By now the Portland, Oregon resident has rustled up more than $50,000 in donations and sent out over 100 rolls, most of them to health care and other essential workers.
With the nation in ongoing turmoil, including nearly two weeks of outrage and nationwide protests over the police killing of George Floyd, Rutz is looking to use her rolls to support other causes.
The Sikh temple Bangla Sahib Gurdwara in New Delhi rose to the challenge, ramping up a kitchen operation that already fed a half-million people per week to help the growing ranks of the unfortunate.
The temple has used its dwindling funds to hire a fleet of trucks and drivers to keep delivering 100,000 meals a day to some 30 drop-off points where people form long lines holding tin pitchers and bowls to fill and take home.
Inspired by the nicest guy in the history of children’s television, the late Mister Rogers, it took on new poignance this year for focusing on first responders and other essential workers risking their health every day during the pandemic.