Hello,
The stories the have come out of Food Rescue always humble me. Lynette in St. Paul MN since starting a Food Rescue chapter has decided to open her own Food Shelf called “Mom’s Shelf”. She works with 10 vendors and services 450 families, and recently received a $15,000 grant to care for people in her community. She is an inspiration to the entire Food Rescue family. Thank you Lynette Harris for your wonderful heart for serving people in your community.
Food Rescue is approaching our 1000′th monthly food rescue, with over 3 million dollars in annual retail value food rescues, in 19 states, with 46 chapter presidents, and 1500 plus volunteers. That is a long way away from the 4 bags of bread my family delivered for the first time in Nov. of 2007 to Third Phase in Indy.
Recently, a friend of mine involved in a not for profit business was at a conference with the intent to “stoke the fire” of the participants, and she was asked the following question: “What would happen if the organization you work for no longer existed?” I am honored to work alongside all of you involving ourselves in a humanitarian project that we can know for certain is benefiting so many people in our troubled economic times, and would be sorely missed if it ceased to exist. My fire was definitely stoked considering the question.
God bless,
John
