VALLEY LIFE

Phoenix nonprofit turns unused concert, sports food into donations

Summer tour season wraps with 43,000 meals for those in need in U.S., England, European Union

A team of volunteers keeps Musically Fed running.

(Photo provided by Musically Fed)

Maria Brunner, of Phoenix, founded Musically Fed almost 10 years ago.

(Photo provided by Musically Fed)

At events in Phoenix, Musically Fed volunteers, along with Peter Tometi, from Phoenix Impact Partners, at left, can pick up unused food right at the venue and have it delivered to those in need 20 minutes later in some cases.

(Photo provided by Musically Fed)

A team of volunteers keeps Musically Fed running.

(Photo provided by Musically Fed)

Like a lot of good ideas, the beauty in Musically Fed is in its simplicity.

Founded almost 10 years ago, the Phoenix-based nonprofit asked the right question: When a big-time event, be it a music concert or a sports game, are in town, what happens to all the food from the venue that was prepared but, for whatever reason, wasn’t touched at the end of the night?

The sheer numbers in the answers were staggering.

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