OUR MISSION
Creating a more sustainable and equitable food system by closing the distribution gap between farmers and communities in need
LEADERSHIP
George Ahearn R.N., B.S.N., EMHA
Chairman of the Board & Founder
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John Kunin
Vice Chairman of the Board
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Caleb Fitzgerald
Treasurer & Secretary
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Kim Van Cleave Michaels
Board Member
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David Overcash
Board Member
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Monika Whitfield
Executive Director
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Mimi Hardie
Director of Development & Compliance
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Carly Campbell
Program Manager
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Carl Duvall
Support Specialist
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Diane Dempster
Advisory Council Member, Produce
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Burr Mosby
Advisory Council Member, Agriculture
OUR STRATEGY
Moving food where it’s needed.
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EastWest Food Rescue acquires or purchases surplus food predominantly from farmers and distributes it with empathy to people experiencing food insecurity. We coordinate every step from finding new sources of nutritious surplus food to organizing transportation to ensuring rescued food is given to people with food insecurity for free. We support the farming community and work towards sustainable solutions for the food system.
AGRICULTURAL & HUNGER RELIEF PARTNERS
Bolthouse
Cal Farms
Cascadia Produce
Charlie's Produce
Country Sweet
Doreva
Emergency Food Network
Farmlink
Food Forward
Harvest Against Hunger
John Loos Farms
Mosby
Muckleshoot Tribe
Pacific Int'l Marketing
Progressive Produce
Tanimura & Antle
Target AG
Treehouse Farm
Washington Lettuce &
Vegetable Company
Yakima Nation Farms
We're feeding Washington
with a little help from our friends
Introducing our WSDA We Feed Washington
distribution locations:
20832 International Blvd
SeaTac, WA 98198
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EWFR Clark County Bi-Weekly Fresh Food Giveaway
River City Church Vancouver
2400 E Fourth Plain Blvd
Vancouver, WA 98661
OUR STORY
EastWest Food Rescue started from a Facebook post trying to rescue 1 ton of crops to distribute to food banks. In the first 15 days, we rescued 217 tons of food and we aren’t going to slow down anytime soon!
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Check out the video of George Ahearn, EWFR Founder and Board President, as he shares our story on the Rachael Ray show. You can also read the full article here.