Food
By R. D. Flavin
WARNING:
While I still believe in the product and process described below, two out of the six meals I offered the Hungry did not heat as they should have. I'll write the manufacturer and distributers and see what happens. Until I receive satisfactory responses, I humbly ask all to refrain from getting too excited about the claims of the manufacturer. I guess it's going to be ...wait and see. I'll update when I can.
UPDATE:
By R. D. Flavin
WARNING:
While I still believe in the product and process described below, two out of the six meals I offered the Hungry did not heat as they should have. I'll write the manufacturer and distributers and see what happens. Until I receive satisfactory responses, I humbly ask all to refrain from getting too excited about the claims of the manufacturer. I guess it's going to be ...wait and see. I'll update when I can.
UPDATE:
Various examples of Quick Cuisine self-heating meals.
The back has a detachable cardboard strip, vigorous kneading and mixng of a the calcium and water mixture is required, bend the front cardboard "lid" back, remove napkin and fork, fold back the front cardboard "lid" to its original position, make sure bottom is on a fireproof surface, wait ten minutes and enjoy a hot meal.
Display for Quick Cuisine and heating instructions.
Sevin SA
Espace 114, Grand Rue 114, CH-1820 Montreux, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 21 963 74 85 - +41 21 963 74 40
Fax: +41 21 963 74 83 - +41 21 963 74 39
E-mail: info@quickcuisine.info
web: http://www.quickcuisine.info
Sevin SA is a
manufacturer and distributor of self-heating ready
meals. Self-heating means not having to use any
external sources such as microwaves, ovens etc. You
can now enjoy a hot meal anywhere, anytime. You do not
have to refrigerate the meal and can store it anywhere
you wish. It has an eighteen month lifespan. Its
commercial brand names are QuickCuisine, HotBox etc. Our
self-heating meals are the most convenient and up to
date on the market. Wide choice of delicious menus
produced in our high-tech factories which also
manufacture microwavable meals and canned food. Halal
and Kosher meals are also available. Full EC, FDA /
USDA, health and safety certification available upon
request.
USA Distributors:
Quick Cuisine USA, LLC
2800 S Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32805
Local: (407) 383-0662
Fax: (407) 428-1095
Toll Free: (888) 511-5911
also:
Bouffard Trading and Investment Corp.
2800 South Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32805
Alternative contact info:
Bouffard Trading and Investment Corporation
2232 Winter Woods Blvd.
Winter Park, FL 32792
Tel. 1-407-451-5824
web: www.quickcuisine.biz
Metropolitan
Boston and North Shore shelters and assistance
programs:
| BETTY'S PLACE 40 Berkley Street Boston, MA 02116 61k7-482-1126 |
BOSTON CITY SHELTER Long Island Hospital P.O. Box 158 Long Island Health Campus Boston, MA 02122 617-534-2526 |
BOSTON FAMILY SHELTER 656 Mass. Avenue Boston, MA 02118 617-267-8081 |
BOSTON NIGHT CENTER 31 Bowker Street P.O. Box 8031 J.F.K. Station Boston, MA 02111 617-248-1998 |
BOSTON YMCA EMERGENCY ROOMS PROGRAM 316 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 617-536-7800 |
| BRIDGEHOUSE 24 Baker Street Lynn, MA 01902 781-593-3898 |
BROOKVIEW HOUSE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM 2 Brookview Street Dorchester, MA 02124 617-265-2965 |
CAMBRIDGE SHELTER (SALVATION ARMY) 109 School Street Cambridge, MA 02139 617-547-3400 |
CAMBRIDGE YWCA EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER 3 Bigelow Street Cambridge, MA 02139 617-491-6055 |
