PHILADELPHIA – A Philly non-profit continues to expand its reach to provide fresh food in needy communities, using donated surplus food and giving it away. But, to keep the operation flowing, they are in need of financial donations.
“It’s all maximizing the distribution of great food and making sure it has a home and never hits a landfill,” Founder of Sharing Excess, Evan Ehlers explained.
As an undergraduate at Drexel University five years ago, Ehlers didn’t want to waste his excess cafeteria food swipes. “I made a spur of the moment decision to swipe out my meals, put them in my car, drive to Center City and give them away. It changed my life and it was the inspiration for Sharing Excess.”
From that small gesture of sharing his food, Evan started a small non-profit, collecting surplus food from grocery stores, restaurants and distribution centers and donating the food.
“A lot of …