SOCIETY
OF ST. ANDREW ASSISTS FLORIDA GROWERS The
Society of St. Andrew, a national nonprofit hunger-relief organization with operations
in Florida, would like producers to know they will recover unmarketable or excess
produce to distribute to the hungry – and send growers a tax write-off for
the donation. The
Society of St. Andrew (SoSA) can recover any type of produce that cannot be sold
for any reason. All
gleaners involved will sign a waiver releasing the Society of St. Andrew and the
land owner/operator from liability. In
addition to the waiver, the Federal “Good Samaritan Food Donation Act”
protects from civil or criminal liability those who donate food or allow gleaners
to harvest food to donate in good faith should such donated food later cause harm
to a recipient. (Liability protection is not extended to donors in instances of
gross negligence or intentional misconduct.) Donations
to the Society of St. Andrew are never sold, only given to other non-profit organizations
dedicated to ending hunger for the 36 million Americans that struggle every day. For
more information or to donate, please call Nicole Eastwood at (407) 650-1956 or
email Nicole@ endhunger.org. Information about Society of St. Andrew’s national
hunger-relief work is also available online at www.endhunger.org. ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP (Members-Only
articles are indicated in bold.) | |
