"FoodCycle's Feed People, Not Landfills Volunteer Day, in partnership with Thrive Market, will engage community volunteers in hands-on climate action by preparing nutritious food boxes for distribution to nonprofit organizations serving families experiencing food insecurity. Each box will combine fresh surplus food recovered by FoodCycle from local businesses with healthy, shelf-stable products donated by Thrive Market, ensuring recipients receive a balanced selection of nutritious food while preventing edible food from going to waste. Food waste is a significant contributor to climate change. When edible food is sent to landfills, it decomposes and releases methane—a greenhouse gas that is more than 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. At the same time, one in four Californians experiences food insecurity. This project addresses both challenges by redirecting recovered surplus food to people who need it while supplementing it with nutritious pantry staples generously donated by Thrive Market. During the volunteer event, participants will work alongside FoodCycle staff and Thrive Market employees to sort and organize recovered produce and other perishable foods, assemble complete food boxes with Thrive Market's donated nonperishable items, prepare boxes for distribution, and assist with loading vehicles for delivery to community partners. Throughout the event, volunteers will learn about California's food recovery efforts, SB 1383, the environmental impacts of food waste, and practical actions they can take to reduce waste in their own homes and communities. The anticipated climate outcomes include: Diverting edible surplus food from landfills, reducing methane emissions. Increasing community awareness of food waste as a climate issue. Engaging new volunteers in ongoing food recovery and hunger relief efforts. Strengthening partnerships among businesses, nonprofits, and community members to build a more circular and sustainable food system. By combining direct service with climate education, this volunteer event demonstrates how local action can create measurable environmental benefits while improving food access for vulnerable communities. Volunteers will leave with a greater understanding of the connection between climate resilience, food recovery, and hunger relief, empowering them to continue taking climate-positive actions beyond the event.