What a waste - food being thrown away

I just read this article in the Burlington Free Press written by staff writer
John Briggs about how $600 worth of food - expensive cheeses, marinated meatballs, tortilleni and a bunch of other yummy sounding goodies - got thrown in the trash because the local emergency food services progams in the area don't have a program in place to be able to accept food donations at night.

For want of staff members and a refrigerated truck, low-income people in the area are missing out on having enough food to eat.

You can read the article by clicking here:

This sounds like a perfect job for a VISTA Volunteer...

What about you? Do you work with an emergency food program? Do you have a program in place for picking up food at night from restaurants, caterers and the like? How is the program structured?

What are the pitfalls someone wanting to start such a program should look for?

Enquiring minds want to know!