by GleanKY | Dec 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
All fundraising conventional wisdom says that I’m supposed to tell you a story about an individual we have served. Rachael did this beautifully on Tuesday in her story about Jerry. I have stories … There was the time that we were delivering food to a refugee community...
by GleanKY | Dec 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
About four years ago, I read a story about people in California called “gleaners” who would go to the farmers market and pick up extras—“seconds,” as I knew them from my high school summers working at a farmstand—to donate to soup kitchens and the like. The idea...
by GleanKY | Dec 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Thanks for the zucchini and squash. Can you tell us how to prepare it? Many of our recipients have never seen them before!” In my role as Gleaning Coordinator, I have heard this statement or something very similar at our recipient sites. With little...
by GleanKY | Dec 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Here at GleanKY, we are committed to building relationships to better address the nutritional needs of our recipients. We won’t get to meet every recipient of our fresh produce or shake the hand of every individual who volunteers at our 60 partner agencies, but...
by GleanKY | Dec 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Every Thursday at her home in the East End of Lexington, Rosie receives produce from Good Foods Market. After a full day of cleaning houses, she prepares meals at her small church on Thursday night for those on her street, in her church, and in her community. She may...
