This is why I don't worry about our future

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:04 pm

One Youth Inspired To Feed The Homeless

Reporting Evan Bacon

MIAMI (CBS4) ―

Restaurants and hotels normally throw out enormous amounts of leftover foods from their patrons. It's simply thrown away than giving it away for fear of a lawsuit if someone got ill.

Jack Davis, 11, a sixth-grader at Ransom Everglades School told CBS4 Evan Bacon, the idea came up during a family buffet when he was explained my a manager that whatever was not eaten would be thrown away. The man explained that if they gave the food to a homeless shelter "they're liable for any sickness, allergic reaction".

The sixth-grader, featured in an article published by CBS4 news partners The Miami Herald, is credited for inspiring a bill that will allow restaurants and hotels to donate leftover food to places like homeless shelters and not face legal liabilities.

STORY CONTINUES...

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:19 pm

I'm happy to see this, Accountable. I went around with Quizno's sandwich shop because they cut off a hunk of bread from every sandwich made and throw it in a 32 gallon trash can. By the middle of the day it's overflowing. When I asked why they didn't donate it to the Bread of Life mission, Salvation Army or do something to get it to poor people, they said "Oh no, we can't do that. We might get sued." I said "then how about giving it to animal shelters or poor people so their hungry dogs may have something in their stomachs?!"

They looked at me like I was weird.

So I couldn't get the story to open either, but I want to help get this bill passed into law. How can we help, Acc??? :-6

ETA: HERE'S THE STORY!!!

http://cbs4.com/local/Jack.Davis.Ari.2.626978.html

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:19 pm

No worries. Here's the rest:

With the help of his father, attorney Jeff Davis, they were able to bring it to the attention of the Florida Justice Association, and then with State Rep. Ari Porth, the bill's House sponsor.

''I've never been contacted by someone so young about an idea for a bill,'' Porth told the newspaper. ``I think it's highly unusual and very impressive.''

Porth contacted the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association to see what stood in the way of restaurants donating food. The restaurant association supports the bill.

"I think he can set up a good example for other children to follow," added Jasmin Davis, his mother.

Miami's Camillus House doesn't get many donations from restaurants or hotels because they are concerned about liability. A change in the law to give restaurants and hotels additional protection would increase food donations.

On Tuesday, the Florida Restaurant Lending a Helping Hand Act was presented to the state Legislature.

The Senate Business Regulation Committee approved the bill unanimously.

It has only one more stop before it moves to a full vote in the Senate.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:25 pm

Casinos in Las Vegas pay a local pig farmer to haul away their leftover buffet food. He dumps it all into a type of silo and cooks the lot into a type of stew. We lived less than a mile from him & the stench was overpowering when the wind was right. It was an episode on Dirty Jobs.

Show Title: Pig Farmer

Dirty Jobs: Pig farmer, chewing-gum buster, pigeon-poop cleaner-upper

Premiere: Aug. 9, 2005

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:40 pm

Wonderful article! :-6

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:58 pm

That is a good story, hooray for that young one!