I want to take you back to a hot summer day in July of 2015 and tell you about
day in July of 2015 and tell you about
day in July of 2015 and tell you about the day that I saw the light my college
the day that I saw the light my college
the day that I saw the light my college roommate
roommate
roommate Savannah who had worked as a successful
Savannah who had worked as a successful
Savannah who had worked as a successful celebrity makeup artist traveling the
celebrity makeup artist traveling the
celebrity makeup artist traveling the world with the likes of Alicia Keys
world with the likes of Alicia Keys
world with the likes of Alicia Keys Paula Abdul and zendaya decided with her
Paula Abdul and zendaya decided with her
Paula Abdul and zendaya decided with her husband that they would relocate from
husband that they would relocate from
husband that they would relocate from New York City to Atlanta and chase the
New York City to Atlanta and chase the
New York City to Atlanta and chase the American dream they wanted to own a home
American dream they wanted to own a home
American dream they wanted to own a home and give their children a life they
and give their children a life they
and give their children a life they never knew growing up like being able to
never knew growing up like being able to
never knew growing up like being able to play in a backyard
play in a backyard
play in a backyard and write a school bus to school so they
and write a school bus to school so they
and write a school bus to school so they moved to the peach day and one day I
moved to the peach day and one day I
moved to the peach day and one day I visited their home and as she and I said
visited their home and as she and I said
visited their home and as she and I said in her kitchen catching up about all the
in her kitchen catching up about all the
in her kitchen catching up about all the good times we had in college and
good times we had in college and
good times we had in college and laughing at pictures are the many wrong
laughing at pictures are the many wrong
laughing at pictures are the many wrong outfit choices we selected she offered
outfit choices we selected she offered
outfit choices we selected she offered me a glass of water and when she opened
me a glass of water and when she opened
me a glass of water and when she opened her refrigerator door I could
her refrigerator door I could
her refrigerator door I could immediately see from the front to the
immediately see from the front to the
immediately see from the front to the back as she turned around she now saw
back as she turned around she now saw
back as she turned around she now saw the shocked look in my eyes and she
the shocked look in my eyes and she
the shocked look in my eyes and she stood there pregnant with her second
stood there pregnant with her second
stood there pregnant with her second child and burst into tears telling me
child and burst into tears telling me
child and burst into tears telling me that she knew what I was thinking and
that she knew what I was thinking and
that she knew what I was thinking and that while she always tried to keep
that while she always tried to keep
that while she always tried to keep meals and snacks in the house for her
meals and snacks in the house for her
meals and snacks in the house for her two-year-old son often they didn’t have
two-year-old son often they didn’t have
two-year-old son often they didn’t have the money to and what I remember most
the money to and what I remember most
the money to and what I remember most about that day was this bright light
about that day was this bright light
about that day was this bright light shining in my eyes from this empty
shining in my eyes from this empty
shining in my eyes from this empty refrigerator this is the day that hunger
refrigerator this is the day that hunger
refrigerator this is the day that hunger became deeply personal to me I was
became deeply personal to me I was
became deeply personal to me I was shocked at one of my friends someone who
shocked at one of my friends someone who
shocked at one of my friends someone who had to fight all the odds was a face of
had to fight all the odds was a face of
had to fight all the odds was a face of hunger Savannah was college educated
hunger Savannah was college educated
hunger Savannah was college educated well-traveled had led a successful
well-traveled had led a successful
well-traveled had led a successful career and married the love of her life
career and married the love of her life
career and married the love of her life she simply fell on hard times which
she simply fell on hard times which
she simply fell on hard times which could happen to anyone
could happen to anyone
could happen to anyone perhaps what hurt worst is that she was
perhaps what hurt worst is that she was
perhaps what hurt worst is that she was too embarrassed to tell me that she
too embarrassed to tell me that she
too embarrassed to tell me that she didn’t have food for her unborn child in
didn’t have food for her unborn child in
didn’t have food for her unborn child in her young son her plight is not uncommon
her young son her plight is not uncommon
her young son her plight is not uncommon in this country nationwide tonight
