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2023 Summer Impact Report

August 29, 2023

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Learn to cook delicious, heart-healthy meals this Learn to cook delicious, heart-healthy meals this fall 💛

Join us in the Teaching Kitchen for Cooking for Heart Health: a free, four-class series designed by Vetri Community Partnership’s Culinary Medicine team! Each hands-on class offers practical tips, skills, and recipes to help you cook heart-healthy meals at home.

Classes begin Monday, November 3 at 10:30 am, and continue every Monday through November 24. Together, we’ll prepare affordable, approachable dishes, share a nutritious meal, and celebrate your participation with a $25 grocery gift card after the final class.

Please note: This is a series, so participants should register only if they can attend all four classes.

Register now! Link in bio under “Classes & Events.”
This week, the Mobile Teaching Kitchen returned to This week, the Mobile Teaching Kitchen returned to @smithplayground to join @hfpearlyheadstart’s socialization event and share samples of our Black Bean & Corn Salsa! 

Moments like these remind us why we do what we do at Vetri Community Partnership. We love introducing new dishes to people who want to eat more nutritious foods but aren’t sure where to start, worry that eating well is expensive, or are simply balancing busy lives as new moms. 

We’re so happy to show that nutritious food can be delicious, accessible, and affordable for everyone. 💚

Want to make the Black Bean & Corn Salsa at home? Get the recipe in the link in our bio!
Vetri Community Partnership has been a proud partn Vetri Community Partnership has been a proud partner of @phillysjunited's for many years, and this year, we're asking you to support our mission through your United Way campaign! 

If your workplace participates in United Way (or any other workplace giving initiatives), please consider supporting Vetri Community Partnership this year! Our United Way charity code is 50076.
Oysters, champagne, and chowder? Yes, please. 🥂 Oysters, champagne, and chowder? Yes, please. 🥂

Sweet Amalia Market and Kitchen are coming to Vetri Community Partnership's Teaching Kitchen, and you're invited! 

Join us on Friday, November 7th at 4 pm for a hands-on happy hour with oysters, champagne, and New Jersey seafood chowder with huge hunks of crusty bread. You'll learn to clean and shuck your own oysters, make mignonette and cocktail sauce, and then enjoy a chill happy hour together. 

🦪 Just two more tickets left so grab your spots today! Link in bio.

EDIT: this event has been SOLD OUT. Looking forward to cooking with you all at this very exciting class. 🎉
Are you an older adult looking to connect with oth Are you an older adult looking to connect with others, share your love of food, or explore new ways to cook for your lifestyle?

Join us next Tuesday on October 7 for a welcoming, community-focused cooking program where food brings people together. These free, hands-on classes focus on preparing and enjoying nutritious and delicious meals that support the changing lifestyles and health needs of senior citizens.

Go to the link in our bio under "Classes & Events" or call (215) 600-2630 to register!
Parents and caregivers are invited to a free Vetri Parents and caregivers are invited to a free Vetri Community Partnership Family Cooking Class on November 5th at @rowhousegrocery!

Join us on at 5 pm to make black bean and vegetable quesadillas and chat about shopping on a budget! All participants will receive a free set of tongs to take home with them.

These classes are funded by SNAP-Ed for neighbors who live in the 19145 zip code only. Sign up for these classes today, link in bio under "Classes & Events."

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through the PA Department of Human Services (DHS).
Thank you to everyone who joined us in the Teachin Thank you to everyone who joined us in the Teaching Kitchen on Monday night to make dolmas with the @emmettphilly team!

@chef.evan.snyder shared his culinary expertise while participants jumped in with questions, learned hands-on techniques, and practiced rolling their own dolmas. After preparing everything, everyone gathered around the table to enjoy a wine tasting led by General Manager @marissachirico, followed by the delicious dinner they had created together.

We’re so grateful to the Emmett team for bringing their talents into our kitchen and helping us further our mission of nourishing minds, bodies, and communities with nutrition education through cooking. 💚

Are you a chef or home cook looking to share your skills in the Teaching Kitchen? Join the Chef’s Circle in the link in our bio!
A classic oysters and champagne happy hour comes t A classic oysters and champagne happy hour comes to Vetri Community Partnership, courtesy of New Jersey's favorite seafood purveyors, @sweetamaliamarket!
 
Join Chef @melissacips for a demonstration on how to put together a gorgeous and warming Jersey Seafood Chowder and then move into a hands-on oyster shucking workshop with pours of bubbly and NA options. You'll get recipes to take home and learn the key skill of cleaning and shucking your own oysters, making mignonette, and mixing together cocktail sauce. 
 
Tickets are $50 for members and $100 for the general public. There are only 6 tickets left! 

Snag your tickets today, link in bio under "Classes & Events."
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