>>MELANIE LAWSON: WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE. SO THIS MONTH’S POSITIVELY JAX WINNER
IS FEEDING THE MASSES. IF YOU
EVER WONDER WHERE NEAR EXPIRED
FOOD OR BAGS OF PRODUCE WITH
SLIGHT IMPERFECTIONS GOES WHEN
IT CAN’T BE SOLD. WE HAVE THE
ANSWER. THE NONPROFIT WASTE
NOT WANT NOT MAKE SURE SOME OF
IT DOESN’T JUST LANDED THE DID
THE TRASH. BUT INSTEAD IN THE
HANDS OF PEOPLE IN NEED.
>> WE GET EVERYTHING FROM
PRODUCE BAKERY BREADS, PIZZA
DOUGH CHEESE, MILK, EGGS. IN A
HERE’S HEAD TO TRADER JOE’S
DAILY TO PICK UP THE GOOD
STUFF. FORMER VOLUNTEER SANDRA
STOUT CALAIS IS NOW THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WASTE.
NOT WANT NOT A RETIRED
ATTORNEY WHO NOW RESCUES FOOD.
WE HAVE CONVINCE THE STORES
AND RESTAURANTS TO DONATE TO
US INSTEAD OF DUMPING THE
ORGANIZATION STARTED IN 1990,
WITH A SIMPLE ASK TO A LOCAL
SUPERMARKET TO DONATE SHORT,
DATED FOOD TO HELP SUPPLY A
JACKSONVILLE SOUP KITCHEN.
>> SINCE THEN, IT’S RESCUED
AND SHARED MORE THAN 27 AND A
HALF MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD.
WE HAVE ABOUT 300 VOLUNTEERS
AND WE’RE OPEN EVERY SINGLE
DAY OF THE SO WE DEFINITELY
NEED AS MANY VOLUNTEERS AS WE
HAVE AND MAYBE EVEN MORE
VOLUNTEERS LIKE MARY COBB WHO
STARTED 1991 AND IS THE
LONGEST-SERVING VOLUNTEER.
THAT’S A REASON TO GET GOING.
I MEAN, I HAVE MILD. I’M IN MY
70 SO I HAVE MY HAIR AND
SUNDRY ACHES AND PAINS. BUT
>> FRIDAY MORNING, I’M HERE.
I’M GLAD TO BE HERE. YOU CAN
HAVE THIS MUCH FOOD WITHOUT A
LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS. SO EACH
RACK IS LABELED WITH THE FOOD
THAT’S ON IT. AND THE
ORGANIZATION THAT IT’S GOING
TO THIS IS A WELL OILED
MACHINE.
>> I THINK IT’S AMAZING TO SEE
ALL THIS PERFECTLY GOOD FOOD
THAT WE IS THAT WE AS A
SOCIETY WOULD JUST THROW AWAY
BUT DO PREVENT THAT. IT’S
GREAT FOR FEEDING PEOPLE.
OBVIOUSLY, IT’S ALSO VERY GOOD
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. WE’RE
KEEPING IT OUT OF THE
LANDFILLS. WE’RE PUTTING TO
USE THE STUFF THAT WE HAVE
USED WATER.
>> AN EFFORT TO GROW AND TO TO
PRODUCE NO DOUBT A WIN WIN AND
A POSITIVELY JAX EXAMPLE OF
USING ALL OF OUR RESOURCES
WISELY.
>> ALL OF THIS AS A LITTLE
HUNGRY. I WAS LIKE THIS IS NOT
FOR YOU TELLING ALL RIGHT. THE
UNDER IS JOINING US WITH THE
WASTE. NOT WANT NOT ALSO DE
RIGUEUR LA ONE OF OUR PROJECT
SPONSORS IS WITH US HOW ABOUT
THAT, RIGHT? THE WORK THAT’S
HAPPENING AT YOU ALWAYS WONDER
YOU’RE LIKE I HOPE THIS FOOD
GET THROWN AWAY. BUT SOMETIMES
IT DOES. BUT THIS ORGANIZATION
IS MAKING SURE THAT DOESN’T
HAPPEN AS OFTEN. YEAH, IT’S
REALLY NEED TO SEE TO SEE IT.
