Many say grandmothers know how to fill people with love and food.
Great-grandmother Kathy Humphries from Sault Ste. Marie has been proving the saying correct for the last two-and-a-half years. The 80-year-old has been baking bread weekly for those less fortunate during that time.
“There’s not too much I can do to help, but I know how to make bread.”
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Humphries said she was inspired by her daughter to give back.
She even uses the same ‘bucket bread’ recipe to make the loaves she donates to Save Our Young Adults (SOYA), a local charitable organization.
Humphries said at 80 years-old, the recipe allows her to make a lot more than she would without it.
"Because of my age, I find I can't knead like I used to. This, its just a little bit of mixing," she said
SOYA’s founder Connie Raynor said the bread is a hit at the organization's many lunches and dinners.
“They love it. It’s a perfect filler. It’s healthy, it’s delicious, they expect it. It’s ‘where’s the bread?’,” Raynor said.
She estimates that Humphries has made well over 1,700 loaves for the most vulnerable in the Sault.
“Kathy’s an angel in our city of Sault Ste. Marie. She's humble she’s – we need more Kathy’s let’s put it that way, we need more Kathy’s. We have a great community but she goes above and beyond,“
Humphries told CTV News that she does not plan on stopping.
“As long as the good lord gives me my health and I have somebody to carry in the 50 pound bags of flour, we’re set,” she said.
In part, Humphries said she makes the 20 loaves per week because of the need and the impact it has on people in the community.
“To meet some of the people and to hear some of the stories… the work they do is fantastic. But the things we have to realize is there’s so much more that has to be done,” said Humphries
Humphries said she believes that "we can all do something" to help those in need, whether it’s donating clothes, or volunteering or like her baking bread.
