Giving back
Giving back to the community is also pretty important to the Kleen Green team. Smith has a background in the restaurant industry and in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, she was rolling up her sleeves and making 30 pies for 300-people.
Smith explains that her son Darius was born with a lot of medical problems at Ronald McDonald House in Cincinnati. After he was born, they decided to do something to give back. They began by doing Thanksgiving dinners at the Ronald McDonald House in New Brunswick for 25 people and then decided to do something more challenging.
In 2009, Smith prepared the dinner for the New York City Ronald McDonald House and they did such an amazing job that they were called back to do it again the following year. Now it has become a tradition. This year, Smith says she cooked a meal for at least 300 people including patients and their families.
"It's a party," she says. "It's stressful, but we love it."