KNOW, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
SIGNERS ARE ACTUALLY GETTING
THAT FOOD TO THE APPROPRIATE
PEOPLE. THEY CAN USE IT. SO
YEAH,
>> SUN OR ON BEHALF OF OUR
POSITIVELY JAX COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FROM ALL THE GUYS TO
THANK YOU SO MUCH DISCIPLINE.
YOU HAVE THE BEST JOB YOU CAN
TO HAND OVER THE AWARD. I
YEAH, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT
THIS BECAUSE I LOVE THAT.
YOU’RE RETIRED THAT JUST KIND
OF LANDED IN THIS POSITION
AFTER VOLUNTEERING. WHAT IS IT
ABOUT IT THAT JUST IS SO CLOSE
TO YOUR HEART.
>> WHAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE ON
ONE OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS IS
PUTTING THE FOOD TO GOOD USE
AND ALSO MEETING ALL THE
WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS THAT WE
WORK WITH EVERY DAY. JUST
GREAT. PEOPLE HAVE ALSO HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT
A LOT OF NONPROFITS IN 14
COUNTIES AND HOW THE DIFFERENT
WAYS THAT WE CAN SERVE PEOPLE
IN NEED EVERYTHING FROM FOOD
PANTRIES TO.
>> AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS,
WEEKEND BACKPACK, PROGRAM.
SOME OF OUR GROUPS FEED THE
HOMELESS THE STREETS AND IN
THE BECAUSE YOU ALL DON’T
SERVE INDIVIDUALS. I WANT TO
MAKE THAT CLEAR. BUT YOU WORK
WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO ONE
THING. I WANT TO POINT OUT AS
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, THEY ARE
GETTING A NEW TRUCK OR
REFRIGERATION TRUCK RIGHT NOW.
YOU’RE BORROWING SOMEONE’S.
>> AND YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU
HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS, BUT
YOU DO NEED OTHER RESOURCES TO
MAKE THIS THING GO. YES, EVERY
NONPROFIT THESE RESOURCES, IF
YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE, WHICH
IS WHY SOME FLORIDA DOT ORG.
>> YOU CAN FIND A WAY TO VOTE
TO DONATE THERE. YOU CAN ALSO
LEARN HOW TO VOLUNTEER AND YOU
CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT WE
DO. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU
FOR THE WORK YOU DO. AND THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
DISSIPATE AND THIS AND KEEP IT
UP.
>> AGAIN, WE HAVE THE STORY ON
NEWSFOURJAX DOT COMS. YOU WANT
IT HAPPENED AND LEARN MORE
ABOUT WHAT THEY DO. MAYBE
VOLUNTEER IF YOU DONATE SOME
CASH BECAUSE THEY ALSO NEED
THAT TO KEEP IT GOING OR AS
ALWAYS, TO NOMINATE SOMEONE TO
BE OUR NEXT POSITIVELY JAX
AWARD WINNER. IT IS SUPER
EASY. WE WANT TO QUICKLY WALK
YOU THROUGH IT.
>> GO TO NEWS. 4 JAX DOT COM.
YOU’LL SELECT POSITIVELY JAX.
IT’S UNDER THE FEATURES
SECTION AND THEN FROM THERE,
YOU’LL SCROLL DOWN TO THE
NOMINATION SECTION. TELL US
WHO YOU’RE NOMINATING, HOW WE
CAN CONTACT THEM OR REAL QUICK
PARAGRAPH ON WHY THEY ARE
POSITIVELY JAX AND THEY MIGHT
WIND UP BEING A WINNER.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: WHICH IS
JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. SO