BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — They may be away from the game and Providence, R.I., but Brown University men’s water polo players Will Collier (Sr., Darien, Conn./Hopkins School) and Aidan Reilly (Jr., Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola) are scoring in another arena as the pair created The FarmLink Project to help combat hunger, food waste, unemployment and a whole lot more during the CoronaVirus/COVID-10 pandemic.
In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King’s quote, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘what are you doing for others?’”, FarmLink is a grassroots movement that won’t let food go to waste during the COVID-19 pandemic. While food banks are facing an unprecedented increase in demand, millions of pounds of produce are being dumped or wasted as commercial farms around the country struggle to adapt to decreased and cancelled orders. The project connects such farms with under-stocked and understaffed food banks. 100% of donations towards FarmLink are used to pay the wages of farm workers and truckers, thereby keeping employees staffed, fresh produce away from dumps and food onto the tables of those who need it most.
As of April 25, the organization has delivered 55,300 pounds of food, fed 25,579 families and paid out $2,498 in wages.
To donate, visit https://thefarmlinkproject.org/.
For more information on the project, email contact@thefarmlinkproject.org
