Hi Guys my names Justin Hannen and for my 4th project i would like to talk about an event called the supermarket sweep
What is the supermarket street sweep- Aka “the sweep?
The sweep is an annual bike race that takes places here in san francisco, where bikers zoom to various supermarkets markets in order to gather food to drop off to SF Marin Food bank, which takes about 4-5 hours
It was created in 2005 by a group founded by Jenny Oh Hatfield, then was later taken over by The San Francisco Cycling Club in 2015
Who does it benefit?
I chose to do my project on this event because when communting i see may homeless people in need of nourishment, and this event is something that benefits this cause
According to the street sweeps website, 1in 4 people in SF and Marin are prone to food insecurity, most commonly
Seniors
Disabled adults
children and families
Homeless people .
The SF-Marin Foodbank serves around 147,000 each week, the street sweep being one of factors that contributes to this.
Jenny Oh Hatfield
I asked Jenny serveral questions in order to gain more insight about the event