An inspiring story

When Alex McGovern was in high school, he used to earn money working weekends at a local bakery. After working there for several months, helping bake fresh bread and cakes, Alex noticed a familiar pattern: a huge amount of food was thrown away at the end of each day. It was food that the bakery could no longer sell, but it was still good enough to eat. So Alex began to wonder what he could do with all of this extra food.

With the bakery owner’s permission, he reached out to a local organization that worked with families who need help with food and housing. The charity was extremely pleased and arranged to pick up the extra food each day. Now bread was no longer wasted, but generously shared with people in need. Alex’s idea was such a success that he began approaching other local restaurants about joining the program. Before long, there were over a dozen businesses taking part, and Alex created a website to grow the program in other cities. Today Alex’s “simple” idea is helping feed people all over the country!