10/23/2026
For long time volunteers Ora Schulman and Dan Harder, food has always been at the heart of their vibrant life together. As they have owned different restaurants and a catering business throughout the years, they have also been involved with food rescue since the 80s. The size, and type of rescues they do have changed as their lives have, but feeding people has remained one of their soul purposes.
In their early food rescues, the two would regularly Tetris bountiful Farmers Markets and Trader Joe’s hauls into their car. After a stint of living in Oregon, Ora and Dan’s love for the city won over, and they moved back, thrilled to continue food rescue. Still picking up big hauls, the Tetris game became even harder with kid’s car seats in the back, and the little ones joining in on the rescues. Fast forward to today, as busy Grandparents, food rescue continues to fit in their schedules with spontaneous Boichick Bagels, Bi Rite, or Ferry Building pickups.
For Ora, there is nothing better than feeding people. She says, “It’s so fundamental and special to be able to do it so easily with food rescues, we are so appreciative”.
Thank you to Ora and Dan for always ensuring our community is fed.
