Even on summer evenings, the volunteers tirelessly continued to distribute the food to those in need. Some volunteers came to help immediately after work, while others were students and retirees who joined in. Working together, they quickly shared the food with cleaners, scavengers, and the homeless, doing a good deed for society.

Every day, a lot of leftover food goes to waste, and you can be the most important little helper to distribute the still-edible food to those in need. We collect leftover bread and lunchboxes from various districts every week. Would you be willing to spare some time to join us in reducing food waste and helping others?

We cordially invite you to register as a volunteer. With everyone contributing their part, our efforts can continue to be sustained.

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

Last week, our volunteers carried out bread and lunchbox recovery and sharing activities in eight districts: Tai Wai, Fo Tan, Tai Po, Fanling, Tseung Kwan O, To Kwa Wan, Hung Hom, and Causeway Bay. A total of 743 bread items and 55 lunchboxes, weighing 149.52 kg in total, were collected and distributed to 467 beneficiaries.

The results in each district are as follows:

Tai Wai: On Friday, 44 bread items weighing 4.56 kg were recovered and shared with 42 cleaners and scavengers.

Fo Tan: On Saturday, 111 bread items weighing 18.21 kg were recovered; on Sunday, 42 bread items weighing 3.61 kg were recovered. All the bread was shared with 113 cleaners and residents.

Tai Po: On Wednesday, 121 bread items weighing 15.23 kg were recovered; on Thursday, 8 bread items weighing 3.88 kg were recovered; on Saturday, 144 bread items weighing 15.00 kg were recovered; on Sunday, 74 bread items weighing 8.12 kg were recovered. All the bread was shared with 159 cleaners, scavengers, street sleepers, and residents.

Fanling: On Tuesday, 44 bread items weighing 2.50 kg were recovered; on Friday, 62 bread items weighing 7.40 kg were recovered. All the bread was shared with 55 cleaners, security guards, scavengers, and homeless individuals.

Tseung Kwan O: On Saturday, 43 bread items weighing 4.59 kg were recovered. All the bread was shared with 12 elderly living alone, cleaners, and security guards.

To Kwa Wan: On Wednesday, 21 sandwiches (counted as bread items) weighing 3.14 kg were recovered; on Sunday, 13 bread items weighing 1.15 kg were recovered. All the bread was shared with 16 cleaners, scavengers, and residents.

Hung Hom: On Friday, 27 lunchboxes weighing 26.33 kg were received. All the lunchboxes were shared with 27 cleaners, scavengers, and residents in To Kwa Wan.

Causeway Bay: On Friday, 28 lunchboxes weighing 15.68 kg were received, and 24 bread items weighing 2.26 kg were recovered. All the lunchboxes and bread were shared with 40 street sleepers, cleaners, and residents in Causeway Bay.