"Looking Forward in 2021: celebrating farmers and families through a pandemic"

Program Description:  In response to COVID-19 destroying the food supply chain, EastWest Food Rescue was born. EWFR has grown from a single Facebook post that recruited the first four volunteers to rescue 18,000 pounds of crops to as of the end of 2020 having saved or moved over TWENTY-SEVEN MILLION pounds of food, providing over 21,900,000 meals to families experiencing food insecurity.  EastWest Food Rescue addresses and supports the following areas of need: Food and Nutrition Insecurity, Food Waste, Farmers, and Public Health.  Hear part of the leadership team share on the approaches used to rescue, procure, and glean food to distribute more than 27 million pounds of food in 2020 and how we will continue to serve those in-need during 2021.  

Bios:

John Kunin, Vice-Chairman and Director of Business Development and Strategy:

In response to the pandemic, John wanted to make a difference and help those in need working towards delivering sustainable solutions for food insecurity.  After 30 years, I retired as a commercial director for AstraZeneca. I hope to bring the skills and experience from my career, serving for EWFR.

Julia Eagan, Board Member, Director of Development: 

As a community engagement leader and fundraiser with 15+ years of client & donor experience, it is an honor to support the mission of EWFR to address the essential and growing needs of those experiencing food insecurity and the farmers who grow our food. Since joining the EWFR Directors Team in June 2020, each day is filled with gratitude for the caring ways in which our team continues to innovate, grow, and develop to become sustainable in our mission to help farmers and feed hungry families.