During the Summer of 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic hit shutting down several normal food bank operations and also causing the need for food to increase.
I have volunteered many times at the Food Lifeline warehouse in South Park and at many volunteer events when I was with Boeing. In the late 90’s I developed a web site for Boeing Community Relations, where employees could donate to Food Lifeline in equivalent meals. The site was so successful my code was used on Food Lifeline’s own web site!
I was a Boeing Test & Evaluation, Principle Lead Engineer for 37 years, retired since 2016. I was looking for someway to help during the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- On June 4th Food Lifeline started Emergency Food Distributions outside of Century Link Field.
- On July 22nd they moved to my old neighborhood at The Rainier Beach Community Center and Pool. First it was said we’d be open until the end of October, then to the end of year and now through next year. #hungerdoesntneedtohappen