A COMEBACK IN A 45 IT IS
TIME FOR FOODIE FRIDAY NIGHT
ON PROFIT COOKING SCHOOL IS
SERVING UP FREE MEALS IN THESE
TOUGH TIMES FEED THE MASSES
MAKING RESTAURANT QUALITY
DISHES TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED
VOLUNTEER LEAD GROUP IS
GETTING PORTLAND CHEFS
INVOLVED AS WELL SO JOINING US
THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT
THEIR EFFORTS.
IS JACOBSON VALENTINE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER
OF FEED THE MASK, GOOD
MORNING.
WE ARE ALREADY DOING TOO
HOW ABOUT YOU. I'M DOING GREAT
WEATHER JUST GETTING GOING
THIS I'M SURE IT'S BEEN A BUSY
COUPLE OF WEEKS HERE FOR YOU
NOW FIRST FOR ANYONE WHO'S NOT
FAMILIAR JUST TELL US A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT FEED THE MASSES
ABOUT YOUR NONPROFIT.
WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT
4 WE'VE BEEN COOKING CLASSES
FOR COMMUNITY THAT IS BOTH
AFFORDABLE AND TEACHER BE GOT
TO EAT HEALTHY. WE'VE ACTUALLY
PIVOTED SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS
AND START ACTUALLY GETTING
FREE MEALS TO COMMUNITY.
OK AND HOW DID YOU GUYS GET
STARTED ANY WHAT WHAT WAS THE
INSPIRATION.
SO WHEN COVID WE CAN DO ANY
MORE TAKING CLASSES EVER LIKE
WELL HOW CAN BE BETTER HELP
OUR COMMUNITY AND GET PEOPLE
TO KEEP EATING HEALTHY. A LOT
AND LITERALLY JUST FEEDING
PEOPLE. SO WE'VE BEEN ABOUT
CLOSE TO 1500 MEALS A WEEK FOR
THE LAST 5 MONTHS AND THEN
SINCE THE WILDFIRES STARTED WE
DONE ABOUT CLOSE TO ABOUT
10,000 MEALS AND IF WE GO
THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEKEND
PRETTY CLOSE ABOUT 1515,000
MEALS FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK. OH
MY GOSH REALLY KIND OF SHIFTED
HERE IN LAST COUPLE WEEKS TO.
TO THE VICTIMS OR FIRST
RESPONDERS OR BOTH.
SO EVERYONE ACTUALLY SO
THERE'S A WILL THERE'S
ACTUALLY A TEAR TO LIKE
EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE HELPING
EVACUEES WERE HELPING FIRST
RESPONDERS AND THEN WE ALSO
HAVE THE HOUSE'S COMMUNITY
THAT WE ARE ALSO HELPING OUT
BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO BEING
DISPLACED BECAUSE OF THE
SMOKE. WE'RE ALSO HELPING
FAMILIES WHO CAN'T GET TO SO
CAN'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT SO
WE'RE ACTUALLY DELIVERING MOST
DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE THROUGH
YEAH, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU
GUYS REALLY KNOW I MEAN JUST
ABOUT YOU KNOW THE IMPORTANCE
CHANGE AND BEING PROACTIVE
VERSUS REACTIVE DURING TIMES
LIKE THIS.
YEAH SO I MEAN THAT'S KIND
OF LIKE HOW WE'RE WE'RE REALLY
FOCUSING LIKE BEING REALLY
PROACTIVE AND SEEN HOW LIKE
MAKING SURE THE RIGHT NOW
WE'RE GETTING EVERYONE SAID
AND THEN WHEN SOMETHING BAD
HAPPENS LIKE A WILD FIRE OR
ANYTHING ELSE IN THE FUTURE.
