Help Riders4Rights Feed The Community

Hi my name is Brandon John-Freso, a cofounder here at Riders4Rights. Our organization is comprised of a group of ~20 individual friends who get together monthly with one sole mission, to clothe and feed our communities of BedStuy and surrounding areas of Brooklyn for free. Our monthly Giveback Day on the second Saturday of every month is a mutual aid event that sees on average 50 plus deserving families provided with very much needed groceries and food for free. We have been in operation as an organization for 3 years now, and have been providing to the community for about 2 years without ever missing a date, be it rain, snow or shine. We are extremely grassroots and most of what we do comes out of our own pockets: Often the cost of the groceries themselves for the community, usually about $800 if we are unable to procure a food rescue donation. Storage expenses for our clothing, tables, and other supplies. Transportation for donation pickups throughout the month, and many other costs. We do not receive government funding and as the economy declines, so too does our ability to foot many of these bills ourselves. We remain hopeful and diligent, but understand the dire need within our community and thus the importance of seeking support when we (and the community at large need it) - to that end, we are asking for any donation you can manage, these funds will go directly and solely to the **direct** use of the community. We do not take salaries or use funds for anything personal and our records are open to the public upon request. Any any all donations, dollar for dollar will be used to pay for food, procure clothing donations and run our services and processes which are integral to providing aid. We appreciate you taking the time and hope to see you out there if you're able, otherwise whatever you manage today is a kindness enough.

Thank you,

Brandon and the Riders.