When the epidemic was at its worst last year, many units serving the elderly, including day centers for the elderly, needed to suspend their services.
In order to avoid the epidemic, some elders can only stay at home alone and dare not go out.
In view of this, the Leshantang Jiabao Nutritional Meal Service Center, a social enterprise under the jurisdiction of Leshantang, immediately deployed additional staff to deliver nutritious meals for the elderly and deliver nutritious meals specially designed for the elderly to their homes.
Care and condolences under the epidemic
Delivery staff have to go to many different places every day, but they all said: "You can help as much as you can during the epidemic, and you are not afraid of hard work." One of the service users said: "I can't go out now, what I look forward to most every day It’s lunch time. Someone can send it to me. I’m so scared. I’ve been thankful for the food delivery service in Le Shantang in the past six months, so that I won’t feel lonely and helpless during the epidemic.” She is one. An elderly person living alone, whose family members all work in other places, could not return to Hong Kong to take care of her. Fortunately, the food delivery staff has worked tirelessly to deliver hot meals to her home every day for the past six months and will give her condolences.
She is very grateful to Leshantang's caring delivery staff who are still not afraid of hard work and epidemics during the epidemic, entering and leaving the building.
Leshantang colleagues also deeply understand the significance of delivering meals during the epidemic, and more of them are to take this action to express their care and condolences to the elderly.
Launched the vacuum health food brand "Le. Yangshan"
In addition, during the epidemic last year, Leshantang social enterprise launched a vacuum health food package brand in order to enable citizens to stay at home during the New Year and festivals, and also to enrich dinner with their relatives during the Qiqing Tuan New Year. Fun. Nourish Food", so that the public can buy a variety of vacuum food packs at affordable prices.
The food packs can be reheated anytime after they are taken out in the refrigerator. The dishes are mainly for health preservation and health care.
The chef uses traditional cooking methods and personally selects fresh ingredients and carefully prepares them, such as stewed chicken with ginseng cordyceps flower, medicated pork rib soup, and pepper fish maw dip, which are very popular among buyers.
Buyers also said that the food packs are very convenient and delicious, and in just 20 minutes, they can enjoy the delicacies that take more than half a day to cook.
After deducting the cost, the full income of the product will be used in the "Leshantang Meal and Waiting Voucher Program" to provide free nutritious meals to low-income families and the elderly.
Fortunately, it has been supported by charitable organizations and good deeds from all walks of life. So far, "Happy Food" has raised funds for 300 families and provided more than 6,000 free nutritious meals.
Vacuum health foods focus on health preservation and health care, including braised snail slices with mushrooms and fish maw, stewed chicken with ginseng and cordyceps flowers and so on.
"Le. Yangshan" introduced health foods and promoted the concept of "not eating from time to time".
Le Shan Tang distributes free nutritious meals to the elderly in need in the district
Help the unemployed tide over the difficulties
Under the influence of the epidemic, the economic recession has greatly increased the number of unemployed or underemployed people in Hong Kong.
In addition to increasing support services, the Leshantang Food Centre also added more jobs, hoping to increase employment opportunities and help the unemployed to tide over the difficulties.
"Thank you very much Leshantang for giving me a stable job when I was in the most difficult time!" said an employee of the food center who joined last year.
He is also very grateful that his work can help many people in need at the same time.
In addition to the retirees, low-skilled women and rehabilitated people who were originally hired, the food center has also hired through the newly launched "Meal Sharing Scheme" last year, meal delivery services for the elderly and the "Le-Yang Meal" vacuum food project. Many unemployed and double-lost youths affected by the epidemic.
The center hopes that through these helping positions, they can help themselves and others and tide over difficulties temporarily.
The director of Leshantang's social enterprise said that they were fortunate that a few months later, they all found a new job, returned to their own sector and set off again, and the spirit of social enterprise was also fully displayed.
The food center prepares nutritious love meals, and provides hot meals to those in need through the "Meal Together" program.
Launched a charity moon cake sale
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Leshantang social enterprise teamed up with Xiaoyi and Kuanxiangzi to launch a charity mooncake sale. We hope that the public will also send blessings to other people in need while celebrating the festival.
For every box of mini mooncakes sold ($238/ 8 pieces), 10 free and nutritious meals can be provided to residents of Leshantang transitional housing and low-income families in the area, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Le Shan Tang appeals to people from all walks of life to do more charity and subscribe for Mid-Autumn Festival charity moon cakes to help those in need to celebrate the festive season.
The Kowloon Le Shan Tang and Xiao Yi and Kuan Alley jointly launched a Mid-Autumn Festival charity moon cake gift box to raise funds for the grassroots.
Lin Nuoyi also made a special trip to the Food Expo earlier to introduce the Mid-Autumn Festival Charity Mooncakes
Kowloon Le Shan Tang-Shop Xiao Yi X Wide Alley-Mid-Autumn Charity Mooncake Gift Box:
Order URL: bit.ly/lstmooncake2021
Order Tel: 2334 5009
Order WhatsApp: 5698 4636
Colleagues at Leshantang Social Enterprise and Food Center will continue to research more new nutritious and delicious dishes and foods to help those in need, help others help themselves, and be kind!
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