Volunteer
Volunteering for a “shift” is easy and fun to do. Typically “shifts” only take less than an hour and you get to meet some of the most generous and grateful people.
Don’t have a car or want to help in a different way? E-mail us and we will apply your skills in other ways to help feed those in need in our community.
Our Funders
We have been able to continue our work thanks in part to grants from these foundations. We could not help feed those in need without support from the community!
Athens Food Rescue has lost one long-time governing board member but has taken on two new ones.
Adele Hanson has been with AFR from the start in 2015. She was one of the “founding mothers” but has now retired.
The new board members are Herman Carson and Tom Quinn. Both have been Athens Food Rescue volunteers for many years.
“I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity to serve on the board for the last ten years,” said Hanson. “It has been a singular honor. What a wonderful learning experience to be part of growing, benevolent, and impactful organization.”
Hanson was recently given the Distinguished Service Award by the Athens Area Chamber of Chamber. The award is for “an individual who has shown tremendous service to the community over an extended period of time.”
She was selected “for her steadfast efforts to relieve hunger in Athens County.” She has also served on the Athens County Hunger Task Force, worked as Athens Area Stand Down food distribution volunteer, and was an Athens County Creating Healthy Communities Award recipient in 2017.
Carson is a retired attorney. He was Assistant Ohio Public Defender for many years.
Quinn is also retired. He was an optometrist and was in practice with his wife Susan.
The two men join Margaret Hoff, Nanda Filkin, Tom Murray and Fred Kight on the Athens Food Rescue Board. Hoff has agreed to extend her service for two more years, Filkin serves as chair of the board, Murray is secretary and Kight will be taking on the role of vice chair.
Athens Food Rescue is a non-profit organization which fights food insecurity while at the same time diverting food from landfills. Volunteers pick-up food from several local donors and deliver it to various food kitchens and food pantries in Athens County.
AFR’s website is athensfoodrescue.com and posts regularly on Facebook.
Why participate in food rescue?
Help the Community
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1 in 6 American households are food insecure
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Contributing to Athens Food Rescue helps feed hungry people in Athens with food that would otherwise go to waste
Improve Your Bottom Line
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Reduce waste hauling fees
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Cut costs by developing new waste reduction strategies
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You may be eligible for an enhanced tax deduction
Bolster Sustainability
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Food recovery helps reduce food waste, America’s largest waste stream
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Organic waste emits methane, which is 21 times more harmful than carbon dioxide*
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Source reduction and donating food to feed people are the best ways to reduce food waste
Liability Protection
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The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act protects all good faith food donors from liability
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Thousands of businesses, universities, and even the federal government donate surplus food regularly
Learn more about food waste management with these resources:
If you would like to donate to Athens Food Rescue, you can send us a check to:
Athens Food Rescue, P.O. Box 1143, Athens, Ohio 45701
You can also donate to Athens Food Rescue by giving directly to The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio in our name. Gifts to the Athens Food Rescue Fund are tax deductible and can be made in many ways, including cash, bequests, and life insurance. You can find more about how to do this here.