One Heart, Two Ms. Conducts

Ms. Conducts Brigid Hurley (far left) and Julie Dalton (second from right)
cook breakfast at Cor Unum on 11/10/13.

The 4am wake-up call was harsh on Sunday, November 10, 2013, as both Julie Dalton and Brigid Hurley ventured to Cor Unum in Lawrence to prepare breakfast for the hungry and homeless of Lawrence.  Walking into the restaurant-style meal center in the cold rain is nothing compared to the harsh reality of not being sure when your next meal may be.  Cor Unum serves up to three meals each day, 365 days a year, and relies on the dedication of others every day.  Each meal is served restaurant-style by volunteer servers. 

"You don't know what you're going to serve when you walk in there in the morning.  It's based on what is available in the refrigerator.  You want to serve a balanced meal, but sometimes the options are limited.  I knew I wanted to bake on Sunday morning so I switched on the ovens as soon as I got in there," said Dalton.

Hurley brought along her son, eighth-grader Connor, to help.  "He loves cracking eggs and I saw a smile on his face all morning," said Hurley, as Connor walked through the kitchen clearing plates. Dalton was in the power-position of chef ;) and Connor served as her sous chef cracking over 15 dozen eggs for the scrambled eggs,  greasing the muffin tins for the 8 or so dozen blueberry muffins, and adding syrup to the giant pancake that no one thought was feasible.

"I hate doubters...and making the pancake at the end proved that a team can do anything," said Dalton as she took off her batter-smeared apron.

If you would like to help you the next time, please email Julie at sixdaltons@icloud.com

Ms. Conduct Julie Dalton and honorary Conduct, Connor Hurley, show off the team pancake.