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In America, stores and restaurants throw away LOTS of perfectly good food: one-quarter of all food produced in the US.

In America, LOTS of children, adults, and seniors do not always have enough to eat: 1 in 6 of all Americans.

In North Florida, Waste Not Want Not prevents the discarding of food that can be used to fight hunger here at home. Our volunteers rescue surplus food within a 15-mile radius of Orange Park and provide it to charities serving the less-fortunate in 14 counties.

Last year, Waste Not Want Not volunteers rescued food 364 days (thank you Hurricane Ian) and distributed approximately 2 million pounds of food to people struggling to make ends meet.

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How much food has Waste Not Want Not shared?

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Pounds of food rescued and shared in February
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Total pounds of food rescued and shared this year (thru Feb 29)

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Operation Round Up Gift

Waste Not volunteers were all smiles when Clay Electric Foundation delivered a check this morning.  Thank you to all Clay Electric Coop members who choose to round up every month.  Your donation helps so many people every day.  

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By Lee Wardlaw lee@claytodayonline.com ORANGE PARK – It started out as just another Friday morning at the Waste Not Want Not headquarters in Orange Park. Dedicated volunteers were packing up 5,000 to 7,000 pounds of food from restaurants, farms, grocery stores and anywhere else that produces surplus

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