in this country nationwide tonight
in this country nationwide tonight one out of seven people will go to bed
one out of seven people will go to bed
one out of seven people will go to bed hungry we have 42 million people living
hungry we have 42 million people living
hungry we have 42 million people living in food insecure households and what’s
in food insecure households and what’s
in food insecure households and what’s worse is that every month like my friend
worse is that every month like my friend
worse is that every month like my friend they have to make a critical decision
they have to make a critical decision
they have to make a critical decision having to choose between paying for
having to choose between paying for
having to choose between paying for bills and paying for food this is a
bills and paying for food this is a
bills and paying for food this is a problem no one should ever have to
problem no one should ever have to
problem no one should ever have to decide if food is a necessity in their
decide if food is a necessity in their
decide if food is a necessity in their household yet they do and it’s happening
household yet they do and it’s happening
household yet they do and it’s happening every day in fact I believe that just
every day in fact I believe that just
every day in fact I believe that just like me each of you knows someone who is
like me each of you knows someone who is
like me each of you knows someone who is or has experienced hunger at some point
or has experienced hunger at some point
or has experienced hunger at some point in their life whether you know it or not
in their life whether you know it or not
in their life whether you know it or not fighting hunger has always been an
fighting hunger has always been an
fighting hunger has always been an important cause to me
important cause to me
important cause to me I’ve been invested in the fight since
I’ve been invested in the fight since
I’ve been invested in the fight since 2013 when I first moved to Atlanta while
2013 when I first moved to Atlanta while
2013 when I first moved to Atlanta while driving through downtown I stumbled
driving through downtown I stumbled
driving through downtown I stumbled across an area of hundreds of people
across an area of hundreds of people
across an area of hundreds of people outside I noticed that many of them were
outside I noticed that many of them were
outside I noticed that many of them were sitting on the sidewalk eating something
sitting on the sidewalk eating something
sitting on the sidewalk eating something shook me to my core in that moment and I
shook me to my core in that moment and I
shook me to my core in that moment and I was moved to do something so I created
was moved to do something so I created
was moved to do something so I created an event called Sunday soul an
an event called Sunday soul an
an event called Sunday soul an opportunity for members of our homeless
opportunity for members of our homeless
opportunity for members of our homeless community to enjoy a delicious Sunday
community to enjoy a delicious Sunday
community to enjoy a delicious Sunday dinner paired with some good old school
dinner paired with some good old school
dinner paired with some good old school R&B music Mike I read the Franklin the
R&B music Mike I read the Franklin the
R&B music Mike I read the Franklin the Jackson 5 Marvin Gaye Patti LaBelle
Jackson 5 Marvin Gaye Patti LaBelle
Jackson 5 Marvin Gaye Patti LaBelle James Brown you know the music made
James Brown you know the music made
James Brown you know the music made perfect for a Sunday afternoon Mike al
perfect for a Sunday afternoon Mike al
perfect for a Sunday afternoon Mike al Green’s loving happiness and I remember
Green’s loving happiness and I remember
Green’s loving happiness and I remember my first feeding like it was yesterday
my first feeding like it was yesterday
my first feeding like it was yesterday Sunday October 20th 2013 we served a
Sunday October 20th 2013 we served a
Sunday October 20th 2013 we served a spaghetti dinner simple with corn garlic
spaghetti dinner simple with corn garlic
spaghetti dinner simple with corn garlic bread and a salad and we sang and we
bread and a salad and we sang and we
bread and a salad and we sang and we danced and for that moment in time
danced and for that moment in time
danced and for that moment in time people forgot about their current
people forgot about their current
people forgot about their current circumstances on that day we fed just a
circumstances on that day we fed just a
circumstances on that day we fed just a hundred people but over the years that
hundred people but over the years that
hundred people but over the years that number would grow to well over 400 and
number would grow to well over 400 and
number would grow to well over 400 and while I was proud of the work that we
while I was proud of the work that we
while I was proud of the work that we were doing I wanted more for those that
were doing I wanted more for those that
were doing I wanted more for those that we served so I created the Sunday soul
we served so I created the Sunday soul
we served so I created the Sunday soul pop-up restaurant and I’m ready tables
pop-up restaurant and I’m ready tables
