[We're Cookin' Up Love Pin]

Jewelry

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Badge Of Pride

Name/Title

[We're Cookin' Up Love Pin]

Entry/Object ID

2023.06.17

Tags

Organizations, Slogans, HIV/AIDS Activism

Description

A red, heart-shaped pin that reads in white text "Project Open Hand, We're Cookin' Up Love."

Item Type

Pin

Context

From Project Open Hand's "History" webpage in their "About Us" section: "In 1985, a San Francisco grandmother and retired food-service worker named Ruth Brinker looked around at what were the early days of the AIDS epidemic. After seeing a close friend with AIDS suffer from malnutrition, Ruth knew what needed to be done – feed her neighbors. She began by preparing meals in her kitchen for seven neighbors with AIDS. She brought meals to their homes, along with a friendly smile, an encouraging word, and a healthy dose of love. And with this, Ruth founded Project Open Hand. Ruth’s vision of meals with love is still alive and is the motivating force behind everything we do at Project Open Hand. We continue to serve people with HIV/AIDS, and have expanded to feed seniors and people fighting cancer, heart disease, diabetes and many other serious illnesses... Today, Project Open Hand prepares 2,500 nutritious meals daily and provides 200 bags of healthy groceries every day to help sustain our clients as they battle serious illnesses, isolation, or the health challenges of aging. We serve San Francisco and Oakland, engaging more than 125 volunteers daily to nourish our community." (Linked in this record)

Collection

Adrian J. Cardwell Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Acquisition

Accession

2023.06

Made/Created

Date made

1990

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

San Fransisco

State/Province

California

Location

Pacific

Region

West

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pin, Promotional

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

LGBTQ+, AIDS (medical syndrome), memorabilia, health, food

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

AIDS organizations, Allies

Category

Homosaurus

Other Names

Name Type

Organization Name

Other Name

Project Open Hand

Color

Red, White

Valuations

Valuation Type

Donor Estimate

Value

$5.00

Date

Oct 17, 2026

Web Links and URLs

Project Open Hand. "History," in "About Us." Accessed October 2026.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

October 18, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

October 18, 2026