NOMO Foundation culinary arts students cook for a cause in a fundraiser for a trip to D.C.
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - It’s cooking for a cause for a group of young people from Philadelphia and the goal? A trip to Washington D.C.
and the Smithsonian."It's 105 degrees in here, so we're going to make it short and sweet today," said Chef Mike, heading a culinary class for youth at Nomo South, on South Broad Street in South Philadelphia. "I got a chicken breast and a little bit of oil," Chef Mike said to a group of young people learning to make chicken fajitas.
17-year-old Khalil Carr is a youth in training."How to prepare a meal and eat healthy," said Khalil. But, the program also helps keep them out of the way of gun violence. "Before I found this program, I was getting in trouble a lot."In fact, they're putting what they're learning to use for a fundraiser that will help cover a trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C."It's a good way to get us out of the streets.
It's nothing really here and they want to take us on trips, so why not use it?" Khalil added.Dawan Williams oversees the class.
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