To Be Well Fed Newsletter

June/July 2022 Highlights

Thank you for supporting To Be Well Fed! Your donation helps provide groceries for 150 students and their families every week.

Summer months tend to be slightly less hectic for TBWF, but things didn’t slow down this year. Some long-awaited goals were accomplished (HOORAY!!!), allowing us to make big plans for the future!

In June and July, TBWF rescued and distributed $9,700 (2425 lbs.) worth of food with the help of PlusOne and Food Rescue DC!

Our shiny new fridge and freezer pair were finally delivered and set up at Friendship SE Academy! We immediately filled them with fresh, healthy groceries!! Students and their families now have daily access to a fully stocked pantry – including fresh produce and meat!

We started doing food rescue at the Sunday FreshFarm Market at Dupont Circle! This rescue provides tons of beautiful, local, organic produce, breads, and meats – all of which we bag up and deliver to Eagle Academy on Monday mornings -- that's happiness in a paper bag!

After waiting 5 months, our gigantic fridge and freezer were finally delivered to our Epic Service Room at River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation ! Our rescue pup, Mochi supervised their delivery because Alicia is stuck at home recovering from her long overdue knee surgery. These appliances are a game changer for increasing our capacity for rescuing and distributing fresh food!!!!

Last weekend, our amazing partner Rev. Kären Rasmussen of No Child Goes Hungry and Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd gave a wonderful presentation about TBWF at River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation ! Check it out here if you’d like to learn more about why and how TBWF got started! The TBWF presentation starts at 30:30.

Fighting childhood hunger in Washington DC is a community effort. We are grateful for each and every one of our supporters!

be well,
the Kiyvyras (Dave, Alicia, Luther, Abdisa, Memphis, and Mochi)

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