Over 27,000 pounds of lentils will be distributed in Food Rescue US locations in Maryland and Washington D.C.

Cariati Developers, Inc. Makes Food Donation to Food Rescue US

Stamford, CT – May 6, 2021 – Donald Cariati, along with Cariati Developers, Inc., today announced a $41,000 food donation that will be provided to the national food recovery nonprofit, Food Rescue US. The food donation, consisting of over 27,000 pounds of lentils, will be distributed through Food Rescue US locations in Anne Arundel County, MD and Washington D.C. This donation will help support various social service agencies, including the Muslim American Center, The Church at Seven Run, Iglesia Cristiana Nuevo Jardin, Harvest Resources, Iglesia Roca de Los Siglos, and West Annapolis Pop Up Pantry, that offer support to food insecure individuals throughout Maryland and D.C.

“The pandemic has shined a spotlight on food insecurity, a major crisis in America,” said Carol Shattuck, CEO, Food Rescue US. “This generous donation from Cariati Developers, Inc., will be put to immediate use by our agency partners while ensuring this excess food does not end up as food waste in our landfills.”

Based in Wallingford, CT, Cariati Developers, Inc., has been on hand to help people recover from national disasters for well over 20 years. In addition to working with FEMA, Cariati Developers are preferred contractors for MEMA (Massachusetts Emergency Management), the State of Virginia (VDOT), the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland (Baltimore), the Connecticut DOT, NYC Sanitation (DSNY), NYC OEM (Office of Emergency Management), and the City of Boston.

Founded in 2011, Food Rescue US is currently rescuing surplus food in 30 locations throughout the U.S. Using proprietary software, food rescuers sign up to transfer healthy, excess food from food donors to local social service agencies that feed the food insecure.

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Press Contact: Donald Cariati
203-238-9846
70 North Plains Industrial Road
Wallingford CT 06492
info@cariatidevelopers.com

About Food Rescue US

Food Rescue US, a national nonprofit organization, is a leader in reducing both hunger and food waste in America by connecting the vast amount of healthy, fresh surplus food with the critical hunger demand. Through the use of its proprietary software, Food Rescue US provides the platform for volunteer food rescuers to directly transfer excess food from businesses to local social service agencies that feed the food insecure. By providing food that would otherwise be wasted and delivering it to the food insecure, Food Rescue US is keeping this wasted food from ending up in landfill where it decomposes, creating methane gas that warms the planet. Since 2011, Food Rescue US has helped launch food recovery communities in 30 locations across the country, providing 64 million meals and keeping 85 million pounds of food out of landfills. For more information or to sign up to volunteer, visit foodrescue.us, find us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter: @foodrescueus.

This release was published on openPR.