pop-up restaurant and I’m ready tables and chairs and linens and I brought out
and chairs and linens and I brought out
and chairs and linens and I brought out fresh flowers and allowed our guests to
fresh flowers and allowed our guests to
fresh flowers and allowed our guests to sit down
sit down
sit down and dine with dignity as they enjoyed
and dine with dignity as they enjoyed
and dine with dignity as they enjoyed of course meal that they ordered from a
of course meal that they ordered from a
of course meal that they ordered from a menu and I took this initiative all
menu and I took this initiative all
menu and I took this initiative all across the country to cities like
across the country to cities like
across the country to cities like Washington DC New Orleans in Baltimore
Washington DC New Orleans in Baltimore
Washington DC New Orleans in Baltimore and it was when a video from one of
and it was when a video from one of
and it was when a video from one of these events went viral that I had my
these events went viral that I had my
these events went viral that I had my aha moment as I scrolled through the
aha moment as I scrolled through the
aha moment as I scrolled through the thousands of comments on Facebook
thousands of comments on Facebook
thousands of comments on Facebook amongst the praise there was one
amongst the praise there was one
amongst the praise there was one reoccurring question which restaurants
reoccurring question which restaurants
reoccurring question which restaurants donated the food sadly that answer was
donated the food sadly that answer was
donated the food sadly that answer was not reflecting on my own time working as
not reflecting on my own time working as
not reflecting on my own time working as a waitress and a bartender throughout
a waitress and a bartender throughout
a waitress and a bartender throughout undergrad and graduate school to pay for
undergrad and graduate school to pay for
undergrad and graduate school to pay for college I know that restaurants indeed
college I know that restaurants indeed
college I know that restaurants indeed had food so where was it as I started to
had food so where was it as I started to
had food so where was it as I started to research food waste I was blown away at
research food waste I was blown away at
research food waste I was blown away at the amount of perfectly good food that
the amount of perfectly good food that
the amount of perfectly good food that we throw away in this country while
we throw away in this country while
we throw away in this country while millions of people go hungry every year
millions of people go hungry every year
millions of people go hungry every year in the u.s. we waste 72 billion pounds
in the u.s. we waste 72 billion pounds
in the u.s. we waste 72 billion pounds of good food this is enough food waste
of good food this is enough food waste
of good food this is enough food waste to fill a 90,000 seat football stadium
to fill a 90,000 seat football stadium
to fill a 90,000 seat football stadium to the brim at least once a day every
to the brim at least once a day every
to the brim at least once a day every single day let me put it to you another
single day let me put it to you another
single day let me put it to you another way we waste approximately one pound of
way we waste approximately one pound of
way we waste approximately one pound of food per person per day I want you all
food per person per day I want you all
food per person per day I want you all to think about that waste for a moment
to think about that waste for a moment
to think about that waste for a moment and now think about all the people that
and now think about all the people that
and now think about all the people that are going hungry now my eyes were open
are going hungry now my eyes were open
are going hungry now my eyes were open and I started to see food waste
and I started to see food waste
and I started to see food waste everywhere that I went and we’ve all
everywhere that I went and we’ve all
everywhere that I went and we’ve all seen it we’ve been at a restaurant
seen it we’ve been at a restaurant
seen it we’ve been at a restaurant attending a dinner party or good we all
attending a dinner party or good we all
attending a dinner party or good we all know a conference at a hotel and we see
know a conference at a hotel and we see
know a conference at a hotel and we see all this extra food have you ever
all this extra food have you ever
all this extra food have you ever wondered what they were going to do with
wondered what they were going to do with
wondered what they were going to do with there my hypothesis was that it was
there my hypothesis was that it was
there my hypothesis was that it was ending up in a dumpster so I started to
ending up in a dumpster so I started to
ending up in a dumpster so I started to ask a question everywhere I went what do
ask a question everywhere I went what do
ask a question everywhere I went what do you do with your extra food at the end
you do with your extra food at the end
you do with your extra food at the end of the night in restaurant after
of the night in restaurant after
of the night in restaurant after restaurant the answer was always the
restaurant the answer was always the
