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78 NOVEMBER 2018 / I N - D E P T H / CONTACT rescuingleftovercuisine.org/massachusetts Siles says the key to success is dedicated volunteers. Budget and staffing restrictions make it impossible for food recipients to travel around picking up rescued food from donors, but volunteers can bridge that gap. "e drop off for this is fantastic. It's so helpful. It makes it so that using donated food is not only possible, it's also a benefit," says Melissa Cording, director of development at Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Plus, it's easy and satisfying to volunteer: Siles says that an average event rescues 50 pounds of food, feeds 40 people, and takes about 45 minutes. Siles says she'd like RLC to expand to the North Shore, but first, it has to build up a stable of reliable volunteers and recipients who are ready and willing to participate. "Once we have enough in any given area—in this case the North Shore—we can then begin recruiting food donor partners," she says. "It takes time to build in each area, so we ask for the patience, understanding, and help of our volun- teers and recipients to make it happen in your area." Cording says RLC not only provides delicious food, but also does on a regular, thrice weekly schedule. "When you're working with donated food, you're not sure what you're going to get, or when you're going to get it, or if you're going to get it," she says. With RLC, donations are regular and reliable. ey're also reliably delicious and varied, which is great for guests like the ones at Bridge Over Troubled Waters, some of whom are getting to try new foods that they'd never been exposed to before. "It's fun to have different types of food," says Jovanie. "I had never had Indian before." "Once we have enough in any given area—in this case the North Shore—we can then begin recruiting food donor partners. It takes time to build in each area, so we ask for the patience, understanding, and help of our volunteers and recipients to make it happen in your area." –MELISSA CORDING, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AT BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS