May 26th Katie’s Krops Dinner

Join us for our next Katie’s Krops To-Go Dinner on Thursday, May 26th. Our dinner service will start at 4:30 pm and Summerville Baptist Church, 417 Central Avenue, Summerville, South Carolina. We will continue to drive-up to-go style. We kindly ask that you follow the guidance of our parking lot volunteers to keep traffic flowing and maintain safety for guests and volunteers.

The dinner is always free. Our goal is to ensure that our neighbors in need have access to the healthy meals they need. We serve between 550 and 600 meals per dinner.

With the cost of everything rising, we see an influx of new people who need assistance. When school lets out for the summer we anticipate many more families needing assistance. Our cost per dinner has increased 36%. We would greatly appreciate your support to be able to continue to serve our community. If you would like to sponsor a dinner, purchase to-go boxes, or make a donation of any size, we would be extremely grateful. Feel free to contact Katie@KatiesKrops.com.

Join us for our May 5th Katie’s Krops Dinner

Join us on Thursday, May 5th, for our next Katie’s Krops To-Go Dinner. The menu includes pulled pork courtesy of the Peculiar Pig Farm, baked beans, coleslaw, cornbread, and homemade desserts.

The dinner will be held at Summerville Baptist Church at 417 Central Avenue in Summerville, South Carolina. The drive-thru dinner service will start at 4:30 pm and end at 6 pm or when all meals have been served, whichever comes first. The meals are always free. Not all family members need to be in attendance to receive meals. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday.

Katie’s Krops Dinner April 28th

Join us for our free Katie’s Krops Dinner on Thursday, April 28th. We will continue serving to-go meals drive-thru style. Meals distribution will start at 4:30 pm and wrap up at 6 pm, or when all meals have been distributed, whichever comes first.

The dinner will be held at Summerville Baptist, located at 417 Central Avenue in Summerville. We are truly blessed to have their support. Without their partnership, our dinners would not be possible.

On the menu: roasted chicken with gravy, tossed green salad with garden-fresh vegetables, potatoes, fresh bread, and homemade desserts.

Katie’s Krops Dinner Questions & Answers

We often receive many messages on the days of our Katie’s Krops Dinner. Unfortunately, as we are busy in the kitchen preparing, boxing up, and serving 500 plus meals with a small team of volunteers, we cannot check and respond to messages on the day of the dinner. However, we hope that by sharing frequently asked questions our guests will have their questions answered.

Q.) Can I pick up meals for my family members who are not in the car with me?

A.) Yes. All family members do not need to be in the car to receive meals. We understand that high gas prices are a considerable obstacle for many families. Please feel free to carpool or pick up for your neighbors in need. All people do not need to be present to receive meals.

Q.) How can I find out when you have your dinners?

A.) There are a several ways to be informed about our dinner dates. 1.) Visit our website, https://katieskrops.com/our-dinners-meal-distributions/. 2.) Share your phone number and you will receive a call to inform you of upcoming dinners. Please send an email with your complete phone number and name to Katie@KatiesKrops.com. 3.) We place signs up at Summerville Baptist Church letting the community know we are having a dinner that week. 4.) Look for our social media posts. We always post on our Katie’s Krops page when we have a dinner.

Q.) What time do you stop serving meals?

A.) Dinner service ends when all meals have been distributed or at 6 pm, whichever comes first. Recently we have distributed all meals by 5:30 pm.

Q.) What is on the menu?

A.) We base our meals on what we have growing in our Katie’s Krops Gardens. We post on our Facebook page the menu for the upcoming dinner.

Q.) What does the meal cost?

A.) There is no charge for our dinners. Our efforts are focused on helping our neighbors in need and ensuring that no one goes hungry. Donations are always appreciated but never required.

Q.) Can you deliver?

A.) During the pandemic, we started delivering meals to people who were sick with COVID, those without transportation, and those who were unable to drive due to a medical condition. We still continue to deliver many meals. Unfortunately, we can only deliver in Summerville, and recipients need to qualify to receive deliveries. If you have any questions, please email Delivery@KatiesKrops.com.

Q.) Do I need to get out of my car to pick up meals?

A.) We distribute meals drive-thru style. There is no need to get out of your car, and for safety reasons, we ask everyone to stay in their vehicles and follow the directions of our parking lot volunteers.

April Katie’s Krops Dinners

We will host two Katie’s Krops Dinners in April. They will be held on:

Thursday, April 7th

Thursday, April 28th

Our dinners are served to-go and are shared drive-thru style. Dinner service starts at 4:30 pm and ends at 6 pm, or when all meals have been distributed, whichever comes first. Our dinners are held at Summerville Baptist Church, located at 417 Central Avenue in Summerville, South Carolina. 

