Hi all! Met with the organizer yesterday (10/11) and learned that although they've already raised an impressive $23,000 equating to a day's worth of food for almost 50,000 food insecure and hungry New Yorkers, the campaign goes until the end of October - so there is still time to donate!

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City was facing a profound hunger crisis—particularly in the marginalized communities that City Harvest has long served. Those numbers surged during the pandemic (~38% increase) and show no signs of receding. More than 1.5 million New Yorkers now experience food insecurity, including one in three children (~64% increase since pre-pandemic).

I like City Harvest because they do good work, rescuing leftover food and getting it to people who desperately need it - and what is more basic than having enough to eat?

Nobody—no matter who they are or where they come from—should have to worry about where their next meal will come from. City Harvest is committed to helping feed every New Yorker who was in need before the pandemic and everyone who finds themselves in need of food assistance now. 

BTW, donations are 100% tax deductible. If you have any questions about donating in general, ask me.

Cycling Network International is proud to produce this Benefit Ride for CityHarvest.

Today, CityHarvest is New York City’s largest food rescue organization, helping to feed the more than 1.5 million New Yorkers who are struggling to put meals on their tables. They will rescue 109 million pounds of food this year and deliver it, free of charge, to hundreds of food pantries, soup kitchens, and other community partners across the five boroughs. Their programs help food-insecure New Yorkers access nutritious food that fits their needs and desires; increase our partners’ capacity; and strengthen the local food system, building a path to a food-secure future for all New Yorkers. 

 Funds raised will benefit CityHarvest, where every dollar helps rescue 2 pounds of food that feeds 2 Hungry New Yorkers for a day and delivers it to soup kitchens, food pantries, and other community food programs across the five boroughs.

• City Harvest is New York City’s largest food rescue organization. Through relationships with farms, grocers, restaurants, and manufacturers, City Harvest collects nutritious food that would otherwise go to waste.
• City Harvest delivers this food free of charge to our network of hundreds of soup kitchens, food pantries, and other community food programs across the five boroughs, using a fleet of 26 trucks that are on the road seven days a week.
• City Harvest delivers an average of nearly 300,000 pounds of food daily.
• This year, City Harvest will rescue 109 million pounds of nutritious food, more than half of which will be fresh produce.

Hunger in NYC 

• More than 1.5 million New Yorkers will face hunger this year, including more than one in four New York City children.
• Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, there were 1.6 million New Yorkers living in poverty – which is nearly 20% of all New Yorkers.
• Almost half of all households in New York City—over 2.5 million men, women, and children—lack the income needed to cover basic necessities like
  food, housing, transportation, and childcare. 
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Your Impact

• $10 helps feed 40 people

• $20 helps feed 11 people for a week

• $50 helps feed 6 people for an entire month

• Bella Szajewski donated $100.00 October 12, 2021 ... "meow"