'We're used to actively adapting to our environment, and this is just another environment we're adapting to,' said Feed the Freelancers founder Isabella Olaguera
Isabella Olaguera was beginning to feel "useless" and without purpose when she found herself out of work in March for the first time in four years. Like many crew members in Hollywood, the New York City-based assistant director saw her employment plans obliterated due to the coronavirus and subsequent entertainment production shutdowns. It was a tough blow for someone who usually faces a dry work period in the winter, followed by a busy spring.
The New York flagship organization is currently run by about 20 volunteers who work, collectively, every day of the week , communicating on Slack. Some support the organization from home by doing outreach, handling posts social media or gathering donations from local organizations.
She's also connected with other aid organizations to supply them with Feed the Freelancers' overstock. "When you request 100 of something, it's not in items, it's in cases. So that was fun," Patchen says, recalling receiving 100 cases of pineapples during a recent shipment round. Others are chipping in by packing and moving boxes in the group's warehouse. Lightbulb Grip & Electric Co.'s Richlin and his seven warehouse volunteers process shipments and pack boxes for recipients, assembly-line style, moving through an estimated 2,800 pounds of food a day.
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