Excess Catered Food in San Francisco? Donate it to FoodRunners
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#2We just started using this service at GoDaddy/Locu and had our first pickup today. It was painless, felt good, and made me want to make sure the rest of the local tech community knew about them.
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#3This is amazing! I used to actively participate in a group that made and delivered food to the homeless a long time ago (about 11 years ago) and that is something I miss doing. I think that organizations like this one, who are doing what they are doing for no other reason (religious, political, ideological or otherwise) than to help those who need help the most are very inspiring. I wish them all the best and hope that they eventually start expanding to other cities like Tampa and Orlando.
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#4This is an excellent idea. I hope they'll expand to the Peninsula.
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#5What happens if someone gets really sick off our leftovers? A caterer of an old employer told me they didn't donate food to shelters because of the legal liability.
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#6What happens if someone gets really sick off our leftovers? A caterer of an old employer told me they didn't donate food to shelters because of the legal liability.
This page on their website answers that: http://www.foodrunners.org/donor-liability/
"Some food businesses hesitate to donate food out of fear that, should the recipient become ill from the food, the donor could be held responsible. In 1988, the California legislature passed the “Russell Bill” which releases the donor from liability."
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#7Anyone know if there is anything like this in New York City?
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#8This is an excellent idea. I hope they'll expand to the Peninsula.
Check out this: http://www.peninsulafoodrunners.org/wp/
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#9Anyone know if there is anything like this in New York City?
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#10What happens if someone gets really sick off our leftovers? A caterer of an old employer told me they didn't donate food to shelters because of the legal liability.
I've had a student startup working doing this exact same thing for the past 2 years in the PHX area - they get this question all the time. Legally they're covered by good samaritan laws, but they do take several steps to ensure food safety (temp measurements and controls in the app, avoiding certain types of foods, etc...)