Bread Break

This morning, some Bread Break members had the opportunity to attend the Rise & Shine Breakfast hosted by Volunteers of America. One message continued to stand out throughout the event: investing in the future means investing in children.

It is easy to think of “the future” as something far away, but for many children, the future is shaped by the everyday things happening right now like having stable support systems, caring adults, and reliable access to food.

In food recovery work, we see this connection every day. A box of recovered produce, packaged bakery items, or prepared meals may seem small on the surface, but those items can become part of a child’s lunch, an after school snack, or a family dinner that helps relieve stress at home for one more night.

When good food is redirected instead of wasted, it becomes something larger than a donation. It becomes part of building a healthier future for families in our community.

We are grateful for being able to attend the event and it is always a good reminder to us why this work matters and how many organizations, volunteers, and community members are helping create a stronger future together.

Pomegranate Market continues to benefit the community by providing their surplus food items to Bread Break for distribution. Today, new volunteer Kent Rolfing helped rescue a record 570 pounds of produce, dairy, bread, and prepared food items for use at LLS Center for New Americans and Sermon on the Mount Mennonite Church! Both have food pantry distributions each week. Thank you Pomegranate Market and Kent!

Lots of bread today! Double what we usually receive from Breadico Sourdough Bread Company, nearly 1200 lbs.! They had the loaves in the first picture. Then they brought what you see in the second one. So grateful this doesn't go in the landfill. Thank you Bread Break and Breadico!

Volunteer Spotlight: Board members Char Johnson and LaVerta Christansen wear a lot of hats for Bread Break! Char, event chair of Birdies for Bread, and LaVerta, Birdies for Bread food committee, have been hard at work organizing and planning for our golf event this July! In addition to all of their hard work for the upcoming event, LaVerta and Char fill vital roles for our weekly function. Char does a great job cleaning the coolers that volunteers use to transport food safely and is always sharing the Bread Break mission with others. LaVerta runs one of our longer Starbucks routes every week bringing food to the VOA Veterans Center. We love our board members and are so thankful for their hard work! Thank you so much, Char and LaVerta!