The July “Do a Good Cooking Deed” winner is Cheyrl from Colorado. Her story was posted on April 25th.

I am not yet a huge freezer cook but I always buy large amounts of ground beef to make meatballs. I mix all the ingredients and bake the meatballs on foil (no greasy dishes to wash). I freeze the meatballs in packages of about 10 – some in sauce, some not in sauce.

On Monday, I prepared almost 100 meatballs – no easy task since I do in-home child care to 5 boys and have 2 children of my own! On Tuesday, a large wildfire broke out near our home in Bailey, Colorado. On Wednesday, I went to the freezer, took out the meatballs, thawed them and delivered them to the Fire Department with some jars of sauce, noodles and salad! The firemen and women were so excited to see home-cooked food! Later that day we were evacuated from our home but I know the firemen had a good meal and just one day later we have returned home. Another neighbor had frozen 5 loaves of banana bread and chocolate chip cookies and she delivered them that same day. It was a great feeling to help in our small way. I am glad to have done something for strangers that have done so much for our community!