KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Broncos Kitchen, a nonprofit hunger-relief charity that serves free dinners to food-insecure Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College students, will honor the life and legacy of Joseph Bowser II on Monday, July 20, at their 58 West Student Apartments meal site in Kalamazoo.
Dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The menu will consist of Joseph’s favorite soul food dishes: fried chicken, collard greens, corn on the cob, yams, bundt cake, and bottled water. A vegan dish will be served for students that do not eat meat.
Bowser’s parents Tracey Cummings and Joseph Bowser I, will attend the event as honorary servers.
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 on weekdays throughout the year.
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.com/o/en/campaign/josephbowserii.
All donations are deductible from federal income tax.
