UJ Cafeteria Providing Food, “Daily Bread”

Jamestown (CSi) – The Daily Bread – Jamestown program announces that the University of Jamestown’s cafeteria operations will provide food for the Daily Bread program. Aramark, the University’s provider of cafeteria services will rescue prepared food and freeze this food for pick up and distribution by the Daily Bread representatives.

The Daily Bread – Jamestown program has been offering free frozen surplus meals at its first location, the Ave Maria Village for about two years. At the Village, these surplus meals have been frozen and placed in a freezer for use by Ave Maria employees. At times, this food has also been delivered to the Salvation Army and Community Action. Jamestown Regional Medical Center is also contributing frozen surplus food on a small scale.

Daily Bread – Jamestown Steering Committee member, Tyler Lamp says, “We know that there is a hunger problem in the Jamestown area. In order to meet this need, we are seeking more food suppliers in the area that will rescue food for freezing. We arrange for distribution of this frozen food by using RSVP volunteers. The RSVP volunteers are very eager to help us on this endeavor.”

“The federal ‘Good Samaritan’ law protects the supplier of this food. The kitchens that prepare this food must be ND Department of Health certified kitchens. The Daily Bread – Jamestown program is patterned on the Daily Bread programs that have been operating successfully for years in Fargo and Bismarck.”

Aramark, Food Service Director, Mark Knesskern says, “We are excited to begin to supply Jamestown’s Daily Bread Program. I have participated in similar programs in other cities where I have worked. It is a good partnership that allows us to help solve the local hunger problem. We feel good knowing that this food will be used to feed hungry people, instead of being thrown away. The Daily Bread-Jamestown program is very simple for us. We prepare the food for freezing and then place it in the Daily Bread –Jamestown freezer. They take care of the rest of the distribution logistics.”

“We see a large need in the community for this program,” said Lamp. “Our mission is to have all available food rescued and used to feed hungry individuals in the area. We are extremely grateful to Aramark and the University of Jamestown community for contributing to this program.”