Join R4F

Here is what you do:

Go for a run/jog/walk.

Track your miles.

1 mile = 1 non-perishable food item

Write your initials on the food product.*

Deposit your non-perishable food items into a food donation barrel at your local grocer or take them to a local food bank.

Learn where you can donate food and what items are needed most by going to the FAQ.

*Why? First, it's fun. It makes you think of preparing for summer camp when you had to write your intials into the tag of all your clothes, right? Second, it makes a connection with the person receiving the food. All of a sudden it isn't a corporation or a retailer's surplus food stock that is landing on a plate, but one individual reaching out to help another. If writing your initials still seems strange or uncomfortable you can write 'R4F' (=Running for Food) on the item in the spirit of helping out members in your community.