Founded in 2003, Nighttime Meal Rescue was Leket Israel's first project to go national. In 2010, nearly 800 registered volunteers collected 350,000 excess meal in the late evening hours from over 200 banquet halls, caterers, restaurants, and food malls throughout Israel. Rescued food is immediately transported to local nonprofit organizations or placed in refrigeration for distribution to soup kitchens, shelters and other nonprofits the following morning.
Every night, tens of hundreds of Israelis celebrate weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, and other life-cycle events with catered affairs. Thousands more enjoy an evening out for dinner or an after-movie bite to eat. Of course, special occasions are cause for great celebration, but what about the food left over at the end of the night?
Leket Israel partners with catering halls, restaurants, bakeries and hotels in all regions of the country to ensure that surplus food is delivered to needy people. Late each evening volunteers using their own cars collect the donated food and deliver it directly to non-profit organizations or to Leket Israel's warehouses for cold storage and delivery the next day. Through the efforts of nearly 800 registered volunteers, over 350,000 meals are rescued annually.
For questions, or to donate excess food to our Nighttime Meal Rescue program, please contact:
Leket Israel Main Office
09-744-1757
or
Rachel Fefer
Nighttime Rescue Project Director
rachel@leket.org052-420-1384
