What’s up around the country?

 Hello Everyone,

• Here are some updates on what’s happening around the country with Food Rescue.

 

• Suzannah Park, our district coordinator in Chicago added 2 new days, or 8 new monthly food rescues to the growing Chicagoland area.

 

• Tresha Souza in San Diego coordinates 76 monthly food rescues with 9 stores.

 

• Jon Duch and Darrell Grissen completed our Exact Target customized automated sign up and reminder program, that allows all of our volunteers in Indy to receive a reminder email the night before their food rescue, as well as signing up to volunteer immediately online.  This is the result of 100’s of hours of work on their behalf.  We look forward to introducing  this in some of our larger markets in a few months.

 

• Kathi Crothers just added the “Healthy Bagel” in Jacksonville.

 

• In Indianapolis, Mudsocks Grill joined the Food Rescue team of stores that we rescue food from, as well as the Steak N Shake corporate office.

 

• In Indianapolis, Beverly Manuel has become a chapter president on the South Side, coordinating with the food pantry ministry at University Heights Baptist to pick up pizzas from Little Caesars.

 

• In Oregon, our chapter president Candice Saltsman is seeking stores in Portland Oregon to rescue food on behalf of a food pantry that is in need, and is beginning the process of seeking a partnership with Little Caesars Pizza.

 

• In Arlington Texas, Jack Burgess has become a chapter president and is delivering rescued food to the hungry.   He is also working on bringing on Little Caesars franchises in his community.

 

• The Food Rescue Walk a thon raised over $4,000 at the end of April, and we added 70 members to the 500 Club of $50 per year partners. 

 

• There are still Large and Extra Large Food Rescue T Shirts available for $15.  They come with some great coupons in Indy that basically pay for the price of the shirt.  Email me at jw@foodrescue.net to get  your shirt and coupons today.

 

Telling the Story

Hello All,

I’ve been sadly lacking on the blog posts of late.  I sadly forget sometimes impact the stories about Food Rescue have in the midst of all the details of the organization.    Sorry about that, but hopefully you will find some of these stories encouraging to you.

This week, locally in Indy we picked up about $3,000 worth of retail food from a corporate restaurant headquarters testing facility.  A volunteer who has been out of work for months was able to feed his family for a week with some of the food delivered to the food bank.  We have 2 volunteers that have 10 children each, and who have struggled to find employment.  They picked up a volunteer day on a Food Rescue route that averages 40-60 pizzas per day, and were able to not only feed people that the food pantry services, but also their own families. 

In Texas, there is a ministry that is feeding low income families the food from Food Rescue, and then delivering a message of hope of the goodness of God and how much He loves them, and several have professed to come to know God for the first time as a result of coming to have their physical hunger met.  Finally, with the 1000 monthly Food Rescues performed around the country each month, it is staggering to consider the amount of children being exposed to the social injustice issue of hunger for the first time in the context of an action step.  What great things might they go on to do in the world as a result of God tugging on their hearts at a young age?  It boggles my mind the impact a group of people doing the crazy/simple thing of delivering food once a month to children and families in need have had in our country, acting in concert with one another each night.  How fortunate we are to serve.