Food sharing during Chinese New year
2024-02-15
During Chinese New Year, our volunteers were still committed to collecting the bread that could be recycled, in order to reduce the wastage. On the first day of Lunar New Year, our volunteers had also managed to receive the leftover New Year rice cakes so they immediately distributed to those in need, to share the festive joy with them. Those received the cakes were overwhelmed with happiness and expressed their gratitude towards the unpaid volunteers' efforts.
During Chinese New Year, our volunteers were still committed to collecting the bread that could be recycled, in order to reduce the wastage. On the first day of Lunar New Year, our volunteers had also managed to receive the leftover New Year rice cakes so they immediately distributed to those in need, to share the festive joy with them. Those received the cakes were overwhelmed with happiness and expressed their gratitude towards the unpaid volunteers' efforts.
Many people in society need food and you are the most important assistant, delivering food that would otherwise be wasted to those in need. Every week, we collect leftover bread and meal boxes in various districts. Are you willing to spend a little time saving food and helping others?
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Last week, volunteers took part in bread and New Year rice cakes collection and sharing action across five districts, Tai Wai, Fo Tan, Tai Po, Fanling and To Kwa Wan. A total of 388 servings of bread and 70 boxes of New Year rice cakes with a total weight of 86.61 kgs were collected. The number of beneficiaries was 301.
Here were the results of each district:
Tai Wai: on Friday, 23 servings of bread and 36 boxes of New Year rice cakes weighing 30.40 kgs were collected. All the bread and boxes of New Year rice cakes were distributed to the cleaners and scavengers. The total number of beneficiaries was 56.
Fo Tan: On Saturday, 87 servings of bread and 34 boxes of New Year rice cakes weighing 32.72 kgs were collected; on Sunday, 42 servings of bread weighing 4.13 kgs were collected. All the bread and boxes of New Year rice cakes were given out to the cleaners and members in the neighbourhood. The total number of beneficiaries was 73.
Tai Po: On Wednesday, 26 servings of bread weighing 3.17 kgs; on Thursday, 45 servings of bread weighing 23.52 kgs were collected; on Friday, there was no leftover bread and the action was cancelled; on Saturday, 84 servings of bread weighing 8.11 kgs were collected; on Sunday, 50 servings of bread weighing 6.00 kgs were collected. All the bread was distributed to the cleaners, scavengers, homeless, members in the neighbourhood. The total number of beneficiaries was 126.
Fanling: On Tuesday, 58 servings of bread weighing 4.04 kgs were collected; on Friday, there was no leftover bread and the action was cancelled. All the bread was given out to the cleaners, security guards, scavengers and the homeless. The total number of beneficiaries was 31.
Tseung Kwan O: On Saturday, the number of volunteers were insufficient and the action was cancelled.
To Kwa Wan: On Wednesday, 15 sandwiches (included in the total bread weight) weighing 4.92 kgs were collected; on Sunday, the bread shop was closed and the action was cancelled. All the bread was given out to the cleaners, scavengers and members in the neighbourhood. The total number of beneficiaries was 15.
Hung Hom: On Friday, the number of volunteers were insufficient and the action was cancelled.
Causeway Bay: On Friday, the number of volunteers were insufficient and the action was cancelled.
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