Our marvellous kitchen volunteers

We all know that at Lou’s Place our volunteers are our heart and soul. The incredible dedication of a small group during our initial lockdown in Sydney has been a most poignant indicator of their compassion.

As everything closed around us, Lou’s remained open.  Everyone was pivoting to try to manage as well as possible.  A small team of regular cooks, some with their families assisting, were the answer to being able to continue our essential lunch service.  Our COVID-19 cooking team prepared beautiful meals and packaged them in take-away containers.  The staff distributed meals from the front door, often giving several meals to encourage and enable our women to stay home as much as possible.  Extra meals were frozen to keep our stocks up. Cooks worked in Lou’s kitchen every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 

So, to those kitchen volunteers, a huge and heartfelt thanks for their steadfastness, bravery and the vital nourishment that they provided.  And to everyone who has reached out with offers of help, thank you! As we continue to open up and bring more classes and services back into Lou’s Place, we need you now more than ever!