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1 Diverting excess food to hungry people Kiran Sridhar

2 The Big Picture Strong Communities Prosperous Future Trends Strong Kids Upwardly Mobile Future

3 Current Picture Less Optimistic Future Financial Crisis Fewer Jobs Less Resources to Charities More Hungry Families More Hungry Kids Less engaged in School

4 Food Security is a Human Right  “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food.” –United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 25 (1948)

5 Hunger is a Real Problem  11 Million Hungry People  20% of Children Live in Food Insecure Households

6 Root Cause of Hunger Food ProductionCalifornia Food Root Cause is not Food Production. It is Food Distribution!

7 A Solution A non-profit, 501c3, web-based marketplace connects the donor to those in need

8 Results to Date  9 Restaurants signed-up  1 Farm in the program  Over 4,000 hungry stomachs fed  Excess food not in landfills contributing to global warming  Los Gatos High School and Lick-Wilmerding High School community service projects  Two new corporate clients

9 Los Gatos High School Fundraise

10 How You Can Help “Life’s most persistent question is: ‘What are you doing for others’”-Martin Luther King Join the movement to eradicate hunger in CA  Donate Time  Web Design & Software Development  Sign-up Farms, Restaurants, Supermarkets, Cafeterias  Design promotional material  Donate Money  Donate Food

11 To learn more Thanks for listening! www.wastenofood.org @wasteofoodWaste No Food


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