restaurant the answer was always the same we throw it away one night after
same we throw it away one night after
same we throw it away one night after leaving a restaurant for dinner I
leaving a restaurant for dinner I
leaving a restaurant for dinner I witnessed a man digging through their
witnessed a man digging through their
witnessed a man digging through their dumpster trying to find a meal can you
dumpster trying to find a meal can you
dumpster trying to find a meal can you imagine being that hungry our food
imagine being that hungry our food
imagine being that hungry our food insecure living on the streets have
insecure living on the streets have
insecure living on the streets have become so desperate
become so desperate
become so desperate then in lieu of seeking out soup
then in lieu of seeking out soup
then in lieu of seeking out soup kitchens with limited hours they now
kitchens with limited hours they now
kitchens with limited hours they now know that they can head to the dumpsters
know that they can head to the dumpsters
know that they can head to the dumpsters of our favorite restaurants hunger is a
of our favorite restaurants hunger is a
of our favorite restaurants hunger is a three-fold problem its social its
three-fold problem its social its
three-fold problem its social its economic and its environmental on a
economic and its environmental on a
economic and its environmental on a social level we have 42 million people
social level we have 42 million people
social level we have 42 million people going hungry including 1 out of every 5
going hungry including 1 out of every 5
going hungry including 1 out of every 5 children and this is affecting their
children and this is affecting their
children and this is affecting their ability to learn in school we have
ability to learn in school we have
ability to learn in school we have seniors receiving just 16 dollars a
seniors receiving just 16 dollars a
seniors receiving just 16 dollars a month in food stamp benefits struggling
month in food stamp benefits struggling
month in food stamp benefits struggling to keep food on the table and did you
to keep food on the table and did you
to keep food on the table and did you know that hunger affects crimes –
know that hunger affects crimes –
know that hunger affects crimes – studies have shown that people turn to
studies have shown that people turn to
studies have shown that people turn to crimes like shoplifting in order to
crimes like shoplifting in order to
crimes like shoplifting in order to provide food there for their families on
provide food there for their families on
provide food there for their families on an economic level we spend two hundred
an economic level we spend two hundred
an economic level we spend two hundred and eighteen billion dollars a year to
and eighteen billion dollars a year to
and eighteen billion dollars a year to produce transport and dispose of food
produce transport and dispose of food
produce transport and dispose of food that we never eat and it’s a legitimate
that we never eat and it’s a legitimate
that we never eat and it’s a legitimate environmental issue according to the EPA
environmental issue according to the EPA
environmental issue according to the EPA food waste has increased 50 percent
food waste has increased 50 percent
food waste has increased 50 percent since the 1970s now encompassing 27
since the 1970s now encompassing 27
since the 1970s now encompassing 27 percent of everything in our landfills
percent of everything in our landfills
percent of everything in our landfills this is this food since it gradually
this is this food since it gradually
this is this food since it gradually rots and produces harmful methane gas
rots and produces harmful methane gas
rots and produces harmful methane gas leading to global climate change
leading to global climate change
leading to global climate change so we’re wasting all of this food it’s
so we’re wasting all of this food it’s
so we’re wasting all of this food it’s costing us billions of dollars and it’s
costing us billions of dollars and it’s
costing us billions of dollars and it’s bad on the environment yet people are
bad on the environment yet people are
bad on the environment yet people are still going hungry we literally have two
still going hungry we literally have two
still going hungry we literally have two problems that can solve each other what
problems that can solve each other what
problems that can solve each other what if we use all of this good food going to
if we use all of this good food going to
if we use all of this good food going to waste to solve hunger there are tons of
waste to solve hunger there are tons of
waste to solve hunger there are tons of resources out there from our food banks
resources out there from our food banks
resources out there from our food banks to our soup kitchens to the ongoing
to our soup kitchens to the ongoing
to our soup kitchens to the ongoing efforts that we see in the grocery store
efforts that we see in the grocery store
efforts that we see in the grocery store yet the fact remains that 72 billion
yet the fact remains that 72 billion
yet the fact remains that 72 billion pounds of food are going to waste in
pounds of food are going to waste in