THAT IS A VERY EASY FOR US TO
ACTUALLY JUST START MAKING
MORE MEALS AND WE ALREADY HAVE
THE CONNECTIONS WITH DIFFERENT
BUSINESSES AND STORES TO BE
ABLE TO ACTUALLY DO THAT SO
THAT'S KIND LIKE A MAIN FOCUS
IS NOT REALLY BEING REACTIVE
REALLY BEING PROACTIVE IN
MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE
FED HELPING ELSE NO MATTER
WHAT JACOBS AND THIS IS A HUGE
UNDERTAKING. I MEAN YOU'RE
HELPING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN
THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW HOW
ARE YOU ABLE TO TO FEED THE
CITY FOR FREE. SO A LOT OF IT
IS WORKING WITH STAMMER SO
WHAT'S THE PANDEMIC THERE'S
ACTUALLY A BIG SURPLUS OF
WORKING WITH ORGAN SHOULD BANK
WE'RE WORKING WITH. OTHER
DIFFERENT STORES LIKE WHOLE
FOODS GREEN WORK AND OTHER
FOOD PANTRIES WHO ARE ALL
INUNDATED WITH A LOT OF EXTRA
FOOD WITH THAT EXTRA FOOD IS A
LOT OF TREE YOU KNOW BEINGS
RACE AND THEN YOU TRY TO KIND
OF COME TO THE BEST MEALS WE
WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
NORTHWEST GIVE US A BUNCH OF
WORKING THE NORTHEAST FOOD
PANTRY AND THEY GIVE US A
BUNCH OF BEEF AND JUST RIGHT
NOW OVER THE LAST WEEK IN
UKRAINE AND ABOUT CLOSE TO 20
TO 30 BUSINESS CONNECTIONS
THAT ARE ALSO JUST PROVIDING
FREE MEALS BECAUSE THEIR
BUSINESSES ARE CLOSED AND THEY
DON'T WANT THEIR SON TO GET
AWAY SO THAT'S STILL A BIG
ISSUE RIGHT NOW IS THERE'S A
LOT OF IS HAPPENING IN
PORTLAND AND WE WANT TO KIND
OF CORRECT THAT BY CREATING
BETTER OPTIONS TO DO WITH IT'S
OK AND HOW AS FAR AS PICKING
UP THESE MEALS HAD OF PEOPLE
GO ABOUT THAT AND WHAT ARE THE
VOLUNTARY OPPORTUNITY IS
INVOLVED.
SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT THE
BREEZE BUILDING WHICH IS ON
50TH AND DIVISION.
WE ARE HAVING PEOPLE WALK
UP THAT THEY WANT TO GO WITH
THEIR QUALITY IT'S A LITTLE
HARD FOR MOST PEOPLE SO WE
HAVE AN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
WHERE WE ACTUALLY GO AND I GO
TO PEOPLE'S HOUSES AND SAID
CARTER PEOPLE CAN PICK UP THAT
IS A LITTLE CLOSER SO THEY
HAVE TO BE BUT INTENSE AIR AND
THEN ON TOP OF THAT WE'RE IF
PEOPLE NEED MORE MEALS WE HAD
THE ONLINE FORM ON OUR WEBSITE
IF YOU DO NOT THERE'S ALSO A
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES RIGHT
NOW WE HAVE HAD OVER THE LAST
WEEK WE'VE GOT ABOUT 375 NEW
VOLUNTEERS APPLY TO BE A
VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION SO WHEN
IT COMES TO VOLUNTEERING.
THERE'S MANY WAYS EVEN BUT YOU
CAN HELP CLICK YOU CAN HELP
DELIVER MEALS YOU ALSO HELP
WITH THE MOST IRRESPONSIBLE I
ACTUALLY TAKING THOSE DOWN TO
PLACES LIKE ASHLAND WHICH
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING NEXT
COUPLE DAYS WORKING WITH NIKE
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE PASSED
GETTING 1000 MEALS A DAY SEND
DOWN TO 7 WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
SURE THEY'RE GETTING SAID OH
MY GOD THAT WAS A NEED THAT IS
INCREDIBLE JACOBS AND A HUGE
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK
THAT YOU AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS
ARE DOING AND OF COURSE IF
PEOPLE WANT TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT FEED THE MASS.
THE PROJECT THAT THEY WANT
TO HELP WE'RE GOING TO ALL THE
INFORMATION AT KOIN DOT COM.
THANK YOU HAVE A GOOD ONE.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S A 51 RIGHT
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