Check out this email I received from a college student in Malaysia. I’ve deleted the name and edited the specifics, but it generally will demonstrate how the Lord is using Food Rescue in enexpected ways to inspire people outside the U.S., as well as inside the U. S.
My name is Y_ _ _ _ L_ _ _ and i am a final year student at a University in Malaysia. I have previously read about your work with Food Rescue, and the idea of recovering food previously destined from the dumpsters and instead, using such resources to change the life of our fellow human beings really inspires me. I read on the Food Rescue website that you have been involved with that amazing organisation since its inception, and concluded that with your experience of rescuing millions of dollars worth of food in your community, you would be the perfect person from whom I should ask for advice on how to set up a food recovery programme in my country. I am a participant in a Youth Leadership program which is an 8 week programme aimed to improve the leadership abilities of youths by coaching us through the implementation of a social entrepreneurial project of our choice. As our project, I suggested to my teammates that we should aim to set up a food recovery system similar to Food Rescue in our country, whereby we collect what you term as “doughnations” from bakeries and channel them to senior citizen homes. (Reason being over 60% of senior citizens in Malaysia are living in poverty and often do not have enough food to eat.) I understand you are probably very busy, but i will be really indebted to you if you could find the time to enlighten me on : 1. The basic operating system of Food Rescue, ie : How does it work? 2. What were the main challenges you faced in setting up the food recovery process? 3. What is the key to making a food recovery system sustainable? . I really believe that you and your organization has truly made a difference in your community, and I can only hope that I will one day, be able to do such good for mine. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this email. I really hope to hear from you soon.
Best Regards,
L_ _ Y_ _ _ L_ _ _,
Malaysia
