FRNds:

Thank you for your continued support as we build Food Recovery Network to become the impactful student-driven hunger- and climate-fighting movement that this nation needs.

FRN supporters proved critical in 2019 as we entered into year three of our three-year strategic plan with our most ambitious goals to date. Our 2019 annual report will highlight:

1. Our impact

2. Our partnerships that propel our progress

3. Our voice within this growing food recovery movement

We’ve seen many successes through the years, and we are especially proud of the following milestones:

Since FRN’s start in 2011:

• 3,852,778 pounds total of food recovered

• 3,210,648 meals total donated

• More than 350 community partners across the U.S. within our network

In 2019 alone:

• 881,063 pounds recovered

• 734,219 meals donated

• 4,565 pounds average recovered by chapter

• 17 new chapters nationwide

• $2,120,251 generated by the value of student volunteers’ time

This expansion would not have been possible without our established chapters, partners, and donors. One of the newest partnerships that truly accelerated our impact is with Whole Foods Market in Florida, Southern California, and Arizona, where proceeds from 5% Give Back Day led to our largest revenue year to date.

Food Recovery Network is poised to continue this positive momentum in the coming years with the growth of this student-led movement. Our national Board of Directors remains dedicated to securing more resources for FRN that will provide the bandwidth needed to accept the challenges of our next ambitious goal – to exponentially grow the number of people we gather around our food recovery table.

You’ve been with us since we began prepping to gather people around our table, and now we are excited to take this journey from a shared meal to a bright sky of food recovery opportunities swirling around us.

Regina Anderson – Executive Director

Perteet Spencer – Board President