It’s been a busy 3 months for TBWF! We submitted some grants, had one more knee surgery for Alicia (so fun!), and continue delivering essential grocery support to 225+ students and their families every week.
Once the dust settled after #GivingTuesday 2022, we had raised $28,362!!!!!! THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE!!!! YOU ARE AMAZING!!!! We continue to be stunned and humbled by the generous support of this community. You all make this important work possible!
Your support is keeping the TBWF van full of gas and helping us build essential infrastructure for our small but mighty organization.
Spring has arrived and the food rescue collections from the Dupont Circle Farmer’s market are booming! This means we can get the best, local, organic, fresh vegetables and fruit to families that do not have easy or safe access to this kind of amazing food!
This month we also welcomed our newest volunteer retiree, Alicia’s Mom! There is no retiring from feeding people, so we have put her to work! If you are interested in helping with pick-ups, delivery, accounting, or social media -- just let us know!!! You can email us or keep a look out for a virtual sign-up sheet that will be available soon!
March marked the 2nd anniversary of the death of a Mother of two students at one of the schools we serve in Ward 8. After we dropped off food and supplies for her family, we pulled out of an alley that 10 minutes later was the scene of a drive-by shooting. Your donations not only help provide food, but allow families to get this food safely in a neighborhood that is overwhelmed with violence. Well fed people make better decisions; people need food as they recover from trauma; and children need food to be ready to learn. Thank you all so much for helping us do this work.
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Be well and have fun,
The Kiyvyras! (Dave, Alicia, Luther, Abdisa, Memphis, and Mochi)
