I received updated data from Columbus Food Rescue:
In 2024:
Total pounds rescued: 900,000+
Total rescues done: 11,085
Total active volunteers: 291
New food donors (donated at least once): 57
New receiving agencies: 9
Pounds transformed at Ro’s Kitchen (March-Dec 2024): 16,630 (equiv to 13,860 meals)
RK recipient agencies (regular and occasional): 17
I also ran the numbers earlier for January 2025, and we rescued 114,500+ pounds of food last month. In that time, the kitchen put out 3,021 pounds of transformed food as meals!
Thank you Terence Zheng for providing this wonderful service. I worked at Columbus Food Rescue for many years as a Food Rescuer, what great a very much needed organization.
I received updated data from Columbus Food Rescue:
In 2024:
Total pounds rescued: 900,000+
Total rescues done: 11,085
Total active volunteers: 291
New food donors (donated at least once): 57
New receiving agencies: 9
Pounds transformed at Ro’s Kitchen (March-Dec 2024): 16,630 (equiv to 13,860 meals)
RK recipient agencies (regular and occasional): 17
I also ran the numbers earlier for January 2025, and we rescued 114,500+ pounds of food last month. In that time, the kitchen put out 3,021 pounds of transformed food as meals!
I just signed up for a shift at Ro's and invited some friends to join me! Thanks for highlighting ways to get involved
That’s great! Thanks for letting us know and thanks for volunteering.
Thank you Terence Zheng for providing this wonderful service. I worked at Columbus Food Rescue for many years as a Food Rescuer, what great a very much needed organization.
I'm heading to Mili Cafe to try their bun bo Hue this weekend. I'm looking forward to a good punch in the face!
If you want to bump up the heat they have jars of Vietnamese chile lemongrass sate, (tương ớt sa tế) on the table.