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I RECENTLY read the article highlighting new businesses that had opened in Albuquerque. One of those mentioned was the Paradise Cafe.
I was glad you talked about one of my favorite places. Not only do they have great food, wonderful service and an awesome management team, but they are also good neighbors.
As the director of Noon Day Ministries, a homeless day shelter that has been around since the early 1980s, feeding close to 100,000 meals a year, I am always on the lookout for those who will partner with Noon Day to feed, clothe and care for the homeless and hurting in our city.
Prior to even opening their doors for business, the management team at Paradise Cafe contacted Road Runner Food Bank and asked how they would go about donating their day-old pastries and bread. Roadrunner contacted me, and the rest is history.
Monday through Friday, I stop by and pick up these items. The fresh baked bread has been a hit at Noon Day and our folks who eat here love it.
Paradise Cafe joins a long list of those in our community that are also good neighbors.
I pick up regularly at eight different Starbucks, the Embassy Suites, Tomato Cafe, Sweet Tomatoes, Red Lobster, the Convention Center, Sunflower Market and various other restaurants and businesses. Without these good neighbors we could not provide the quality nor the quantity of food that we serve at Noon Day.
These businesses are not looking for publicity; they are only trying to be a part of the community, help those who need help and be a good neighbor.
Paradise Cafe, welcome to Albuquerque; and thank you for caring about others.
DANNY WHATLEY
Executive Director, Noon Day Ministries
