Coronavirus: North Carolina woman delivers meals to kids every Saturday during pandemic

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte community is stepping up in incredible ways to make sure kids aren’t going hungry during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Kenyotta Perry owns Ken Cooks Catering and WSOC-TV caught up with her Friday as she was getting food together to deliver to at least 100 kids. Perry does this in a different part of Charlotte every Saturday.

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Some of the meals come with turkey sandwiches, cookies and juice.

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She could have picked any day of the week to do it but said she chose Saturdays for a reason.

“Monday through Friday they have somebody to come out and do free lunches or free dinners, but on the weekends they didn’t have anyone,” Perry told WSOC-TV, adding, “Feeding the kids on Saturday means more to me than me making money throughout the week.”

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Perry pays out of her pocket for these meals, but some of her friends on Facebook also send money to help out.