Jen the Impossible Burgher

@pghmedia over there
Head of Partners, Food Rescue Hero. #MECFS caregiver, Queer, married to @isotriajayne 🏳️‍⚧️. (She/her) 🏳️‍🌈Opinions are mine alone.

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

This is my coming out thread. I’m embarrassed by how late in life this is happening. But growing up in the 70s there were no examples for me to look at to understand myself. In fact it was the opposite. Plenty of messages of shame and disgust.

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

@Codie_Sanchez Check out @foodrescuehero turning that loss into a good by redirecting food to people in need. There are a lot of nonprofits doing the same thing. The ROI there is a net reduction in climate impact AND a net impact in reduction of the negative effects of hunger.

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

Woohoo! So proud of our entire team and so honored to be part of this good work.

[Food Rescue Hero @FoodRescueHero]

Food Rescue Hero is honored to be named Gold Winner for Best Use of Technology for Sustainability, Environment & Climate in the 3rd Annual @AnthemAwards!

We're so proud to be recognized next to so many amazing organizations doing good work 💛 https://t.co/j0EgfeUluR

[Food Rescue Hero @FoodRescueHero]

"People who experience #FoodInsecurity are at greater risk of dying prematurely & living a shorter life after age 50."

Expanding access to healthy foods is key to improving community health & decreasing mortality, something #FoodRescue directly supports. https://t.co/jjrtQHQnCa

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

also it feels like 10 years ago, cutting words and abbreviating to get my tweet w/in character limits. Because you KNOW I'm not giving my money to this hell scape site just for more characters

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

mostly on 🧵 now but this is important. @pghtransit reduced service again. This is NOT OK. Regional service has been chipped away at its critical for everyone but esp ppl living w disabilities. Its also a necessary part of our food system allowing ppl to access food affordably

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

@JanePitt Good luck! I still twitch thinking about the end of the semester crunch from grad school. Yikes! YOU GOT THIS!

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

Multiply your impact in more ways than one! @412FoodRescue & @FoodRescueHero leverage the powerful combination of volunteers and technology to impact hunger AND climate change. Join me in supporting 412 Food Rescue today to help get good food to people https://t.co/hOuWe5CTRD

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

Tomorrow is Givebig. I'm supporting @412foodrescue and @Foodrescuehero. Mark your calendar! (link wont work until midnight tonight!) https://t.co/4B7fFgaglp via @GiveGab

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

Freeze those leftovers people! Food waste majorly impacts climate change. Eating leftovers keeps them out of the landfill AND means you eliminate the upstream climate impact of growing, making & transporting MORE food to replace what you just tossed! https://t.co/1Sw8oYlKF6

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

@unknownmetric @CatieOsaurus This. Worth its weight in gold. Never actually lose my phone anymore!

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

Kudos to @WHOlivesORG, the winner in the Hunger and Poverty category, for bringing clean water to over 12 million people. And omg the peerless @PadmaLakshmi hosted!

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

Speaking of no time... I forgot to post this! Had the incredible honor of presenting an award at the @PIRegistry .Org awards last week. The work being done by the finalists in every category is simply breathtaking.

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

Closing on a house in a few weeks (goddess willing) & packing like mad so skipping thanksgiving (and all fun really) But we are totally out of staples & desperately need a trip to the grocery. The day. before. Thanksgiving. We'll just eat dry cereal until Friday I think.

[Food Rescue Hero @FoodRescueHero]

TODAY, our very own @JenEngland is in D.C. presenting the @PIRegistry #ORGImpactAward for the Hunger & Poverty category!

In 2022, Food Rescue Hero™ was honored to be named the 2022 .ORG of the Year, as well as winner of the Hunger & Poverty category.
https://t.co/skbFrodDKH

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

@JanePitt Unhinged indeed. Wow. The whole thing is unhinged.

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

@thisistheillme My wife, my pwme takes it. It helps lower her heart rate. She doesn’t have pots but has tachycardia and the ldn totally helped stop that

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

@CatieOsaurus Hell yeah ☺️

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

This is why it's important to take your caretaker with you if possible. Or at least an advocate. I've become a ferocious guard dog when it comes to making sure my #PWME is heard in health care settings.

[ME/CFS News @MECFSNews]

#MECFS patients tend to arrive exhausted in the doctor's office and in this state cannot think or communicate properly or stand up for themselves, or even explain the illness to another person. They arrive in an especially vulnerable state.

[Jen the Impossible Burgher @JenEngland]

Does anyone know if any organizations specifically are looking for reusable water bottles for unhoused people in PGH. know about most orgs that serve people who are unhoused but I have a ton of nice water bottles we are trying to rehome