Impact
Leftovers Project
Problem Statement
Food from organizations is being thrown out while charities need more food donations.
Proposed Solution
Connect suppliers to non-profits to manage logistics of donating food, and share food waste education.
Hub Activities
- Learn about program from previous iteration done in Calgary.
- Call for volunteers, suppliers and non-profits.
- Matched the 3 stakeholders.
- Coordinated logistics between stakeholders.
- Hold a fundraising information event to transfer the project to a new, separate ‘Edmonton Leftovers’ organization.
Goals and Results
-Rescuing over 200 lbs of food a week with 4-6 routes operating weekly to distribute supplier food to non-profits.
-Project transferred to ‘Edmonton Leftovers’ organization with volunteer that wanted to continue the efforts into the future, and provided organization $7000 of seed money to fund ongoing efforts.
Collaborators
Edmonton Leftovers