CAMBRIDGE YWCA 7 Temple Street Cambridge, MA 02139 617-491-6055 |
| CARDINAL MEDEIROS CENTER 140 Shawmut Avenue Boston, MA 02118 617-451-9331 |
CAROLINA HILL SHELTER 728 Main Street Marshfield, MA 02050 781-837-1377 |
CATHOLIC CHARITIES St. Ambrose Family Inn 25 Leonard Street Dorchester, MA 02122 617-288-7675 |
CHARDON STREET SHELTER, TEMPORARY HOME FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN 41 New Chardon Street P.O. Box 9291 Boston, MA 02114 617-523-2337 |
CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF
ROXBURY 504 Dudley St., 3rd Fl. Roxbury, MA 02119 617-445-6655 |
| CRITTENTON HASTINGS HOUSE 10 Pertshire Road Brighton, MA 02135 617-782-7600 |
CROSSROADS FAMILY SHELTER 56 Havre Street East Boston, MA 02128 617-567-5926 |
CROSS STREET FAMILY
SHELTER 59 Cross Street P.O. Box 440436 Sommerville, MA 02144 617-776-6661 |
FAMILY HOUSE SHELTER 250-252 Columbia Rd Dorchester, MA 02121 617-427-4470 |
FATHER BILL'S PLACE 38 Broad Street Quincy, MA 02169 617-376-2255 |
| FIRST CHURCH SHELTER 11 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-661-1873 |
HARBORLIGHT SALVATION
ARMY SHELTER 407 Shawmut Avenue Boston, MA 02118 617-536-7469 |
HOLY FAMILY SHELTER 1 Lingard Street Dorchester, MA 02125 617-445-8461 |
HORIZON HOUSE P.O. Box 382 Mattapan, MA 02126 617-296-2492 |
KINGSTON HOUSE 39 Kingston Street Boston, MA 02112-0069 617-482-9074 |
| LEMUEL SHATTUCK SHELTER Lemuel Shattuck Hospital 170 Morton Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617-522-8110 Ext. 3229 |
LYNN SHELTER ASSOCIATION 100 Willow Street Lynn, MA 01901 781-581-6600 |
MARY MARTHA 1045 Main Street Hingham, MA 02043 781-749-5441 |
NAZARETH HOUSE 91 Regent Street Roxbury, MA 02119 617-541-0100 |
PILGRIM CHURCH SHELTER 540 Columbia Road Dorchester, MA 02125 617-825-3300 |
| PINE STREET INN 444 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02118 617-482-4944 |
PROJECT HOPE - SISTERS OF
THE ASSUMPTION 45 Magnolia Street Dorchester, MA 02125 617-442-1880 |
PROJECT PLACE PROGRAM FOR
THE HOMELESS 32 Rutland Street Boston, MA 02118 617-262-3740 |
QUEEN OF PEACE 401 Quincy Street Boston, MA 02125 617-288-4182 |
REVISION HOUSE 38 Fabyan Street Dorchester, MA 02124 617-825-8642 |
| ROSIE'S PLACE 889 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02118 617-442-9322 |
CASA NUEVA VIDA 53 Glen Road P.O. Box 2115 Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617-524-0285 |
SAINT FRANCIS HOUSE DAY
CENTER 39 Boylston Street P.O. Box 499 Essex Station Boston, MA 02112 617-542-4211 |
SAINT PATRICK'S SHELTER 270 Washington Street Somerville, MA 02143 617-625-1920 |
HOLY FAMILY 24 Hartford Street Dorchester, MA 02125 617-445-8461 |
| SALVATION ARMY EMERGENCY SHELTER 402 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 617-547-3400 |
ROXBURY FAMILY SHELTER
SALVATION ARMY FAMILY SHELTER 23 Vernon Street Roxbury, MA 02119 617-427-6700 |
SANCTA MARIA HOME 11 Waltham Street Boston, MA 02118 617-423-4366 |
SHELTER, INC. 109 School Street Cambridge, MA 02139 617-547-1885 |
SOJOURNER HOUSE 85 Rockland Street Roxbury, MA 02119-1975 617-442-0590 |
| SOMERVILLE HOMELESS
COALITION ADULT SHELTER Box 440436 (14 Chapel St.) Somerville, MA 02144 617-623-3534 |
FAMILY SHELTER 59 Cross Street P.O. Box 440436 Somerville, MA 02144 617-776-6661 |
SPIN 248 South Common Street Lynn, MA 01905 781-598-9417 |
ST. MARY'S HOME 90 Cushing Avenue Dorchester, MA 02121 617-436-8600 |
TEMPORARY HOME FOR WOMEN
AND CHILDREN 41 New Chardon Street Boston, MA 02114 617-720-3611 |
