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Food Rescuers needed in Providence!

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Food Rescuers needed in Providence!

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IMPORTANT: THIS IS NOT A SINGLE “MEETUP EVENT." Daily "Rescue Events" throughout MA + RI are posted on our website. Learn more and sign up to volunteer here: www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/volunteer

Up to 40% of food feeds landfills while thousands of local individuals and families are hungry and food insecure. Volunteer as a FOOD RESCUER to rescue surplus food from businesses and deliver it to nonprofits that serve the underserved. FEED PEOPLE, NOT LANDFILLS.

  1. Sign up: www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/volunteer
  2. Click the avatar to go to your dashboard.
  3. Under "Welcome Aboard," click the links to the online Orientation (takes about 20 minutes to complete).
  4. Upon completion of your orientation, your Rescuer Account is automatically activated (you will receive an email confirmation).
  5. Sign up for your first Rescue Event
  • All Ages encouraged!
  • No minimum time commitment is required: volunteer one-time, sporadically or on a recurring basis.
  • Daily volunteering opportunities to choose from morning, afternoon and night throughout Rhode Island; and the Northeastern, MetroWest and SouthCoast areas of Massachusetts.
  • Fulfill Community Service Hours: Documentation for proof of volunteering is available upon request.
  • Safety guidelines are in place to ensure zero person-to-person contact.
  • Go solo or as a team of family members, friends, co-workers, etc.
  • Rescue via 2 feet, 2 wheels, 4 wheels, or MBTA Subway.
  • A typical Rescue Event averages less than one hour of volunteering time.
  • Food Donor Partners include restaurants, hotels, schools, caterers, corporate businesses and others.
  • Nonprofit Partners include shelters, soup kitchens and others.

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COVID-19 safety measures

Masks required
The event host is instituting the above safety measures for this event. Meetup is not responsible for ensuring, and will not independently verify, that these precautions are followed.
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