BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Tracey Cummings, the mother of the late Joseph Bowser II, is hosting a free community tribute dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, September 4. The outdoor event is structured to celebrate her son’s memory, support the Black Lives Matter mural and encourage participants to visit the Sojourner Truth statue.
The menu will consist of Joseph’s favorite soul food dishes: fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, garden salad, cake and bottled water.
During the event, a GoFundMe campaign is planned to purchase and operate a food truck. The vehicle will travel to Western Michigan University student housing sites to serve free dinners and feed low-income citizens living in Battle Creek.The vehicle will be dedicated to the name of Joseph Bowser II and is a partnership between the Bowser Family, Broncos Kitchen, CALTRAN and God’s Kitchen of Michigan.
Joseph Bowser II was a junior in the School of Engineering at Western Michigan University when he was shot and killed behind an apartment complex in Battle Creek in 2018.
Joseph was a 2014 graduate at Battle Creek Central High School. He is said to have excelled both academically and athletically and was also crowned Homecoming King.
Western Michigan University’s School of Engineering presented his family with a posthumous degree in recognition of his academic studies.
Donations to the Joseph Bowser II Fights Hunger Fundraiser can be mailed to Broncos Kitchen, c/o Joseph Bowser II Fund, P.O. Box 2632, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49003, or online at the GoFundMe Charity site at https://charity.gofundme.
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