Friendship Donations Network

Preventing Wasted Food – Resources

These are some of our favorite resources: https://savethefood.com https://refed.org https://www.nrdc.org/issues/food-waste Expired? 5-minute film: https://vimeo.com/154439089 https://www.foodrescuealliance.org https://chlpi.org/food-law-and-policy https://www.eatortoss.com

Support Friendship Donations Network: 35 years of rescuing food

Support Local Food Rescue by Making a Donation to FDN Dear Friendship Donations Network Community,  FDN was started a little over 35 years ago by Sara Pines who single-handedly met the challenge of keeping good food from being wasted and getting it to people that need it. Sara created the foundation on which FDN operates […]

FDN Celebrates 35 Years!

Come and celebrate FDN’s 35th anniversary on September 14th! RSVP Appreciated Friendship Donations Network will celebrate its 35th anniversary from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14 at the Ithaca Farmers Market with food, awards, games, a free raffle, and an FDN song composed by Ithaca’s Jan Nigro. This is the first time in years […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Michael Koplinka-Loehr

By Elena Flash, September 2023 Mike is a lifelong Ithacan with a passion for building community.  Mike, one of 8 children, grew up in a household committed to social justice and community service.  He followed his family heritage devoting his 40 year career to human service and nonprofit management.  Mike also served Tompkins County as […]