community foodtrucks2009 2010report
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2.7 Million lbs. of Food Rescued!120+ Palm Beach County Non-Profits Served
A report on the work of the Community Food Trucks for the fiscal year July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010.
A ministry of Feed the Hungry at Village Baptist Church in partnership with CROS Ministries and the Community Food Alliance
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More than 720,000 lbs. of local produce was donated or gleaned instead of being plowed under or taken to the landfill.
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Gleaning accounted for 220,000 lbs. of rescued produce – 40% more than last year season.
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CROS Ministries arranged for more than 1,700 volunteers – more than 700 above last year.
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For the first time, we had 3 gleanings all in the same day – including our first potato gleaning.
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Volunteers carry completed boxes to the edge of the field and a pickup transports the boxes to the trucks.
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Boxes are stacked on pallets that weight up to 2,000 lbs. and are wrapped with plastic to stabilize them.
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Gleaning accounted for about 10% of all food the trucks rescued, but it’s some of the best food with items such as corn, tomatoes and potatoes.
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Most rescued produce comes directly from farmers, Farm Share and produce houses, and we get truckloads.
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Much of the food we receive is given out the same day. The rest is stored in refrigeration at East Coast Farms.
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Our trucks and staff deliver free food to more than 20 agencies in Belle Glade and Pahokee, including dropoffs for the Share food cooperative .
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As many as 40 agencies at a time line up to load their free produce and other food at the East Coast dock in Lantana.
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At the center of everything involving the trucks is Jacquie Shorter -- checking inventories, schedules & deadlines.
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There are two 26-foot refrigerated trucks with four drivers and they make more than 3,000 pickups and deliveries a year.
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Sometimes we have so much food to transport that we have to rent as many as 4 extra trucks.
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This past fiscal year we picked up and delivered more than 300,000 pounds of frozen meat donated by 12 Publix stores to six soup kitchens and homeless shelters.
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We collected almost 44,000 lbs. of prepared but unused food from places such as the Breakers Hotel and Convention Center.
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We collected tons of food from events arranged by the Community Food Alliance.
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Alex Stevens and CFA also arranged for us to pick up from events such as SunFest and PGA golf tournaments.
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When the Lost Tree Country Club closed for the summer we were allowed to pick up unused food for soup kitchens.
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We now pick up leftover sandwiches, pastries and coffee beans from Starbucks shops three times a week.
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As, we close, we salute one of our best workers – Michael Jeter – who now serves his country as a Marine.
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We hope you find this as uplifting as we do.In Christ’s Love,
Dan & Jacquie Shorter
Dan -- 561-398-2828
Jacquie -- 561-398-0566
8306 155th Place North, PBG, FL 33418