Strong sense of community drives Lampasas County volunteers

  • Pictured left to right are Ginnefer Cook-Gass, founder of Community Kitchen; Jay Jackson, quartermaster of the Lampasas VFW; and Chris Adolph, Lampasas VFW post commander. Joycesarah McCabe | Dispatch Record
    Pictured left to right are Ginnefer Cook-Gass, founder of Community Kitchen; Jay Jackson, quartermaster of the Lampasas VFW; and Chris Adolph, Lampasas VFW post commander. Joycesarah McCabe | Dispatch Record
  • Theresa Weichert serves barbecue beef to feed those who gather for a meal and socialization at the Lampasas Senior Center. Joycesarah McCabe | Dispatch Record
    Theresa Weichert serves barbecue beef to feed those who gather for a meal and socialization at the Lampasas Senior Center. Joycesarah McCabe | Dispatch Record
On any given Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, regardless of the searing summer heat, Ginnefer Cook-Gass can be found working in a small food trailer behind the Lampasas VFW. As a community volunteer, she has been preparing meals for Lampasas County residents for five years and started the Community Kitchen as a separate entity about two years ago. 'We were at a church before moving out here [to…

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