Rescue 10 Million Meals with RLC

Andrew, a loyal donor, was introduced to RLC through a friend who volunteered in New York City in 2017 and began rescuing food himself! Three years later, and through a global pandemic, Andrew continues to support RLC through monthly recurring donations.  

Andrew contributes to fighting food waste and hunger One Plate At A Time and proving how giving a little every month, can go a long way - 

In his case, 5,665 meals! That’s over 165 meals every single month!

“Back then, I hadn’t seen any other organization do this before.. It is really good to see how RLC continues to grow and develop” 

-   Andrew (donor 2017 - current)

We are entering the final stretch of 2020 – a year that has challenged RLC in ways it has never been challenged before. RLC can proudly say that we have persevered through a global pandemic, and are heading toward the end of the year at full speed, all thanks to YOU! 

RLC has had to quickly adjust, think on our feet, and work harder than ever to eliminate food waste and hunger. So far, in the year of 2020 we have rescued 1,093,532lbs of food and have been delivering over 1224 meals every single week since August!!

We could not have done it without you and your support! 

Words fall short to express the gratitude RLC feels towards everyone who continues to support our mission, and the joy our volunteers feel every single time they walk through the door with food for someone living in food insecurity. 

Thank you for supporting our mission. Thank you for being part of the RLC community. Thank you for coming together to help everyone fighting through this pandemic. 

Stay Safe, 

RLC Team

Links:

• Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Website
• NYU Alumni Changemaker of the Year
• Hero of the Day - GoodDay New York

Recently, a rescuer who was profoundly moved by her experience after a food rescue from one of the Pret a Manger locations in Manhattan reached out to us: 

...I volunteered to separate your donated bags of food into smaller containers for residents... I live in the building next door and was happy to help. I’m writing to you to thank you for the donation of food because I took a box back to my building and gave it to a family who’d just lost their husband and father to COVID-19 last week. 

Diego Medina was our super and he was also my next door neighbor. He left behind a wife who was not working, two daughters (one of whom just had twins), a 17 year-old son, and grandkids. The virus takes people so quickly and the family, as you’d expect, is in shock. I gave them, from your donation, sliced turkey, ham, a roast, mango smoothies, a pie, assorted cookies, bacon, boiled eggs, feta cheese, quinoa, salami, coffee, liquid eggs, ground beef, ginger shots, and cayenne shots –a sampling of what we bagged up for people in the building.

On behalf of the Medina family and the many others your organization fed yesterday, thank you from the bottom of all our hearts.  

When I knocked on the Medina’s door yesterday to deliver the box, I was floored at the desperation I saw on Diego’s wife’s face. She doesn’t speak English but I could tell how grateful she was for the food.

It’s hard to believe we’ve already made it halfway through 2020, and to say it’s been eventful would be an understatement. Here at Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, we are honored to be able to serve our communities during these tumultuous times, and we couldn’t do it without your help. RLC has continued rescuing large sums of food that would otherwise go to waste to fill the stomachs of those who have been most affected by this pandemic. 

RLC has the responsibility and the privilege to support families and make sure that hunger is the least of their worries right now. We’re so glad to have you on board this mission. Thank you, thank you, thank you again for being a part of our community, and for your continued support. We will get through this time together and come out even stronger because of it. 

Best,

RLC Team