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FOOD FOR FREE NAMES CAMBRIDGE RESIDENT AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Food For Free Committee, Inc.
11 Inman Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Telephone: (617) 868-2900
Fax: (617) 868-2395
For Immediate Release
(For further information, please contact Michelle Holcomb, Director
of Development at (617) 868-2900.)
FOOD FOR FREE NAMES CAMBRIDGE RESIDENT AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Cambridge, MA, January 24 - The Food For Free Committee of Cambridge
today announced the appointment of David Leslie of Garfield Street in
Cambridge as its new executive director.
Founded in 1981 by a small group of volunteers who salvaged food in
borrowed trucks, Food For Free addresses local hunger by rescuing fresh
produce that might otherwise go to waste and distributing it within
the emergency food system where it can reach the people who need it.
Food For Free now serves more than forty food programs in Cambridge,
Boston and Somerville. In 2004, Food For Free distributed more than
640,000 pounds of food for just 30 cents per pound.
Maggie McNally, of Cambridge and president of the Board of Directors,
noted, “We’re delighted that David has joined Food For Free as our new
executive director. The demands on the emergency food system to feed
the hungry in our nation are greater than ever, and the work of Food
For Free, particularly in rescuing fresh produce, is more necessary
than ever before in our nearly quarter century of addressing the issues
of local hunger with healthy and nutritious food.”
Leslie was the executive director of the Cambridge Civic Association
from 1992 to 1994and a member of its board of directors from 1996 to
1998. More recently, from 1996 to 2003 Leslie was the director of the
Threshold Program, a comprehensive, non-degree program at Lesley University
for young adults with diverse learning disabilities. A graduate of Harvard
College, Leslie earned his Master's Degree in the Management of Human
Services at the Heller School at Brandeis University. Leslie also is
the president of the board of directors of the Wellmet Project, a non-profit
agency in Cambridge that provides transitional housing and counseling
services for mentally ill adults.
The delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables by Food For Free’s “Produce
Rescue Program” to dozens of emergency food programs - pantries, shelters,
meal programs, and clinics in Cambridge, Boston and Somerville provides
critical assistance to the region’s most vulnerable members. Its “Home
Delivery Program” offers free, monthly deliveries of food to Cambridge
residents who are low income and home-bound due to illness or disability.
For more information about Food For Free, or to help in its efforts,
please call 617-868-2900, or visit www.foodforfree.org.
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