45. Start A Second Harvest Program
Second Harvest is
a national food bank network of over 180 local food banks that supply shelters,
soup kitchens, day care centers, senior programs, and other charities that serve
meals. The food in this program is donated by restaurants, grocery stores,
manufacturers, and distributors, among others. The network program typically
arranges pickups and delivery of the donations.
If there isn't a program like this in place in your community already, this
would be a good service to provide, both for local businesses that sell food
(they get tax write-offs for donations and a chance to salvage perfectly good
food rather than throwing it out) and for charities that provide meals to the
homeless. Get in touch with Second Harvest to find out about starting a food
recycling program in your community or supporting one already in your area.
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