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🎉 40 MILLION POUNDS RESCUED! 🎉 This week, we reached an incredible milestone: 40 million pounds of food rescued since Second Helpings Atlanta was founded! It's only fitting that this landmark rescue came from Mercedes-Benz Stadium and was delivered to our longtime partner, Crossroads Community Ministries—a reminder of what's possible when food donors, volunteers, and nonprofit partners come together to fight hunger and reduce food waste. Forty million pounds represents millions of meals, countless volunteer hours, and an unwavering commitment to ensuring good food nourishes people—not landfills. To every food donor, volunteer, partner agency, supporter, and advocate who has been part of this journey: thank you. This milestone belongs to all of us, and we're just getting started. Here's to the next 40 million pounds! 💚 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #40MillionPounds #FoodRescue #EndHunger #ReduceFoodWaste #CommunityImpact #MercedesBenzStadium #CrossRoadsCommunityMinistries

🌱🎶 What a night! Last Friday, the Second Helpings Atlanta team had the opportunity to table at the Jack Johnson concert — and even got to meet Jack himself! 💚 We’re especially grateful to be part of a concert experience that puts sustainability front and center. Through his All At Once campaign, Jack Johnson has long championed sustainable local food systems, reducing waste and taking action to protect our planet. At Second Helpings Atlanta, we believe food rescue is environmental action, too. Every pound of nutritious food we rescue keeps good food out of landfills while helping feed our neighbors. Thank you, Jack Johnson, for creating space to connect music, community and sustainability — and for having us! We loved sharing the mission of Second Helpings Atlanta with concertgoers. 💚 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #FoodWaste #Sustainability #JackJohnson #AllAtOnce #FeedAtlanta

🚗🧡 Got room in your car? We've got food to rescue! This is what a successful food rescue looks like! A vehicle packed with perfectly good food that might otherwise go to waste, now on its way to help feed our neighbors. You don't need a truck or a special vehicle to make a difference. Just a little time, some room in your car, and a willingness to help! Our volunteer drivers pick up surplus food from grocery stores, restaurants, and other food donors and deliver it directly to nonprofit partners serving our community. 🥕 Your car. Your time. A whole lot of impact. Ready to fill your vehicle with purpose? Join our food rescue team! 🔗 secondhelpingsatlanta.org #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #WeKeepFoodMoving #FoodNotWaste

🍆 18,000 pounds of eggplant. 🥒 20,000 pounds of cucumbers. 🚚 49 nonprofit agencies served. That’s what a Field to Fork morning looks like at Second Helpings Atlanta! A huge thank you to our friends at IHG for jumping in, doing the heavy lifting, and helping us get 38,000 pounds of fresh Georgia produce out into our community. 💚 From the farm → to our volunteers → to 49 partner agencies → to tables across metro Atlanta. This is food rescue in action. #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FieldToFork #FoodRescue #IHG #VolunteerAtlanta #FoodRescueInAction #AtlantaNonprofits

🎃🚗 Hunger Haunts Us... But You Can Help Scare It Away! 👻 This Halloween season, the scariest thing isn't ghosts or goblins. It's knowing that our neighbors are facing hunger while perfectly good food goes to waste. But here's the treat: YOU can help change that! 🧡 Join our food rescue crew! In just 90 minutes or less, you can pick up surplus food from a local grocery store, restaurant, or food donor and deliver it to a nonprofit partner helping feed our neighbors. 🦇 No tricks, just treats for our community! 🚗 Use your own vehicle. ⏰ Give an hour or two of your time. 🧡 Make a difference right here in Atlanta. Don't let hunger haunt our neighbors. Sign up for a food rescue route this week! 🔗 www.secondhelpingsatlanta.org #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #HungerHauntsUs #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #HalloweenForGood #WeKeepFoodMoving

🥒🫑🍆 Fresh from the farm. Straight to our community. Last week, our Field to Fork distribution delivered 37,194 pounds of fresh cucumbers, eggplant, and bell peppers to 52 partner agencies across Metro Atlanta. Because of the incredible collaboration with @retaazaco, volunteers, and nonprofit partners, thousands of families will have access to fresh, nutritious produce that might have otherwise gone to waste. Every pound rescued is a step toward a healthier community and a more sustainable food system. Thank you to everyone who helped make this distribution possible. Together, we're proving that good food belongs on tables—not in landfills. 💚 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FieldToFork #FoodRescue #EndHunger #ReduceFoodWaste #FreshProduce #CommunityImpact Retaaza

