Andra Tomsa knows what it’s like to be hungry. Born into poverty in Romania, Tomsa made her way to the Bronx and earned master’s degrees in economics.
Now, she’s combining the skills from her careers in financial advising and hospitality to create Spare, a new app with the ambitious goal of ending hunger in her adoptive city. RELATED: Be your own bartender at Genuine Liquorette The app works like this: Pay any food or drinks tab and Spare gets notified, then automatically rounds up your total to the nearest dollar, with the money going to support local hunger relief efforts. It may not seem like much, but according to Spare, 99 cents alone is enough to supply four meals to hungry New Yorkers. All that good doing has benefits, too. Spare has partnered with restaurants around the city, including The Writing Room and Parlor Steakhouse, to offer free drinks and discounts. Spare is free and available for iOS devices.
New app Spare wants to end hunger in NYC
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