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High Schoolers Grow Fresh Produce and Collaborate With Community Plates
Here’s just another example of the different ways we are able to get more fresh food to those in need. Wilton (CT) High School’s organic garden teaches kids about environmental science AND donates the produce grown to food insecure people … Continue reading
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Community Plates To Hire Technology and Research Fellow
(for immediate release) Technology and Research Fellowship (Fairfield County, CT/NYC area) About Community Plates: Community Plates is committed to ending American food insecurity through direct transfer food rescue and has already rescued food equivalent to 1.2 million meals for the … Continue reading
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Community Plates To Hire Marketing and Development Fellow
(for immediate release) Marketing and Development Fellowship (Fairfield County, CT/NYC area) About Community Plates: Community Plates is committed to ending American food insecurity through direct transfer food rescue and has already rescued food equivalent to 1.2 million meals for the benefit of … Continue reading
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Community Plates Welcomes Kala Cuerington As New Haven Site Director
The food rescue revolution is officially underway in New Haven now that we can officially announce Kala Cuerington is leading the charge there! Kala Cuerington is a people person with a passion for food, social awareness, creativity and equality. She’s … Continue reading
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New Haven (CT) Site Launch Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alison Sherman 800-280-3298 x2 asherman@communityplates.org CONNECTICUT BASED COMMUNITY PLATES LAUNCHES IN NEW HAVEN ESTABLISHED FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATION APPOINTS SITE DIRECTOR Group anticipates rescuing meals for New Haven’s food insecure by month’s end … Continue reading
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Community Plates Named a 2013 Computerworld Honors Program Laureate (Press Release)
Community Plates’ Go Rescue Technology Powered By WhenToManage Named a 2013 Computerworld Honors Program Laureate Community Plates rescues more than a million meals utilizing technology-fueled, direct-transfer model Norwalk, CT (March 19, 2013) – IDG’s Computerworld today announced that … Continue reading
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Just a Normal Part of Your Day
Direct transfer food rescue is at least two things: 1. One of the most important things you can do to change the reality of hungry people that live in your community 2. Something you can do in between everything else … Continue reading
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Here’s How Food Rescue Builds Community
Don’t tell anyone but this food rescue revolution that many of you have become a part of has an ulterior motive. Certainly the driving passion of who we are is to bring an end to the senselessness of hungry people right in … Continue reading
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Half The World’s Food Thrown Away (Just One Reason Your Work Matters)
A recent study from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK) has been widely reported this week including in the Huffington Post’s Food Waste: Half Of All Food Ends Up Thrown Away. If you’ve been a Community Plates food runner or a … Continue reading
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A New Model That Changes Everything For The U.S.A’s Hungry
One thing I really like about the new year is how many people attempt to make big changes. I happen to be one of those weird people who enjoy change, so a season like this is right up my alley. … Continue reading
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