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The world is finally catching up to what we knew all along about food waste
Thanks to our friend, Susan L. Miller, I just head about this study and report on how the US can solve its multibillion food waste problem. As you probably know, Respecting Our Elders has made a big dent in the food waste problem here in Marin by picking up...
Respecting Our Elders Van News and More!
To the extraordinary Respecting Our Elders community, As a board member and volunteer, I am so grateful and proud to be part of our ROE community. Just before Thanksgiving, I put out an urgent call asking for your immediate financial support to get the van back on the...
A Message from Board Member,
Debra Price Van Cleave
To my community, friends of Ruth and Curt and all those who have benefited from the Respecting Our Elders food program, Congratulations, we did it!! Together, in community, we stepped up, we dug deep and we provided the funds to get the van back on the road again—in...
We really need your help right now
If there was ever a time to support our beloved Respecting Our Elders food program, this is it. Our van is down and we are raising funds to cover the cost of a new (used) engine, installing the engine and getting the van on the road as quickly as possible. We also...
It is such a pleasure to bring food to Bolinas
When Curt and I arrived in Bolinas one day to give away a vanload of food to the people there, we were delighted to get this cartoon strip that StuArt, a very talented artist, did about the program we do with the folks out there. It really tells the story of how this...
Filling People Up
One of our guiding principles is to fill up our volunteers, who are selected from our recipients, so that they can in turn, take are of others. I had a great conversation with one of our newer volunteers who has taken on one of our late night pickups at Whole Foods...
For those of you who would like to see a program like Respecting Our Elders in your community . . .
We are putting the finishing touches on a handbook that will walk you through, step by step, to do exactly that. We are also planning on setting up a message board for those folks who have questions after they read the handbook. The book will be available on Amazon as...
We are honored to be featured in the December 12th issue of Woman’s World magazine.
You can find this fun, positive-oriented publication at your supermarket by the checkout counters, any time between tomorrow, December 1st and December 7th. I understand that Paula Deen is featured on the cover. If you want to know more about how this article came...
Just got interviewed by a national magazine!
Woman's World, a weekly magazine sold primarily in supermarkets, with over one million readers in the U.S. and Canada, is doing a story about Curt and I and Respecting Our Elders. The article will be in the December 12th issue, which will be on the stands December...
Palace Market in Pt. Reyes now a food donor
We are very excited to announce that Palace Market in Pt. Reyes Station has agreed to donate their "spoils" to Respecting Our Elders. This daily donation will help us take care of the seniors at Walnut Place in Pt. Reyes, as well as provide additional food for the...
