Anyone who knows Kimberly Stampley, owner of Hyde Park’s Stamp’Lay’s Executive Salon Boutique, knows about her passion for community service and acts of neighborhood kindness.
Stampley is hosting a free lunch giveaway on Saturday, August 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in front of her store at 1371 E. 53rd Street. She will be providing neighbors and those experiencing homelessness with a turkey sandwich, apple, and water packaged in a lunch bag. Supplies are limited, and Stampley is hoping to feed 75-100 people.
Lunches will be given out by participants in the One Summer Chicago program, in which “…government institutions, community-based organizations and companies…offer over 30,000 employment and internship opportunities to youth and young adults ages 14 to 24.”
Stampley is currently serving as a teacher/employer in the program, offering motivational speaking and marketing mentorship for her group of 22 students, ages 16-18. She hosts Zoom sessions Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. through 1 p.m., and has brought small groups of masked and socially distanced students into the store to learn about retail inventory and display, while color-coordinating merchandise for a photo shoot. As one of their projects, Stampley is helping the students to write short bios for their planned virtual magazine, “Youth You Should Know.”
To learn more about Stamp’Lay’s Executive Salon Boutique, visit the store’s website, Facebook, and Instagram accounts.