From left, first row: Donna Barbetti, kitchen advisory board president; Anna Millett and Emilia Williams, Scranton Preparatory School; and Teddy Michel, Ignatian Volunteer Corps. Second row: Rob Williams, kitchen executive director; Michael J. Cummings, Host‑for‑a‑Day campaign chair; Rob Walls, Sysco Foods; and The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, bishop of Scranton.
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From left, first row: Donna Barbetti, kitchen advisory board president; Anna Millett and Emilia Williams, Scranton Preparatory School; and Teddy Michel, Ignatian Volunteer Corps. Second row: Rob Williams, kitchen executive director; Michael J. Cummings, Host‑for‑a‑Day campaign chair; Rob Walls, Sysco Foods; and The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, bishop of Scranton.

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Saint Francis of Assisi Kitchen celebrated the successful culmination of its 2026 Host‑for‑a‑Day campaign with a special event at Fiorelli’s in Peckville on April 29.

Contributors to the 48th annual campaign gathered for food, fellowship and to hear how their support enables the Kitchen to feed and clothe those in need.

Also two members of the Kitchen’s Advisory Board were recognized for their service, and three institutions – the Ignatian Volunteer Corps of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Sysco Foods and Scranton Preparatory School – received the Presidential Award for continued support of the Kitchen’s mission.