DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 9, 2022) — The Quad Cities’ Food Rescue Partnership is excited to return the biennial Food Rescue Workshop into an in-person event on September 29 in Davenport, Iowa.
The workshop will feature speakers who cover how food waste and reduction trends have changed during the COVID pandemic and composting at home. The keynote speaker, Colleen Doak, from St Ambrose University, will showcase a model for a personalized, healthy, food pantry service based on a collaborative project with Community Action of Eastern Iowa in Davenport.
“In the US, we throw away 40% of our food, according to the National Resources Defense Council, while 8.7% of people in Scott County and 11.6% people in Rock Island County are food insecure according to Feeding America,” explains Christina McDonough, Board Chair.
For the second time, the Food Rescue Partnership event will announce the Quad Cities Food Rescue Warrior and Member of the Year. Nominations are currently open for local citizens to be recognized for their food-rescue efforts.
The workshop will take place at St Ambrose University in Davenport on September 29, 2022, 6-8PM. There is no cost to attend, and the workshop hopes to draw community members and professional food establishments. Registration, nomination form for Food Rescue Warrior, and more information is at foodrescueqc.org/events/2022-food-rescue-workshop/.
About the Food Rescue Partnership
Established in 2013, Food Rescue Partnership is a community-led coalition with a vision to make the Quad Cities a community dedicated to eliminating food waste, by promoting to rescue food for its best possible use. Through collaborative efforts, Food Rescue Partnership has diverted over 53,710 pounds of food from the landfill by connecting professional food establishments and one-time event coordinators to donate access edible food to local non-profit hunger-relief agencies or compost operations. For additional information, please visit foodrescueqc.org.
