The Winter Chop Chop restaurant week raised over $8,000 for the Lunch Connections program.
That money represents $1 per every Chop Chop dish sold during the restaurant week that was held in February.
Brian Earle is with Inner City Youth Miniseries, which is the organization that runs Lunch connections.
Earle says he’s amazed by the amount of money they were able to raise and says it will buy over 8,000 meals for children.
Over 20 uptown restaurants took part in the Winter Chop Chop week.
Uptown Saint John Executive Director Nancy Tissington says people anticipate Chop Chop weeks and attributes the mild winter to the increase in funds raised, compared to last year.
Erin Hodge of the Inner City Youth Ministry says you never know what these kids would have for lunch otherwise and says the hot lunches takes one element of stress away from families.
Hodge says she’s overwhelmed by the generosity of the city.
Students from Hazen White-St. Francis, Centennial and St. John the Baptist-King Edward schools all benefit from hot lunches.
