A Shower of Blessings

Have you ever tried to bake a cake without a bowl, a mixer, or a cake pan? How about trying to make snacks for a high school history class without any plates, cooking utensils or serving trays? Until recently, that was exactly what would happen if someone tried to use our school kitchen to actually cook something. Unless they brought everything from their home kitchen, they were out of luck.

But, thanks to the bright idea of Mrs. Sam Anhalt, Calvary Christian Schools no longer has this problem. Along with Mrs. Heidi Lipscomb, they decided to hold a “kitchen shower” to restock our school kitchen. During the month of February, you may have noticed all the tags hanging on the trees in the rotunda. Each of these tags listed something that was desperately needed to restock our kitchen. Parents, friends, and Calvary Christian students then “picked” tags off the trees and purchased the needed items.

At first, the items were placed under the trees. After the trees were removed, the items were then placed on the table by the school office.

Some of the items needed were as basic as bowls, cookie sheets, and plastic storage bags. Other items were more expensive, like gift certificates to Target and Gordon Food Services and electric roasting ovens. While there are still a couple of gift tags that still need to be purchased, all in all, the “kitchen shower” was a big success!

In case you missed seeing the items in the rotunda, here are just a few of the items purchased for the kitchen at Calvary Christian School. Baking pots, mixing bowls, several eighteen-quart roasters, an electric griddle, aprons, serving utensils and trays. Cutting boards, crock pots, can openers, and colanders. Pitchers, cake pans, cupcake pans, and measuring cups. Pot holders, pizzas cutters, as well as wooden spoons and many other items that were greatly need.

So thanks to Mrs. Anhalt, Mrs. Lipscombe, and all the other parents who once again came through when asked to help. Calvary Christian is not just a school….. it’s a family.

- Cory Greeno, Sophomore