Culinary Night -So Much To Give Inclusive Cafe - Dinner and Bingo

THIS DINNER BEGINS AT 5:30 PM SO WE ARE UPSTAIRS AND SETTLED WHEN BINGO BEGINS AT 6 PM.

The So Much to Give Inclusive Cafe officially opened in January of 2023. We had a soft opening in November of 2022 to train our employees as we served their family and friends. We expanded our hours and opened just after the first of the year! The support we have received from the community was heartwarming as we raised over $150,000 to install a commercial kitchen and another $65,000 for an elevator to the second floor dining space. The elevator is scheduled to be in place by early August.

Many people ask about our name, so let us explain. So Much to Give is a program created by local well-known teacher, musician and fitness instructor, Maureen Stanko which launched in early 2022 under the charity of Pillars of Light and Love. Pillars was founded in 2014 by Kathy Opperman in Trappe, PA.

Inspired by the need to create opportunities for her adult son with autism, Maureen set the mission of the So Much to Give program to help young adults with disabilities to gain personal fulfillment by utilizing their unique gifts and talents to make a positive difference in the community. Maureen believes those with disabilities have "so much to give" to the world!

Maureen's friend, Tyler Kammerle, had been developing an innovative restaurant concept to open a restaurant to employ people with amazing abilities by implementing accessible systems to help create a truly inclusive dining experience for all. Because of this, Kathy Opperman and the Board of Directors of Pillars of Light and Love decided to work in tandem with Tyler to open our So Much to Give Inclusive Café.

Tyler is now the heartbeat of the Cafe as the General Manager who continues to lead, create, adapt and develop the amazing model of the Inclusive Café! We are passionate about providing employment opportunities where everyone, including individuals with disabilities, are eager to work and loved by our customers!

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