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ReFleece repurposes outerwear into accessories & Food for Free feeds the food insecure.

TEXTILE TWOFER. THERE’S 17 MILLION TONS OF TEXTILE WASTE THAT GOES INTO A LANDFILL EVERY YEAR IN THE US ALONE, AND ONLY 15% OF THAT GETS RECYCLED. THE REST IS LANDFILLED OR BURNED. AND SO WE REALLY WANT TO TAKE A CHUNK OF THAT. SAM PALMER IS PASSIONATE ABOUT REPURPOSING. I REALLY DO WANT TO FIND A WAY TO SHOW THAT REPURPOSING CAN BE DONE AT A SCALE AND OTHER COMPANIES CAN GET INVOLVED IN DOING THAT. AND WE ARE JUST SORT OF PART OF THAT MOVEMENT. PALMER IS THE FOUNDER OF RE FLEECE, A FALL RIVER COMPANY THAT FINDS NEW LIFE FOR TEXTILES THAT HAVE BEEN DISCARDED ED ARE DEFECTIVE OR IN DISREPAIR. WE GET MATERIALS IN BIG BALES, WE SORT THEM BY COLOR AND MATERIAL TYPE. WE CUT THEM OPEN, LAUNDER THEM. THEN WE FLAT …

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World Central Kitchen held an interfaith Celebration of Life to honor our heroes killed in Gaza. The memorial service was held at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Thursday, April 25. The memorial service honored Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha of Palestine, John Chapman of Britain, Jacob Flickinger of the U.S. and Canada, Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom of Australia, James Henderson of Britain, James Kirby of Britain, and Damian Soból of Poland.__Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions nourishing meals around the world. __Follow WCK:Website: https://wck.org/Instagram: https://instagram.com/wckitchenTwitter: https://twitter.com/WCKitchenFacebook: https://facebook.com/worldcentralkitchenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wckitchen