It’s been a long but rewarding month. Late tonight we dropped off the last meal for a Covid-19 isolated community member.
Next year we will do our best to continue to work with state, counties, and cities to provide more resources for our communities, but for now, it’s time for us to wish you all a safe and merry Christmas – may the next year provide better opportunities for us all.
Merry Christmas!
Today we finished our 2020 Cultural Food Justice program by delivering Hot Meals, Cultural Foods, and Resources to 170+ families — yeah! Thank you SO MUCH to all our partners and sponsors for the enormous effort that was put into giving our communities a little glimmer of hope this Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you all!
Today we are preparing for the second food drive – this time for Christmas! We are planning on serving groceries, hot meals, and resources for 150+ families.
Our treasurer, Mailo, was running full speed today in Salem with the help of some local volunteers, handing out food to families currently affected by Covid-19. Thank you, Mailo, for all you do for our communities.
Multnomah County has listened to the needs of our Pacific Islander communities and has given Living Islands a Cultural Food Justice grant. We will use this grant to supply elders, handicapped, and people with significant risks for Covid-19 with cultural-specific foods during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Today we had the first of two Cultural Food Justice events and handed out Pig, Chicken, Parrot Fish, Taro Root and Leaves, Ginger, Star Fruit, et. al.
In all, we supplied more than 70+ food boxes, with more than 1000 Lb of Pig, 200 Chickens, and more than 100 Fish to five different Pacific Islander communities.
The next event will be on December 23rd. Be sure to sign up for our mail list to be notified when we have more information.
We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who helped, Multnomah County of course, as well as Oregon Valley Farm, Uwajimaya, Cash & Carry smart food services, CareOregon, Lake Oswego Blueprint, and Lake Oswego Starbucks.
