed, clothe and provide other supportive services to our residents.”
Just like SJC, Family Supportive Housing recently constructed and moved into a brand new facility located at 692 King Road in San Jose. This modern and welcoming five-story building, three of which are resident floors, securely houses up to 35 families at a time. The facility offers staff offices, a medical wing, classrooms, a computer lab and library, common areas, the Voyager Daycare, and a commercial kitchen and family-style dining room. To volunteer, contact Christi Moyer-Kelly at 408-926-8885 ext. 226 or volunteer@familysupportivehousing.org.
In addition to pledging over $8,000 to local and national non-profits, teams of SJC employees also sorted and packed food at Second Harvest Food Bank, supported the Silicon Valley Turkey Trot by registering participants and assisting on event day, and created gift baskets overflowing with useful items such as gift cards, toys, books, clothing, hygiene products, and non-perishable goods for other local non-profit agencies, all in November and December 2012.
About Mineta San José International Airport
Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) is Silicon Valley’s airport, a self-supporting enterprise owned and operated by the City of San José. SJC served 8.3 million passengers in 2012, and offers approximately 120 daily flights on 12 domestic and international carriers to 30 nonstop destinations.
The airport’s $1.3 billion comprehensive modernization project, completed in 2010, makes SJC the most technologically advanced airport in the nation and the first terminal awarded LEED Silver certification for environmental sustainability. Silicon Valley’s airport is located in San José, California’s third largest city and the nation’s tenth largest city. For more airport information, visit www.flysanjose.com.
About Family Supportive Housing
Family Supportive Housing, is the only shelter in the South Bay Area committed to the entire family. There are few options for extremely low income parents with children to live in the community. Family Supportive Housing offers a respite, an opportunity to make life altering changes, and a system to aid in finding permanent housing. For more information, visit familysupportivehousing.org.
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Contacts:
Rosemary Barnes – SJC
(408) 392-3608 / rbarnes@sjc.org
Chloe Shipp – Family Supportive Housing
(408) 926-8885 ext. 225 /
devco@familysupportivehousing.org
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Silicon Valley’s Airport Staff Serve Not Your Ordinary Plane Food
to Family Supportive Housing Residents