Jean Bokenkotter Ryan, sister of Father Tom Bokenkotter, has been involved with the soup kitchens since their inception. Along with a few friends, Jean cooked the food each Monday at St. Gregory Seminary so the seminarians could take it to the soup kitchen in Over-The-Rhine on Main Street. Jean was also involved in planning the renovation of Assumption School into apartments for homeless women and children (the present Tom Geiger House). Jean served on the Tom Geiger House board for over 20 years.