Jim Trainer may not be on the Food Network,
but his cooking demonstrations accomplish something that tops the
celebrity chefs.
When
he’s done teaching how to prepare salmon, prime rib or any other of
more than a dozen dishes, the food goes to the elderly who are
homebound.
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| Jim
Trainer, chef at the Kimberton Inn, near Philadelphia, spends volunteer
time teaching others at St. John Lutheran Church, Phoenixville, Pa.,
who cook for the homebound. |
Trainer, a member of
St. John Lutheran, Phoenixville, Pa., hosts cooking classes for members of his church. And the food—sometimes up to 60 meals—is donated to
Aid for Friends, a Philadelphia area not-for-profit organization (215-464-2224).
Teaching fellow congregants was the idea of his pastor, Cynthia
Krommes. “Pastor Krommes approached me about trying to help find an
activity for the 20-somethings in our church,” said Trainer, who has
been a member for 12 years. “We got a steady response right when we
announced the cooking demos, and not just from 20-somethings. We have
teenagers participating and older people.”
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