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Everybody Eats Ron Seeto introduced Amy Tew from the social enterprise Everybody Eats. Everybody Eats, established in 2017, is a not-for-profit, pay-as-you-feel dining concept. Food that would otherwise go to waste is turned into restaurant quality meals, served at the table by volunteers. “Delicious chef-prepared meals that feed bellies, not bins.” Amy, CEO, has had experience of not-for-profit organisations and charities in Africa and elsewhere. Everybody Eats runs two restaurants in Auckland at Onehunga and Glenn Innes, and one in central Wellington. Each restaurant has a paid Head Chef and Manager, and is staffed by volunteers for the food preparation, table setting, serving and cleaning up. Evening meals are served Sunday through Thursday. Amy profiled some of the diners: quite a few are not able to pay, but about one third make useful contributions. Fundraising and donations cover the balance of the costs. Volunteers are essential in staffing the restaurants. Donor organisations ensure a good supply of surplus food. These include Kiwi Harvest, Daily Bread and local supermarkets. Amy indicated how we could assist by dining, volunteering and/or donor support. Last year, 50k 3-course meals were provided. She answered a run of questions from prospective diners. By way of our practical support, maybe some of our committee end of year social events could take place at either the Onehunga or Glen Innes restaurants? |
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19/07/22 - Tuesday was a cold & wet night in Auckland CBD.
Peter Ross Mr RYLA has this to say below….