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| Food Ambassdors (l-r) Vince Garreffa, Neal Jackson, David Coomer, Don Hancey [Russell Blaikie not pictured] |
It is staggering to think that in a state as prosperous and thriving as Western Australia over 430,000 people currently live below the poverty line, with many struggling to eat one decent meal per day. Equally shocking is that each year Australians waste close to 3 millions tons of food, or 136 kilos per person.
Food Rescue is the first charity in Western Australia that works toward meeting the needs of the disadvantaged with the added benefit of keeping quality, perishable foods out of landfills. In essence, Food Rescue is the critical link between tons of fresh, nutritious food thrown away each year by the food industry and thousands of hungry people in need. We rescue fresh, perishable food from restaurants, caterers, hotels, food wholesalers and others in the food industry and deliver it to a network of charities and agencies that service the disadvantaged and people at risk throughout the community. Food Rescue provides this service at no cost to donors or recipients.
We believe that good food should not go to waste, and our team of dedicated staff and volunteers are passionate about making a positive difference to the thousands of lives we help. Our core values are respect, integrity and compassion for all humanity and the environment.
In its first year of operation, Food Rescue aims to rescue 30,000 meals per month via a cooperative effort between the food industry and our army of tireless volunteers who pick up and deliver fresh food. This worthwhile cause has already been recognized by a range of generous corporate, philanthropic and government donors who support our mission including Lottery West, the McCusker Charitable Foundation, the Australian Children’s Trust (Andrew Forrest), Ausdrill, Argonaut Ltd, GR Engineering, Australian Reliance and Clayton Utz.