👻 Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters? Not this time! 🚚🧡 When you've got surplus food, Second Helpings Atlanta is the team to call! Last week, we welcomed THREE truckloads of food from US Foods as part of an exciting NEW partnership! And look what we accomplished together: 🚚 3 truckloads of rescued food 🥕 41,000 pounds of food saved from going to waste 🧡 11 nonprofit organizations received food to help feed our neighbors across metro Atlanta! That's a whole lot of food moving in the right direction! A HUGE thank you to US Foods for partnering with us and to our incredible team and nonprofit partners who helped get all that food where it needed to go. We're excited about this new relationship and hope it's the beginning of many more truckloads to come! Good food belongs on plates, not in landfills. And we know just who to call! 👻🚚 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #USFoods #FoodRescue #WeKeepFoodMoving #FoodNotWaste #Atlanta #CommunityPartnerships

Hunger is closer than you think. 🧡 Behind these numbers are children, families, seniors, and neighbors trying to make ends meet — including people right here in metro Atlanta. At Second Helpings Atlanta, we believe food that can feed people shouldn’t go to waste. Every day, our volunteers rescue surplus food and deliver it to nonprofit partners serving our community. You can be part of the solution. 🚗 Claim a route. Rescue food. Feed neighbors. #HungerActionMonth #HungerActionDay #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #HungerAction #VolunteerAtlanta

Weekend Waste-Less Tip ❄️🥬 Did you know where you put food in your fridge can help it last longer? 🥩 Keep raw meat, poultry and seafood on the bottom shelf, sealed to prevent leaks. 🥛 Keep milk and other dairy on an inside shelf, where temperatures are more consistent. 🥫 Save the fridge door — one of the warmest spots — for condiments, sauces and other items that can handle temperature changes. 🥬 Use those crisper drawers! The right humidity can help fruits and vegetables stay fresh longer. A little fridge organization can mean more time to eat the food you bought, less money wasted and less food headed to the landfill. This weekend, give your fridge a five-minute reset! 🧡 #WasteLess #HungerActionMonth #FoodWaste #FoodStorage #FoodRescue #SecondHelpingsAtlanta

🧡 SAVE THE DATE! November 5, 2026! 🧡 We're just ONE WEEK away from Second Helpings Atlanta's Day of Giving! 🚗🥕 One day. One community. One mission: Keep food moving and feed our neighbors! And here's something worth celebrating — thanks to a generous donor, every dollar donated will be MATCHED, up to $20,000! 🎉 But you don't have to wait until November 5 to make a difference! You can start fundraising TODAY and help us build momentum toward our $25,000 goal. Whether you give, fundraise, or share our mission with friends and family, YOU can help make this day a success! 🌐 Visit www.secondhelpingsatlanta.org to learn more, start fundraising, and get involved! 📅 Mark your calendar for November 5! 🧡 Together, we keep food moving. #SHADayofGiving #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #SaveTheDate #FoodRescue #EndHunger #AtlantaGives

👻 Scary Stat Tuesday 🎃 1 in 7 of our neighbors in metro Atlanta faces food insecurity. That's someone in your classroom, your break room, or a home right down the street. The scariest part? Hunger doesn't wear a costume. It's often hiding in plain sight. 🧡 At Second Helpings Atlanta, we're working to change that by rescuing surplus food and getting it to the nonprofit partners feeding our neighbors. This Halloween season, let's make hunger a little less scary. 🚗 Volunteer. 🧡 Donate. 📣 Spread the word. #ScaryStatTuesday #HungerAwareness #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #EndHunger #Atlanta

🧡 What if a couple of hours of your week could help keep food moving to neighbors across Atlanta? That’s what our volunteers do. They pick up surplus food. They fill their cars. They load boxes. They move fresh produce. And they deliver it to nonprofit partners that make sure it reaches people who can use it. No special skills required. Just a little time and a willingness to help. As you look at the week ahead, make room for a rescue route. 🚗🥕📦 Volunteer. Move food. Feed your neighbors. Download the Second Helpings Atlanta App today! #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #VolunteerAtlanta #FoodRescue #KeepFoodMoving #AtlantaVolunteers #SundayInspiration

Meet Our Newest Team Member: Cole Bagley Cole Bagley has built his career around creating meaningful relationships that strengthen communities. Born in rural Southeast Georgia and raised in Atlanta's West Midtown—less than a mile from Second Helpings Atlanta's warehouse—he's excited to be serving the city he calls home. A graduate of Rhodes College in Memphis with a degree in English, Cole's career in real estate took him from Dallas to Brooklyn, where he worked alongside organizations focused on fighting hunger and expanding access to homeownership. As our new Food Donor Coordinator, he brings his passion for partnership-building and community engagement to help grow our network of food donors and rescue even more food for our neighbors. Outside of work, you'll find Cole exploring Atlanta's eastside neighborhoods, spending time with college friends in Memphis, or visiting his grandmother in Bacon County, Georgia.

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Meet Our Newest Team Member: Cole Bagley Cole Bagley has built his career around creating meaningful relationships that strengthen communities.