Godman, Mendy Leigh

McManimen, Rachel

Hawes, Sue, 1980-
Aprill, Kim, 1975-

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2019-03-27

1 audio file (54:01) : digital, MP3 [include + 1 transcript (23 pages)]

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Mendy Godman was a 41-year old woman at the time of the interview, which took place on Park Road, Charlotte, North Carolina.She was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1978. She was educated at the University of South Carolina and was employed in sales before becoming one of the three co-founders of Charlotte, North Carolina’s Food Connection chapter. Sue Hawes was a 39-year old woman at the time of the interview, which took place on Park Road, Charlotte, North Carolina.She was born in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1980. She was educated at Northeastern University and was employed as a non-profit worker. She was also one of the three co-founders of Charlotte, North Carolina’s Food Connection chapter at the time of the interview. Kim Aprill was a 44-year old woman at the time of the interview, which took place on Park Road, Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Buffalo, New York in 1975. She was educated at the University of Buffalo and was employed as a social worker before becoming one of the three co-founders of Charlotte, North Carolina’s Food Connection chapter.

Mendy Godman, Sue Hawes, and Kim Aprill began the Charlotte, North Carolina, chapter of Food Connection in September 2018. In this interview, they describe how they met, the mission of Food Connection, how it functions, and the larger food distribution network in Charlotte. They detail how Food Connection partners with larger institutions such as The Bulb, Town Brewing, and Catawba Heights Baptist Church, who donate food to them on a weekly basis. Food Connection then distributes the food to those in need.. By rescuing leftover food, Food Connection reduces food waste in addition to fighting hunger. Other topics discussed during the interview include food sanitation practices, donor and recipient eligibility criteria, and the Good Samaritan Law.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on an iPhone.

Interview sounds far away

Sales personnel

Godman, Mendy Leigh
Aprill, Kim, 1975-

Food security
Hunger
Facebook (Electronic resource)
Food waste

North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Mecklenburg County
North Carolina--Belmont (Gaston County)

Interviews
Oral histories

2010-2020

The Queen’s Garden: Oral Histories of the Piedmont Foodshed

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2754