Food Recovery Network Executive Board Application
We are looking for dedicated members of the American University student community to help us fight hunger in DC while limiting food waste on our very own campus. We are starting a chapter of the Food Recovery Network at AU, and we need passionate people who are willing to put aside at least 5 hours per week to work on starting and maintaining our chapter. Once implemented, we hope to recover food from events and dining locations and bring them to local nonprofits. Please note that this will be a time-intensive position, especially in the implementation phase, requiring approximately 5-10 hours of work per week. Once the Food Recovery Network is implemented on campus, we will have a huge impact on our campus and our surrounding community - and we want you to be part of that change! Please reach out if you have any questions - frnamericanu@gmail.com.

American University's chapter of Food Recovery Network will operate under the AU Student Zero Waste Club. Club Co-Presidents Grace Pugh and Caroline Johnson are spearheading the movement to start this chapter and will act as Co-Presidents for the chapter as well.

Please indicate which positions you are interested in and then write a paragraph for each one as to why you believe you would be the right choice for the position. We are especially looking for underclassmen so that turnover can happen more smoothly!

Ideally, we would like to start recoveries during Welcome Week, so this position would begin in mid-July (online conference calls until we all arrive back on campus). Please keep this in mind when applying!

If you'd like to know more about the Food Recovery Network, here is a link to their website: https://www.foodrecoverynetwork.org/

Positions available and descriptions below!

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Email *
Will you be able to attend online conference calls starting mid-July in order to plan events for Welcome Week? *
Are you willing to dedicate at least 5 hours per week to this initiative? *
Treasurer
Keeps track of organizational funds; applies for funding from the university or grants from the national office; brainstorms fundraising ideas and collaborates with the Event & PR Coordinator to develop fundraising events and campaigns
Partner Agency Coordinator
Acts as the main point of contact with the agencies that are accepting the food donations; maintains a primary and a back up contact person at each of the partner agencies; ensures that partner agencies are aware of and in agreement with the recovery schedule, the items donated and the procedures followed; works with the Event & PR Coordinator to organize events at/to support the partner agency

Dining Hall/Restaurant Coordinator
Acts as the main point of contact with dining services, local restaurants, farms (wherever donations are coming from); ensures that the recoveries run smoothly and that all food safety procedures are followed; establishes and updates the recovery schedule in accordance with the food donor(s) and the FRN members; works with the food donors and the Event & PR Coordinator to organize events with the food donor(s)
Volunteer Coordinator
Coordinates the students signed up for each recovery and makes sure that there is a solid number (3-5 for one car, 6-7 for two cars) of volunteers for each recovery run and that they show up on time; ensures that all volunteers are briefed in food safety, and that at least one leadership team member or experienced volunteer is present at each recovery; works with the list of volunteers who have signed up or assigns a different student organization to be responsible for each recovery on a rotating schedule (this will be worked out after more planning is done with donators/partner agencies); ensures that the online food tracking form is filled out after each recovery
Event and Public Relations Coordinator
Organizes awareness events on campus, at partner agencies, or within other parts of the community; works with the treasurer to organize fundraising events and campaigns; works with the Partner Agency Coordinator to organize events with the partner agency; works with the Dining Hall/Restaurant coordinator to organize events with the food donors; maintains the group's social media, writes articles about the chapter's success, and takes pictures at every opportunity
Positions You are Interested In *
Please check all that apply (see descriptions above)
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Treasurer
Partner Agency Coordinator
Dining Hall/Restaurant Coordinator
Volunteer Coordinator
Event and Public Relations Coordinator
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