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84 • FOODSERVICE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES • MAY 2015 I n May of 2014, Mother Annie Naomi Scott visited Fein Brothers, a foodservice equipment and supplies dealership in Milwaukee. The 88-year-old founder and executive director of Scott Christian Youth Fellowship and Recreational Center in Milwaukee was looking for food- service equipment for the center's functional though visibly tired soup kitchen. She noticed a sign announcing that Fein Brothers, in celebration of its 85th anniversary, wanted to give back to the community that had supported the company since its inception and was sponsoring a contest for nonproft meal providers in southeastern Wisconsin. The winner would receive thousands of dollars' worth of kitchen equipment and supplies for a makeover. Mother Scott returned to the center and reported the news to Jerome Pitchford, the center's acting director, and Debra Christopher, business manager, who flled out the nec- essary paperwork. They knew their winning was a pipe dream but certainly worth the effort to enter the contest. Open since 1974, Scott Christian Youth Fellowship and Recreational Center in Milwaukee serves as a place where young people can have fun and build Christian values. The center also offers such community services as a hot meal program, an emergency food pantry, an emergency clothing bank, a nutrition-for-babies program, a crisis hot line for runaways, and a temporary shelter for runaways. The meal programs rely on volunteers, some of whom are church members and some of whom are part of SER (Service Em- ployment Redevelopment) Jobs for Progress, an organiza- tion offering employment training services, upgrading job skills and increasing business and economic opportunities for minority communities and other disadvantaged people. SER Jobs for Progress participants come to the center to receive foodservice training and work there several hours A WINNING SOUP KITCHEN MAKEOVER AT SCOTT CHRISTIAN YOUTH FELLOWSHIP AND RECREATIONAL CENTER IN MILWAUKEE New foodservice equipment and supplies allow this center to provide more nutritious meals to more people in need. By Donna Boss, Contributing Editor Crew from Fein Brothers and soup kitchen volunteers after the award winner was announced. Photography by 414 Photography, www.414photography.com ON-SITE PROFILE