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John,
We know many communities and small plant-based businesses are struggling during this extraordinarily challenging time. Mercy For Animals cares about communities in need, believes in spreading hope and compassion through plant-based food, and loves amazing plant-based restaurants and their employees.
That’s why we’re bringing Plants to the People by partnering with hunger relief efforts and plant-based restaurants to feed communities in need.
New York City is sadly becoming an epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 15,500 confirmed cases. As much of the city has shut down, and countless citizens are now out of work, thousands of people are in desperate need of healthy meals. Meanwhile, plant-based restaurants face unprecedented economic challenges. At the same time, they are eager to continue serving their communities and spreading compassion during this time of crisis.
That’s why, this past weekend, Mercy For Animals donated 2,000 plant-based meals to people experiencing food insecurity in Brooklyn and Long Island in a partnership with Community Solidarity, America’s largest vegetarian hunger relief organization. The healthy, nutrient-dense meals came from nine restaurants: Bar Velo, Brooklyn Whiskers, Urban Vegan Kitchen, Blossom du Jour, Screamer's Pizzeria, Champs Diner, VSPOT, Monk’s Meats, and by CHLOE.
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Mercy For Animals team member Maha Bazzi (second from left) distributes meals with Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams (third from left).
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We’d love to keep this program going, but we need your help!
Will you pitch in to help us continue this work to lift up our beloved communities—and to support all our work to create a compassionate food system?
Plants to the People is an extension of Mercy For Animals’ long-standing work to increase market share of plant-based foods and provide healthy plant-based meals to communities, as we have done through our food policy program for several years. During the COVID-19 crisis, Plants to the People is our effort to fulfill the spirit of our mission, help communities in a tangible way, and showcase the need to build a collaborative plant-based economy.
If you’d like to help us expand Plants to the People and continue our other vital work to protect farmed animals and create a healthier, more sustainable, more ethical food system, please make a donation today.
Your kindness means everything to us and the animals—and it will mean so much to communities in need. Thank you, as always, for your generosity! Together, we will get through this crisis. And no matter the challenges we face, we will never, ever stop fighting to build a more compassionate world for all.
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Leah Garcés
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