It’s said that there’s no such thing as a free lunch.
But a very special customer in Richmond got just that recently when she turned up at the St. Alban’s Outreach Team’s free Friday Lunch program.
The woman was the 10,000th customer at the program, which was launched on Aug. 5, 2016 by church volunteers.
Dianne Woodhouse, one of the founders of the outreach program, said the recipient was visiting the lunch program for the first time and spoke no English.
The Friday Lunch was originally a sit-down affair, but with the advent of covid, it moved to a takeout model.
The recipient of the 10,000th lunch also received a $25 gift certificate to McDonalds.
Woodhouse said they “very grateful to the City of Richmond who awarded us a $36,000 grant to continue with all the outreach programs in giving back to the community.”
