Venice Community Fridge!
Donation protected
Community fridges have been popping up across Los Angeles the past few months, but have been notably absent from West LA. We are trying to change that! We are going to install a community fridge in the Venice area, but need some help to cover the costs.
What is a community fridge? A community fridge is a well-stocked fridge in a public area that is accessible to anyone who needs it. Community members are welcome to put any food into it or take any food out of it, making it so that it not only is feeding the community but helping cut down on food waste and establishing a culture of collective responsibility and care.
Why are community fridges important? Community fridges are not charity, but acts of solidarity and mutual aid! We hope that having this institution in our community will get food to those who need it but will also demonstrate the power that people have to imagine a better future together. In a more concrete sense, though, the unhoused population in Venice is skyrocketing, and along with it the number of people who do not have a reliable source of food. Additionally, COVID-19 has caused thousands of Angelenos to lose their jobs and, in turn, the income that allows them to put food on the plates of themselves and their families. There is more than enough food and money in this city to change this! We just need to work together.
The money raised in this fundraiser will go toward moving and installing the fridge (we just got one donated!!!!), purchasing the proper cables to connect it to a power source, the beginning of grocery drop-offs until a reliable system of delivery and donation is established with a local business (the model pre-existing community fridges in LA have been using), and cleaning products to keep it sanitary. Anything raised beyond our need will be donated to another mutual aid project (to be determined but will be updated if we exceed our need!).
Everyone needs to eat and everyone deserves to eat! Help us make that a reality for everyone in Venice by pitching in if you can.
Thanks so much!!
Xoxo,
Miriam and Al and our entire team!
What is a community fridge? A community fridge is a well-stocked fridge in a public area that is accessible to anyone who needs it. Community members are welcome to put any food into it or take any food out of it, making it so that it not only is feeding the community but helping cut down on food waste and establishing a culture of collective responsibility and care.
Why are community fridges important? Community fridges are not charity, but acts of solidarity and mutual aid! We hope that having this institution in our community will get food to those who need it but will also demonstrate the power that people have to imagine a better future together. In a more concrete sense, though, the unhoused population in Venice is skyrocketing, and along with it the number of people who do not have a reliable source of food. Additionally, COVID-19 has caused thousands of Angelenos to lose their jobs and, in turn, the income that allows them to put food on the plates of themselves and their families. There is more than enough food and money in this city to change this! We just need to work together.
The money raised in this fundraiser will go toward moving and installing the fridge (we just got one donated!!!!), purchasing the proper cables to connect it to a power source, the beginning of grocery drop-offs until a reliable system of delivery and donation is established with a local business (the model pre-existing community fridges in LA have been using), and cleaning products to keep it sanitary. Anything raised beyond our need will be donated to another mutual aid project (to be determined but will be updated if we exceed our need!).
Everyone needs to eat and everyone deserves to eat! Help us make that a reality for everyone in Venice by pitching in if you can.
Thanks so much!!
Xoxo,
Miriam and Al and our entire team!
Organiser
Miriam Schweiger
Organiser
Los Angeles, CA
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