Caring for the Roadside Scavengers

"Auntie, hello! Would you like some bread? We have some leftover bread that we can give you!" A volunteer approached the scavenger old woman who was sorting cardboard on the side of the road. "Thank you! You can just leave it on the side, I'll have it after I'm done."

Every day, a lot of leftover food is wasted, and you are the most important little helper, sending the still edible food to those in need. We collect leftover bread and lunchboxes from various districts every week, would you be willing to spend a little time to join us in this food-saving and helping effort?

We invite you to register as a volunteer, and with everyone contributing their own efforts, our actions can continue.

(To register as a volunteer, please click https://foodcommons.hk/en/volunteers)

Last week, our volunteers collected bread and lunchboxes in 8 districts: Tai Wai, Fo Tan, Tai Po, Fanling, Tseung Kwan O, To Kwa Wan, Hung Hom, and Causeway Bay. A total of 743 bread and 54 lunchboxes were collected, with a total weight of 151.14 kg, benefiting 516 people.

The results in each district are as follows:

Tai Wai: On Friday, 32 pieces of bread weighing 3.56 kg were collected and shared with cleaners and scavengers, benefiting 32 people.

Fo Tan: On Saturday, 119 pieces of bread weighing 11.41 kg were collected; on Sunday, 65 pieces of bread weighing 7.49 kg were collected. All the bread was shared with cleaners and residents, benefiting 147 people.

Tai Po: On Wednesday, 130 pieces of bread weighing 16.94 kg were collected; on Thursday, 13 pieces of bread weighing 6.71 kg were collected; on Friday, 21 pieces of bread weighing 2.10 kg were collected; on Saturday, 45 pieces of bread weighing 11.69 kg were collected; on Sunday, 117 pieces of bread weighing 28.62 kg were collected. All the bread was shared with cleaners, scavengers, street sleepers, and residents, benefiting 187 people.

Fanling: On Tuesday, 34 pieces of bread weighing 2.50 kg were collected; on Friday, 44 pieces of bread weighing 5.60 kg were collected. All the bread was shared with cleaners, security guards, scavengers, and homeless people, benefiting 54 people.

Tseung Kwan O: On Saturday, 17 pieces of bread weighing 1.70 kg were collected. All the bread was shared with elderly living alone, cleaners, and security guards, benefiting 17 people.

To Kwa Wan: On Wednesday, 14 sandwiches (counted as bread) weighing 2.12 kg were collected; on Sunday, 10 pieces of bread weighing 0.81 kg were collected. All the bread was shared with cleaners, scavengers, and residents, benefiting 10 people.

Hung Hom: On Friday, 29 lunchboxes weighing 28.28 kg were collected. All the lunchboxes were shared with cleaners, scavengers, and residents in To Kwa Wan, benefiting 29 people.

Causeway Bay: On Friday, 25 lunchboxes weighing 14.00 kg were collected; 82 pieces of bread weighing 7.61 kg were collected. All the lunchboxes and bread were shared with street sleepers, cleaners, and residents in Causeway Bay, benefiting 40 people.