Hundreds of loaves of bread and cartons of milk that do not sell fast enough at the local Hy-Vee. Excess meals that never leave the kitchens of such restaurants as Olive Garden or Red Lobster in Coralville. Prepared trays of food that remain untouched in the back rooms of the University of Iowa food facilities.

These are just a few of the donor resources that help the nonprofit organization Table to Table fulfill its mission to provide wholesome and edible food to hungry, homeless, and at-risk populations around Iowa City instead of letting it go to waste.

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