pounds of food are going to waste in millions of people are going hungry
millions of people are going hungry
millions of people are going hungry how can we tap into this good supply of
how can we tap into this good supply of
how can we tap into this good supply of food and support these efforts I started
food and support these efforts I started
food and support these efforts I started to ask businesses another important
to ask businesses another important
to ask businesses another important question why don’t you donate your
question why don’t you donate your
question why don’t you donate your surplus food and what I found is that
surplus food and what I found is that
surplus food and what I found is that they were afraid they were afraid of
they were afraid they were afraid of
they were afraid they were afraid of being sued but more so they were unaware
being sued but more so they were unaware
being sued but more so they were unaware unaware of the federal protection
unaware of the federal protection
unaware of the federal protection already offered to them under
already offered to them under
already offered to them under Good Samaritan Act passed by President
Good Samaritan Act passed by President
Good Samaritan Act passed by President Bill Clinton in 1996 which offered these
Bill Clinton in 1996 which offered these
Bill Clinton in 1996 which offered these businesses protection for willfully
businesses protection for willfully
businesses protection for willfully donating their food and good faith we
donating their food and good faith we
donating their food and good faith we have to lose the fear in the hunger
have to lose the fear in the hunger
have to lose the fear in the hunger fight because in the u.s. not only is it
fight because in the u.s. not only is it
fight because in the u.s. not only is it legal it’s profitable in an effort to
legal it’s profitable in an effort to
legal it’s profitable in an effort to combat food waste two years ago a new
combat food waste two years ago a new
combat food waste two years ago a new tax law was introduced it’s called the
tax law was introduced it’s called the
tax law was introduced it’s called the path back it allows businesses to
path back it allows businesses to
path back it allows businesses to write-off up to thirty percent of their
write-off up to thirty percent of their
write-off up to thirty percent of their annual income for their food donations
annual income for their food donations
annual income for their food donations so what this means now is not only can
so what this means now is not only can
so what this means now is not only can these businesses improve our communities
these businesses improve our communities
these businesses improve our communities they can improve their bottom line so
they can improve their bottom line so
they can improve their bottom line so now that we’re past the fear of
now that we’re past the fear of
now that we’re past the fear of liability and we know that donating this
liability and we know that donating this
liability and we know that donating this food makes good business sense if hunger
food makes good business sense if hunger
food makes good business sense if hunger isn’t a problem that is caused by
isn’t a problem that is caused by
isn’t a problem that is caused by scarcity or the unwillingness of
scarcity or the unwillingness of
scarcity or the unwillingness of businesses to donate food why are people
businesses to donate food why are people
businesses to donate food why are people still starving I have come to see now
still starving I have come to see now
still starving I have come to see now that hunger is actually a logistics
that hunger is actually a logistics
that hunger is actually a logistics issue and that in order to solve it we
issue and that in order to solve it we
issue and that in order to solve it we must first eliminate the access barriers
must first eliminate the access barriers
must first eliminate the access barriers that are preventing people from getting
that are preventing people from getting
that are preventing people from getting food how can we feed people as we have
food how can we feed people as we have
food how can we feed people as we have fed land fields for the past century
fed land fields for the past century
fed land fields for the past century that answer is technology with
that answer is technology with
that answer is technology with technology we could do some amazing
technology we could do some amazing
technology we could do some amazing things right with our phones from the
things right with our phones from the
things right with our phones from the palm of our hands we can watch our
palm of our hands we can watch our
palm of our hands we can watch our favorite TV shows listen to music get a
favorite TV shows listen to music get a
favorite TV shows listen to music get a ride order groceries surely if we can
ride order groceries surely if we can
ride order groceries surely if we can use technology to meet our future
use technology to meet our future
use technology to meet our future husband or wife we could use it to fight
husband or wife we could use it to fight
husband or wife we could use it to fight hunger we can use it to help get excess
