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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.

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Title
Mendy Godman, Sue Hawes, and Kim Aprill oral history interview, 2019 March 27
Creator
Godman, Mendy Leigh, interviewee
Contributor
Hawes, Sue, 1980- contributor
Aprill, Kim, 1975- contributor
McManimen, Rachel, interviewer
Date (Text)
2019-03-27
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (54:01) : digital, MP3 [include + 1 transcript (23 pages)]
Biographical/Historical Note
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.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:3055
System Control No.
QG-GO0017
Subject (Person)
Godman, Mendy Leigh
Hawes, Sue, 1980-
Aprill, Kim, 1975-
Subject (Topic)
Food security
Hunger
Facebook (Electronic resource)
Food waste
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Mecklenburg County
North Carolina--Belmont (Gaston County)
Subject (Occupation)
Sales personnel
Subject (Date)
2010-2020
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Grant Information
Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
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Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > The Queen's Garden: Oral Histories of the Piedmont Foodshed
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on an iPhone.
Condition
Interview sounds far away
Source Note
Lucy Bush Carter oral history interview, 2019 March 06, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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