Homebound guests without transportation or medical conditions that prevent them from attending can request meal delivery. We are only able to deliver in Summerville. To request meals, please email Delivery@KatiesKrops.com with your full name, address, phone number of meals needed, and reason you are requesting delivery. Please request delivery by Tuesday, the day before the dinner. 

There is never a charge for a Katie’s Krops meal. 

March Katie’s Krops Dinners

We will host three Katie’s Krops Dinners in March. They will be held on:

Thursday, March 3rd

Thursday, March 17th

Thursday, Mach 31st

Our dinners are served to-go and are shared drive-thru style. Dinner service starts at 4:30 pm and ends at 6 pm, or when all meals have been distributed, whichever comes first. Our dinners are held at Summerville Baptist Church, located at 417 Central Avenue in Summerville, South Carolina.

Homebound guests without transportation or medical conditions that prevent them from attending can request meal delivery. We are only able to deliver in Summerville. To request meals, please email Delivery@KatiesKrops.com with your full name, address, phone number of meals needed, and reason you are requesting delivery. Please request delivery by Tuesday, the day before the dinner.

There is never a charge for a Katie’s Krops meal.

Our February Katie’s Krops Dinners

Join us for our February Katie’s Krops Dinners on:

Thursday, February 3rd, and Thursday, February 17th

Our dinners are served to-go style at Summerville Baptist Church located at 417 Central Avenue in Summerville, South Carolina. Dinner service starts at 4:30 pm and ends at 6 pm, or when all meals have been served, whichever comes first. There is never a charge for the dinner. All family members do not need to be in attendance to receive meals.

Families and individuals who are ill and in quarantine in Summerville can request meal deliveries for our dinner by emailing Katie@KatiesKrops.com. Please share a full address, phone number, and the number of meals needed in your email. We will do our very best to honor all requests.

It is our honor to serve our community.

Delivering Meals to Families in Quarantine

Unfortunately, South Carolina ranks #1 in growth in COVID cases over the last two weeks. To help our neighbors in need, we plan to deliver 300+ free garden-to-table meals next week to quarantined families as part of our Katie’s Krops Dinner. Families who are ill and in quarantine in Summerville can request meal deliveries for our January 20th dinner by emailing Katie@KatiesKrops.com. Please share a full address, phone number, and the number of meals needed. We will do our very best to honor all requests.

Join Us for Our January 2022 Katie’s Krops Dinners

We will host two free garden-to-table Katie’s Krops Dinners in January on:

Thursday, January 6th at 4:30 pm

Thursday, January 20th at 4:30 pm

Our dinners are held at Summerville Baptist Church, located at 417 Central Avenue in Summerville, South Carolina. We will continue to serve our dinners drive-thru style for the foreseeable future. We start dinner service at 4:30 pm and end at 6 pm, or when all meals have been distributed, whichever comes first. The dinner is always free.

If you would like to help sponsor a dinner in 2022, we would greatly appreciate your support. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with Katie at Katie@KatiesKrops.com.

11th Anniversary of the Katie’s Krops Dinner – October 14th

On October 14th, we will celebrate the 11th anniversary of the Katie’s Krops Dinner! It has been the most fantastic journey that started when I was in middle school and the only full-time soup kitchen in Summerville I supporting shuttered. Never could I have imagined that day in middle school what I would be creating and the number of people we would help feed in our community.

In those 11 years, I have graduated high school, graduated college, faced a pandemic, created a second family who I adore of the people who attend the dinners, filmed a segment for Disney Channel and a feature-length documentary The Starfish Throwers highlighting our work at the dinners, had the honor of working with the most amazing chefs who want to give back to the community, and have been blessed to have the very best volunteers by my side. None of this would have been possible without the support of our partners at Summerville Baptist, who believed a decade ago that a small group of children could change the world one meal at a time.

This year there will be no big outward celebration as we are stretched very thin meeting the current need of our community but please know I am celebrating in my heart. Thank you for your support, your kindness, and for believing in me for 11 years.

Come out and join us on Thursday, October 11th at 4:30 for our to-go anniversary dinner at Summerville Baptist Church at 417 Central Avenue in Summerville. The menu is meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, tossed green salad, fresh bread, and desserts. If you are ill, in quarantine, or do not have transportation and reside in Summerville, we will make every effort to deliver meals to you. Please email Katie@KatiesKrops.com by Tuesday, October 12th, with your full name, complete address, phone number, and the number of meals needed.