hunger we can use it to help get excess
hunger we can use it to help get excess food from businesses to establish
food from businesses to establish
food from businesses to establish distribution points like food banks
distribution points like food banks
distribution points like food banks faith-based organizations even directly
faith-based organizations even directly
faith-based organizations even directly to families in need tech innovation in
to families in need tech innovation in
to families in need tech innovation in the food waste space can alleviate
the food waste space can alleviate
the food waste space can alleviate hunger and global warming at the same
hunger and global warming at the same
hunger and global warming at the same time in France in New Zealand wasting
time in France in New Zealand wasting
time in France in New Zealand wasting food is illegal businesses are actually
food is illegal businesses are actually
food is illegal businesses are actually fine for not donating their edible
fine for not donating their edible
fine for not donating their edible surplus food to cause organizations and
surplus food to cause organizations and
surplus food to cause organizations and when they do donate it they’re using
when they do donate it they’re using
when they do donate it they’re using technology to track it I believe so
technology to track it I believe so
technology to track it I believe so strongly in this approach that
strongly in this approach that
strongly in this approach that technology will solve hunger that I’ve
technology will solve hunger that I’ve
technology will solve hunger that I’ve started a company to do just that so
started a company to do just that so
started a company to do just that so that we could solve the food logistics
that we could solve the food logistics
that we could solve the food logistics problem
problem
problem a company dedicated to developing the
a company dedicated to developing the
a company dedicated to developing the technology necessary to automate and
technology necessary to automate and
technology necessary to automate and manage the surplus food supply chain
manage the surplus food supply chain
manage the surplus food supply chain process that ensures the delivery of
process that ensures the delivery of
process that ensures the delivery of this food from businesses that have it
this food from businesses that have it
this food from businesses that have it to organizations and people that need it
to organizations and people that need it
to organizations and people that need it all while allowing businesses to track
all while allowing businesses to track
all while allowing businesses to track and account for their donations so that
and account for their donations so that
and account for their donations so that people like my friend Savannah and the
people like my friend Savannah and the
people like my friend Savannah and the millions just like her family always
millions just like her family always
millions just like her family always have access to food by working with
have access to food by working with
have access to food by working with nonprofit organizations we match them
nonprofit organizations we match them
nonprofit organizations we match them with businesses with surplus food to
with businesses with surplus food to
with businesses with surplus food to donate and we deliver it directly to
donate and we deliver it directly to
donate and we deliver it directly to them so that they now can distribute it
them so that they now can distribute it
them so that they now can distribute it right in their community it’s that
right in their community it’s that
right in their community it’s that simple and my favorite part of the
simple and my favorite part of the
simple and my favorite part of the process is that everybody eats if we can
process is that everybody eats if we can
process is that everybody eats if we can reduce food waste by just 15% we would
reduce food waste by just 15% we would
reduce food waste by just 15% we would save enough food to feed 25 million
save enough food to feed 25 million
save enough food to feed 25 million people every day three meals a day in a
people every day three meals a day in a
people every day three meals a day in a country as rich as America no one should
country as rich as America no one should
country as rich as America no one should go to bed hungry what’s been done has
go to bed hungry what’s been done has
go to bed hungry what’s been done has been proven not to be enough with
been proven not to be enough with
been proven not to be enough with technology we could change this we can
technology we could change this we can
technology we could change this we can help businesses save money by
help businesses save money by
help businesses save money by redirecting their surplus food to
redirecting their surplus food to
redirecting their surplus food to communities in need by eliminating the
communities in need by eliminating the
communities in need by eliminating the transportation barriers and handling the
transportation barriers and handling the
transportation barriers and handling the logistics of getting food from
logistics of getting food from
logistics of getting food from businesses to people if we can focus on
