Help Our Vendors Feed New Yorkers!

Please donate today to get hot food out to New Yorkers without power in the NYC area!  We’re out in #Rockaways with Uncle Gussy’s today, and plan to be with 4-5 vendors tomorrow!  Please help, donate here:  http://indiegogo.com/Farm2meSandy

Overview

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Farm2Me worked with Smorgasburg vendors and Blood Bank to recruit volunteers in Williamsburg to help those in NY and NJ without power.  We are determined to bring 20 of our vendors together and get 20,000 meals to our neighbors in NY and NJ.  We have been commited to recruiting volunteers and organizing resources available to volunteers since day 1.  We would like your help to continue these efforts in the most severely affected areas on the coast of Staten Island, Queens, & Brooklyn.

On Saturday 11/3, Smorgasburg vendors gave 15% off on purchases to those that signed up on Farm2Me’s facebook and twitter pages, to recruit volunteers to serve in Brooklyn, Staten Island, and NJ, via 14 sponsored vendors.

Tomorrow, on Monday 11/5 we will continue to offer 15% off at participating Food Truck Lots and farmers / food markets.

Many individuals and businesses have written and asked to see if they could sponsor meals… and the answer is: Yes you can!  And we will put your money to use immediately to feed those in need!

TOMORROW, Tuesday 11/6 with the money YOU donate by 12 noon, we are planning to serve 1k hot meals to New Yorkers in Staten Island, the Rockaways, and Redhook.

Please help, donate here:  http://indiegogo.com/Farm2meSandy

What We Need

Food trucks are small businesses that are run by resourceful and caring entrepreneurs.  They have the desire and infrastructure to help, but not the resources to do as much as they might like.  Working with sponsors and the larger community helps us make a larger impact in helping those who are still suffering from the storm.  We are looking for sponsorships to pay for food and fuel for vendors / food trucks to go out and serve communities in NYC that were most affected by Super Storm Sandy.

• A hot meal from a food truck costs about $7
• We are hoping to raise $7,000 to distribute 1,000 meals tomorrow
• All the money will go towards food and fuel for food trucks to sponsor outreach (minus the administrative costs of indiegogo)

If we cannot raise the full amount we will simply put the money raised towards food and fuel for trucks to donate what they can

Other Ways You Can Help

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