St. Ignatius K-12 Food Rescue in Cincinnati, Ohio

2016/2017 School Year

We at Saint Ignatius were very concerned about the waste we saw going on in our school cafeteria.  The surplus in children's lunches, bought or packed, was ending up in the trash and eventually the land fill.  I was given Food Rescue's contact information and decided to look into it.  Within a few minutes of talking with you we were on our way.  I called local food pantries to see who would be willing to partner with us.  Corpus Christi Food Pantry was overjoyed to be offered these caring donations.   Once that was settled, the rest truly took me about 1/2 hour to accomplish.  We made a poster and set a table in the cafe.  A blurb in our weekly newsletter alerted parents as to what we were trying to accomplish.  The feedback has been very positive.  I am blessed to be part of a school which is so willing to help others.  The children jumped at the chance to give.  Our principal has always encouraged the students to live with the "others first" mindset.  The payoff has been huge and the setup was minimal.  

Food rescue has an easy to navigate website.  Putting in our data only takes a minute or two every week.  Students and parents alike are happy to see our progress, which I pull directly from the Food Rescue website.   Being able to make such an impact with such little effort is something that you don't find very often.  I have contacted neighboring schools to see if they would like to join in for next school  year.  We hope to see a growth and willingness from others to give.

Beth Reynolds
Food Service Manager
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Cincinnati, OH

2017/2018 School Year

5 students led  K-12 Food Rescue at Saint Ignatius Loyola in the 2017/2018 school year

JACK HARDIG
OWEN HARDIG
JOESPH BOLING
OWEN KRAMER
BEN WEBER

2018/2019 School Year

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TOTAL FOOD ITEMS DONATED FROM 2016/217 school year to 2018/2019 school year