Unless you’ve been in a deep sleep since summertime you will recall the Heinz Ketchup Kaper that took place at the Perkins here in Forked River. After acknowledging the pilfered bottle and the subsequent bad luck in a letter of contrition to Maria DiLeo the owner of Perkins, the ketchup klepto was contacted by Heinz and plans were made to make things right. This week Heinz upped the ante and delivered a skid load of ketchup to our Forked River Perkins with the invitation to the community to stop by and get a free bottle. And what do you know? The twists to this story continue. Thanks to the influence of the internet and Facebook a suggestion was made to the Perkins customers that they could choose to donate that free bottle of ketchup to the Lacey Food Bank. And that’s exactly what’s happening! Our thanks to Heinz for providing the opportunity (and the ketchup) and to Maria at Perkins for being such a good friend to the Lacey Food Bank. And a thank you to the still anonymous ketchup thief who unknowingly started this circle of giving. ~ Laura Caroccia