| TRAVELERS AID SOCIETY 711 Atlantic Avenue At 17 East Street Boston, MA 02111-2842 617-542-7286 |
UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN
SHELTER 66 Winthrop Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-876-3256 |
WOMEN UNIT SHELTER 363 Albany Street Boston, MA 02118 617-482-4944 |
WOODS MULLEN SHELTER 784 Massachusetts Ave. (Rear) Boston, MA 02118 617-534-7100 |
ACTION, INC. EMERGENCY
SHELTER 370 Main Street Gloucester, MA 01930 978-283-4125 |
| BRIDGE HOUSE 24 Baker Street Lynn, MA 01902 781-593-3898 |
BRISTOL LODGE WOMEN'S
SHELTER 205 Bacon Street P.O. Box 541095 Waltham, MA 02453 781-894-1225 |
COMMUNITY TEAMWORK
PAWTUCKET HOUSE 360 Pawtucket Street Lowell, MA 01854 978-452-5410 |
DAYBREAK SHELTER 75 North Parish Road Lawrence, MA 01843 978-975-4547 |
EMMAUS HOUSE 105 Winter Street P.O. Box 568 Haverhill, MA 01831 978-241-3500 |
| GREATER LOWELL EMERGENCY
FAMILY SHELTER 167 Dutton Street Lowell, MA 01852 978-459-0551 |
HOUSE OF HOPE 812 Merrimack Street Lowell, MA 01854 978-458-2870 |
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS 64 Eastern Point Road Gloucester, MA 01930 978-281-3328 |
INN-BETWEEN 25 Holten Street Peabody, MA 01960 978-532-2372 |
LAZARUS HOUSE 48 Holly Street P.O. Box 408 Lawrence, MA 01842 978-689-8575 |
| MARY'S HOUSE P.O. Box 1095 62 Church Street Waltham, MA 02453 781-647-9957 |
M.E.A.D.O.W.S. PROGRAM 20 Cottage Street Natick, MA 01760 508-647-0348 |
MEDFORD FAMILY LIFE
EDUCATION CENTER 2 Central Avenue Medford, MA 02155 781-391-9116 |
MERRIMACK HOUSE 423 Pawtucket Street Lowell, MA 01854 978-937-2418 |
LOWER TRANSITIONAL LIVING
CENTER 189 Middlesex Street Lowell, MA 01852 978-458-9888 |
| NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY
ACTION PROGRAMS 75-81 Central Street Peabody, MA 01960 978-532-8620 ext. 204 |
SALEM MISSION 7 Crombie Street Salem, MA 01970 978-744-0500 |
SANDRA'S LODGE 200 Trapelo Road Waltham, MA 02452 781-899-7311 |
STEPPING STONES 50 Newhall Street Lynn, MA 01902 781-592-3535 |
TRANSITIONAL FAMILY HOME 254 Broadway Malden, MA 02148 617-324-1303 |
| TRI-CITY HOUSING TASK
FORCE 350 Cross Street Malden, MA 02148 781-322-9119 |
WELLSPRING HOUSE 302 Essex Avenue Gloucester, MA 01930 978-281-3221 |
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS 47 West Street Boston, MA 02111 617-423-9575 |
BOSTON
HEALTH
CARE FOR THE HOMELESS 729 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02118 857-654-1000 |
ESTHER R. SANGER CENTER FOR COMPASSIONc/o Melissa DeBono
|
And, of course, there’s police cars and jails, ambulances and emergency rooms, clinics and advice centers, churches and other places of worship, and many other examples of where one could encounter a hungry person or three in need of a hot meal when all the shelter kitchens are closed. It’s about food and getting a hot meal to the hungry. We must bring a table to those who have none.
On Congress St., facing Boston City Hall & next to Fanueil Hall-an afternoon of shame for Beantown.
Also, see: The City of Boston Homeless Hall of Shame
Over the next few weeks I’ll be contacting most of the organizations listed above to inquire if they’d be interested in stocking such an essential item as a self-heating meal in a box. If enough positive replies are received, I’ll solicit donors to make arrangements with the organizations. Wish me luck and let me know if there’s something I’m missing.
[Note: Apparently British campers and fishermen love Quick Cuisine and pay several dollars (£ & €) apiece. I bought mine at a local SAVE-A- LOT for a buck. Perhaps we should hurry...]
Sincerest regards,
Rick
