Welcome to the Friendship Donations Network virtual booth at the 2020 Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair! Saturday December 12, 2020 10AM–10PM 12 Hours of Giving on 12/12! Want to speak with a real live person from FDN? Join the FDN Zoom Room between 10AM–3PM on Sat. 12/12 to chat with FDN board members. Click this link […]
Written by Katie Baildon, November 2020 Sondra Wayman began rescuing food from catered events on her college campus and has kept intercepting edible, trash-bound food ever since. While studying environmental science and music at Allegheny College in PA, she was curious about what happened to all of the leftover food from the many catered events, […]
Interview by Tilden Chao, July 2019 Where did your passion for volunteerism begin? I grew up on a dead-end street in New Hyde Park, Long Island. It was like a “small town” where all the neighbors knew each other and took care of each other. If someone was struggling, everyone chipped in to help them. […]
Interview conducted by Tilden Chao in 2019. First, let’s talk about your origins! Could you explain your path to Ithaca? I’m originally from Illinois and completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois. I studied nutrition there. Then, I wanted to continue to do research, and graduate school was the obvious next step. I came to […]
