Author Archives:Ben Southworth
Nov 07, 2018 by Ben Southworth
For the second-straight year, GleanKY is fortunate to be a beneficiary of not one, but two fantastic Thanksgiving-time races! Both are well-organized, fun races, and offer a great variety of challenges to those who love to get out and run! The Gobbler Half-Marathon, 10K, and 5K – November 18, 2018 This is our third year getting to be part of something so fun as the Gobbler – a race held | Continue Reading
Nov 07, 2018 by Ben Southworth
Klint Arnold is a member of GleanKY’s Board of Directors, as well as the Chair of our Program Committee – find an update from him below about the work being done this year by our Program Committee: ‘2018 has been a big year for programming at GleanKY! We’ve seen transitions with both committee leadership and committee members, but we are pushing full steam ahead to support staff and the | Continue Reading
Nov 07, 2018 by Ben Southworth
Sydney Wilk is still fairly new to volunteering with GleanKY, but has already had some great experiences in her time with us. Read on to learn about her experiences: ‘When I first heard the concept of gleaning I instantly loved the idea of distributing excess produce to those who did not have access to it and who were eager to receive. Being a firm believer in the accessibility of | Continue Reading
Oct 15, 2018 by Ben Southworth
Volunteers like Barb are the backbone of our work – without their work, there’s simply no way we could accomplish our mission. Barb floats throughout several of our recurring volunteer spots, finding different work each week to help us keep commitments to our recipients and sources. From Barb: ‘I’ve been volunteering for Glean Kentucky for almost a year now. I did not realize that there were so many resources | Continue Reading
Sep 06, 2018 by Ben Southworth
Volunteers like Garth Lehman enable GleanKY to fulfill our mission of keeping produce from going to waste and making sure that it gets to people who need it. Garth has been volunteering with GleanKY for years and makes weekly gleaning trips to Good Foods Co-op, many times with his grandson Paxton in tow. This year alone, Garth has gleaned nearly 1500 Lbs. of produce for Rosie Phillips and Hope Center | Continue Reading