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I n 2025, TASK h a s bee n s e rving mor e th a n 12,0000 m ea ls p e r w ee k- a 20 % in c r ea s e ov e r this tim e l a st y ea r. Y ou ca n h e lp us c ontinu e to grow to m ee t th e n eed !
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A N ot e f rom th e De sk o f TASK F oo d T ru c k C oor d in a tor Ma x Ga tto
TASK ’ s mo b il e m ea ls progr a m c ontinu e s to grow in its s ec on d y ea r.
Ha ving bee n a p a rt o f th e tru c k sin ce its l a un c h, I a m prou d to r e port th a t w e s e rv ed n ea rly 37,000 mo b il e m ea ls in th e p a st tw e lv e months! a n d w e w e r e e x c it ed to sh a r e th e joy with our c ommunity b y h a n d ing out de li c ious c up ca k e s a t E s c h e r S tr ee t a n d a h a n df ul o f our s c h ed ul ed sit e s. O n Ma r c h 18, w e ce l eb r a t ed th e f irst a nniv e rs a ry o f th e TASK f oo d tru c k. T his w a s a m a jor mil e ston e e v e nt f or TASK , I n add ition, w e h a v e l ea rn ed a gr ea t dea l ab out th e c ommunity w e s e rv e . O n e b ig surpris e h a s bee n how qui c kly w e beca m e a n int e gr a l p a rt o f hun d r ed s o f p e opl e ' s w ee kly s c h ed ul e s. S o m a ny fa mili e s ca n b r ea th e a littl e ea si e r knowing th a t a fe w da ys a w ee k th e y h a v e a r e li ab l e sour ce o f f oo d f or th e ms e lv e s a n d th e ir c hil d r e n, a llowing th e m tim e to f o c us on th e oth e r import a nt a sp ec ts o f th e ir b usy liv e s.
S om e thing r ea lly sp ec i a l h a s bee n w a t c hing how eac h sit e h a s de v e lop ed its own p e rson a lity. I r ea lly e njoy how m a ny o f th e s a m e p e opl e c om e w ee k af t e r w ee k a n d g e t to know eac h oth e r, a n d I lov e s ee ing th e c ommunity th a t is be ing b uilt a roun d eac h sit e . ba rri e rs, it ' s not th a t simpl e . T h e TASK T ru c k m a k e s f oo d mor e acce ssi b l e , c onv e ni e ntly b ringing f r ee hot m ea ls to p e opl e in th e ir own n e igh b orhoo d s. S om e p e opl e think th e m a in hur d l e to f oo d s ec urity is th e dec ision to go to th e soup kit c h e n, b ut beca us e o f c h a ll e ng e s pos ed b y things lik e tr a nsport a tion, physi ca l d is ab iliti e s, c hil dca r e a n d m a ny oth e r
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