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Share My Meals

Business Information
Name of Organization: 
Share My Meals
Organization Type: 
Business Description: 
Share My Meals fights both food insecurity and the environmental impact of food waste by recovering and delivering healthy meals in local communities.
Contact Person: 
Karen Lemon
Title: 
Board Member
Business Location: 
Princeton
120 John Street
08542 Princeton , NJ
United States
40° 21' 7.4484" N, 74° 39' 47.9772" W
Phone: 
6093372415
Email: 
karen@sharemymeals.org
Number of Employees: 
6
Website: 
www.sharemymeals.org
Testimonal: 
Renewal Date: 
Friday, June 30, 2023
Management and Leadership
Identify Sustainability Leader
Description of Action: 
Isabelle Lambotte was recognized by the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber in June of 2023. This recognition was the result of her founding Share My Meals and for the impact she has had in NJ.
Waste
Waste Reduction
Description of Action: 
Share My Meals provides meals in reusable containers to avoid packaging waste. These containers (either 1/2 pan catering trays or jars) are used by food donors to provide meals that are delivered to food-insecure people in communities throughout NJ. These containers are then recovered, sanitized, and reused.
Lbs Saved: 
2,500
Money Saved: 
4,200
Food Waste
Lbs Saved: 
83000
Money Saved: 
375000
Description of Action: 
Share My Meals recovers meals from NJ businesses
Community
Serve Customers with Disabilities
Description of Action: 
Share my meals delivers meals to those who are homebound including seniors. Many of those we serve have disabilities.
Support Community Initiatives
Description of Action: 
Support those who are food insecure in our community through meal recovery and recovery of produce from local farms. By working with local farms we can provide those in our community who are in need with fresh produce.
Adopt a Cause or Project in your Community
Description of Action: 
Work to bring about awareness of the impact of both food insecurity on our society and food waste on our environment. Work to be ambassadors to reducing/eliminating both.
Finished Application: 
1
required_descriptions: 
5
Member Since: 
Friday, June 30, 2023