“Hello! Have you eaten yet? Do you need a meal box?” A volunteer bumped into the homeless man sleeping under the flyover again and tried to care for his needs in a friendly way.   

“Sure! Thank you. It’s so kind of you!” The homeless man who was originally lying on the ground immediately sat up and felt particularly energized after receiving the meal box. We hoped that this meal box could give him a little strength and feel the warmth of the earth. 

Cherishing food and helping others is our goal. We very much need your help and welcome you to join us as volunteers. With the selfless contribution of volunteers, our action can be sustained across districts.  

Last week, volunteers carried out bread and meal boxes collection and sharing action in eight districts, namely Tai Wai, Fo Tan, Tai Po, Fanling, Tseung Kwan O, To Kwa Wan, Hung Hom and Causeway Bay. A total of 553 servings of bread and 47 meal boxes weighing 144.23 kgs were collected. The number of beneficiaries was 347.  

Here were the results of each district: 

Tai Wai: On Friday, 23 servings of bread weighing 2.85 kgs were collected. All servings of bread were distributed to the cleaners and scavengers in the district. The number of beneficiaries was 12. 

Fo Tan: On Saturday, 153 servings of bread weighing 25.70 kgs were collected; on Sunday, 62 servings of bread weighing 8.48 kgs were collected. All servings of bread were distributed to the cleaners and members in the neighbourhood. The number of beneficiaries was 98. 

Tai Po: On Wednesday, there was no leftover bread and the action was cancelled; on Friday, 14 servings of bread weighing 1.13 kgs were collected; on Saturday, 173 servings of bread weighing 30.46 kgs were collected; on Sunday, 35 servings of bread weighing 15.97 kgs were collected. All servings of bread were given out to the cleaners, scavengers, the homeless and members in the neighbourhood. The number of beneficiaries was 122. 

Fanling: On Tuesday, 26 servings of bread weighing 3.20 kgs were collected; on Friday, 25 servings of bread weighing 4.20 kgs were collected. All servings of bread were given out to the cleaners, security guards, scavengers and the homeless in the district. The number of beneficiaries was 22. 

Sheung Shui: On Friday, there was no leftover bread and the action was cancelled.  

Tseung Kwan O: On Saturday, 41 servings of bread weighing 4.99 kgs were collected. All servings of bread were distributed to the elderly who lived alone and night guards in the district. The number of beneficiaries was 25. 

To Kwa Wan: On Wednesday, 49 sandwiches (included in the total bread weight) weighing 8.90 kgs were collected; on Sunday, 14 servings of bread weighing 1.45 kgs were collected. All servings of bread were given out to the cleaners, the homeless and members in the neighbourhood. The number of beneficiaries was 21. 

Hung Hom: On Friday, 25 meal boxes weighing 24.38 kgs were collected. All meal boxes were distributed to the cleaners, scavengers and members in the neighbourhood. The number of beneficiaries was 25.  

Causeway Bay: On Friday, 22 meal boxes weighing 12.32 kgs were collected. All meal boxes were given out to the homeless and members in Victoria Park and Tin Hau neighbourhood. The number of beneficiaries was 22.