Dear Friends, Your donations helped Friendship Donations Network do extraordinary work in 2021. FDN’s mission is to save food that would otherwise be wasted and distribute it to people experiencing food insecurity who will enjoy it and be nourished by it. We rely on partnerships with people and organizations throughout the community to distribute the […]
Christa Núñez, Quarter Acre for the People: The Quarter Acre for the People project considers FDN to be a crucial partner in our short term goal of getting healthy food delivered to our participants who need support in accessing consistent amounts of high quality food for their families. Children and families not only need land […]
Gretchen Rymarchyk, volunteer since 2018: I became involved with FDN via an email from the local Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) group of a shift opening once a month to service a Southside Community Center Food Pantry. As a single parent who works full time, it’s really hard for me to commit to volunteer […]
By ELENA FLASH, October 2021 Partner background: Beverly J Martin is a public elementary school in downtown Ithaca with an enrollment of about 280 students. Vicky Flavin is a certified special education teacher who works one on one with special needs students. She has lived in Ithaca for over 30 years and has worked at […]
Interview by Nicholas Jayne, May 2021 Partner Organization: Cornell Egg-Vengers Interviewees: Regina Martinez, Vice-President Brianna Green, Co-President Location: Cornell University, 616 Thurston Avenue, Ithaca, New York 14853 Partner Background: The Cornell Egg-Vengers are a group of Cornell University animal science students who work to fight food insecurity and waste. Founded by PhD student Kasey Schalich, […]