businesses to people if we can focus on
businesses to people if we can focus on food waste as the next big revolution
food waste as the next big revolution
food waste as the next big revolution then perhaps we can solve one of our
then perhaps we can solve one of our
then perhaps we can solve one of our greatest world issues nationwide tonight
greatest world issues nationwide tonight
greatest world issues nationwide tonight one out of seven people will go to bed
one out of seven people will go to bed
one out of seven people will go to bed hungry and while many of us will leave
hungry and while many of us will leave
hungry and while many of us will leave here and go and grab something to eat
here and go and grab something to eat
here and go and grab something to eat the reality is that tomorrow morning 42
the reality is that tomorrow morning 42
the reality is that tomorrow morning 42 million people are going to wake up
million people are going to wake up
million people are going to wake up hungry and not knowing where their next
hungry and not knowing where their next
hungry and not knowing where their next meal is coming from including 13 million
meal is coming from including 13 million
meal is coming from including 13 million children and 7 million seniors this food
children and 7 million seniors this food
children and 7 million seniors this food that is going to waste is so much more
that is going to waste is so much more
that is going to waste is so much more than just waste it is power it is
than just waste it is power it is
than just waste it is power it is changed it is treasure it is the ability
changed it is treasure it is the ability
changed it is treasure it is the ability to feed a hungry child which could be
to feed a hungry child which could be
to feed a hungry child which could be the difference to that child learning in
the difference to that child learning in
the difference to that child learning in school in passing that test it’s
school in passing that test it’s
school in passing that test it’s allowing our seniors to never have to
allowing our seniors to never have to
allowing our seniors to never have to make a decision between paying for their
make a decision between paying for their
make a decision between paying for their prescriptions and
prescriptions and
prescriptions and paying for food it’s seeing a reduction
paying for food it’s seeing a reduction
paying for food it’s seeing a reduction in crimes commit it to feed one’s family
in crimes commit it to feed one’s family
in crimes commit it to feed one’s family it’s lifting the financial burden off of
it’s lifting the financial burden off of
it’s lifting the financial burden off of people that are already living on the
people that are already living on the
people that are already living on the marginal poverty line I believe that
marginal poverty line I believe that
marginal poverty line I believe that this food will give people hope in their
this food will give people hope in their
this food will give people hope in their darkest hour because this food is social
darkest hour because this food is social
darkest hour because this food is social change we have the abilities we have the
change we have the abilities we have the
change we have the abilities we have the resources the know-how and the
resources the know-how and the
resources the know-how and the technology the time to eradicate hunger
technology the time to eradicate hunger
technology the time to eradicate hunger is now and I’m inviting you all to join
is now and I’m inviting you all to join
is now and I’m inviting you all to join me in this fight if you are a restaurant
me in this fight if you are a restaurant
me in this fight if you are a restaurant owner
owner
owner are you working the food service
are you working the food service
are you working the food service industry do not be afraid to give and if
industry do not be afraid to give and if
industry do not be afraid to give and if you’re a private citizen just like me
you’re a private citizen just like me
you’re a private citizen just like me don’t be afraid to ask the question the
don’t be afraid to ask the question the
don’t be afraid to ask the question the next time you’re dining out or attending
next time you’re dining out or attending
next time you’re dining out or attending that hotel conference what do you do
that hotel conference what do you do
that hotel conference what do you do with your extra food at the end of the
with your extra food at the end of the
with your extra food at the end of the night and if you find that they throw it
night and if you find that they throw it
night and if you find that they throw it away or that they are looking for a
away or that they are looking for a
away or that they are looking for a solution please connect them to me
solution please connect them to me
solution please connect them to me together we can solve this problem
together we can solve this problem
together we can solve this problem because with technology hunger has met
because with technology hunger has met
because with technology hunger has met its match
its match
its match thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] you
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