Faces of Fork Real: Meet Robert!
Welcome to the kickoff of one of our newest features: The Faces of Fork Real! Every two weeks, we will highlight a different community member that contributes to the success of Fork Real and the community of Rapid City!
Welcome to the kickoff of one of our newest features: The Faces of Fork Real! Every two weeks, we will highlight a different community member that contributes to the success of Fork Real and the community of Rapid City!
This week's featured community member is Robert Burns, who has been volunteering at the cafe since October 2017. He says, "Fork Real Community Cafe has given me purpose. Every day, I look forward to going to the cafe because I know that people truly care about me. It is a positive and caring place for me to be."
Favorite Fork Real Food?
Korean Beef & Broccoli
What do you do at Fork Real?
Everything. I do whatever is needed to be done.
What is an interesting hobby that you have?
Exercise/Going to the gym
If you could invite anyone, dead or alive,to lunch at Fork Real, who would it be and why?
Jesus Christ, because he brings hope.
If you were given a million dollars, what would you do with it?
Buy property for a house and have lots of dogs
What is a current goal that you have?
I have met a recent goal of paid employment. Fork Real Cafe has helped me connect with the Department of Labor. I am now able to earn a livable wage.
What do you like about living in Rapid City?
The people. The people I have met is why I live in Rapid City.
The Girl Who Gives Back
I am the Founder and Executive Director of Fork Real Community Café, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to increasing food security and community building through a unique pay-what-you-can restaurant model.
Volunteer...
I am the Founder and Executive Director of Fork Real Community Café, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to increasing food security and community building through a unique pay-what-you-can restaurant model. In phase III, Fork Real will open the doors to everyone, regardless of means, to enjoy a nutritious home-cooked meal with dignity. Fork Real proudly serves alongside other organizations in Rapid City to strengthen relationships in our community while networking globally with OWEE-One World Everyone Eats.
It’s a blessing to be part of Fountain Springs Church where serving others is not what you do, but how you live it out day by day, with Love, INC where people are empowered with the tools to heal brokenness with unconditional love, with Safe Family where children are safe and loved, with the local mission and the Hope Center who give a powerful voice to the homeless, and the loving hearts of individuals in our area who do their part to make a difference.