Season’s Greetings

[ 0 ] December 14, 2010 | Johnna

It’s the season of giving, so let’s go. Here are a couple of great causes to lend a helping hand:

1. The world’s first food rescue organization, City Harvest, is holding a donation drive. City Harvest collects excess food from various venues in the food industry including restaurants, grocers, corporate cafeterias, manufacturers and farms. The food is delivered (*Free) to 600 community food programs throughout New York City via trucks, bikes and volunteers on foot. With the nifty little QR code above, donors can simply scan the code onto their phone and receive a plethora of information on City Harvest (*If you do not know how to do this, download ScanLife to be able to scan the code). More info on the organization is found here.

2. EatWellDC is collecting canned goods and toys for the holiday season. The restaurant group that includes The Heights and Commissary DC will collect donations at all of their restaurants. The toys will go to Central Union Mission and the canned goods will go to the Capital Area Food Bank.

Category: Announcements, Food.Fun.Stuff.

About the Author (Author Profile)

Johnna French is a Harlem NY native with deep roots in Panama, Washington, DC and North Carolina. All four places have heavily influenced her life and the foods she loves today. After graduating Howard University School of Law and beginning her life as a young professional in the city she was led to start Johnna Knows Good Food in November 2007 to keep family, friends and colleagues updated on where to go and what to eat while dining in the nation’s capitol. French, who still practices law, leads a team of three writers to cover the ever expanding Washington, DC food scene. French has been featured in print and television, appearing in Washingtonian Magazine and is a regular contributor to various local TV affiliates including WUSA 9, FOX 5 DC and WJLA (ABC Affiliate) News Channel 8. During the 2016-2017 football season, Johnna aired on Comcast Sports Mid-Atlantic (CSN) show, Redskins Life, as the weekly tailgate host. Johnna is currently a regular contributor to the FOX Baltimore Weekend morning show.