The 21 Best Moments of #NFRD2016

A month has passed since that epic weekend in April when more than 400 people traveled to College Park, Maryland, for the very first National Food Recovery Dialogue. It was a jam-packed weekend with so many wonderful moments. We asked the attendees about their favorite moments -- check out what they said below.  

1. STUDENT-LED BREAKOUTS

 

2. FACES OF HOMELESSNESS PANEL

 

3. MONDAY MORNING ADVENTURE TO CAPITOL HILL FOR LOBBY DAY

 
 

4. EVERY TIME WE FINALLY MET FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE PERSON WE’D BEEN TALKING TO ON THE PHONE FOR MONTHS

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5. FRN CO-FOUNDER SELFIE

6. ALL THE INSPIRING 'THIS RECOVERED LIFE' STORIES

 

7. STUFFING WOOD-FIRED PIZZA INTO OUR FACES

8. THE NFRD SNAPCHAT FILTER

9. ALL. THE. COFFEE.

10. THE CHALKBOARD MURAL

11. REALIZING THAT PEOPLE TRAVELED FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BE IN ONE PLACE

12. SNACKS FROM DREXEL FOOD LAB 

13. CHURCH SLEEPOVERS

 

14. EVERY TIME THE FRN APP WAS USEFUL (THE WHOLE WEEKEND)

 

15. MAKING NEW FRNDS

 

16. THE MENTAL-WHEELS TURNING, THE AHA MOMENTS

 

17. FINDING THE GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM

 

18. ALL OUR BEST FRNDS IN ONE PHOTO

 

19. WHEN WE ALMOST SOLD OUT OF OUR NEW T-SHIRTS

 

20. THOSE COOKIES

 

21. WHEN JEN GAVE EVERYONE A DISCOUNT CODE FOR SCREENING 'JUST EAT IT'

 

Didn't get enough NFRD nostalgia in this post? Check out our recent reflections on the conference and FRN's first-ever Lobby Day on our blog, and check out more photos from the weekend on our Facebook page.