After the government repeatedly spread the news of the nationwide testing and the "foot-stop order", the food in supermarkets and retail stores was emptied day by day, and the prices were on the rise. After 10 years of loss, the social enterprise "Xile Catering Classroom" still insisted on hiring the underprivileged. The newly opened bakery was closed due to the sharp drop in the number of people, but the person in charge saw that the life of disadvantaged families was more difficult, and recently increased the number of free meals to be distributed, including rice, canned food, vegetables and other daily necessities, in case the government implements measures at any time. for grain storage.
The 82-year-old mother-in-law who takes care of her disabled daughter said that she has not been vaccinated due to physical illness, so she cannot enter or leave supermarkets or shopping malls. She also has to take care of her daughter from time to time to prevent her from getting lost. The gift of supplies can at least make the mother and daughter last for a few days. They have to fight for food with other citizens.
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The Cheung Sha Wan social enterprise "Happy Dining Classroom", which mainly employs the disabled and autistic people, is in charge of Song Tai, who just passed the 10th year of operation last year. Although she is facing long-term losses and zero salary, she is witnessing the epidemic. Job opportunities for the handicapped are even rarer. At the end of January, a new social enterprise Baking Cafe was officially opened in Cheung Sha Wan. In view of the severe fifth wave of the epidemic, the business was suspended two weeks ago. Due to the manpower problem, the Xile Catering Classroom will no longer provide classrooms. Food or takeaway service, the meal distribution was temporarily suspended after the New Year to prevent crowds from gathering, and it was gradually resumed this week.
Song Tai said that although the two restaurants have been closed, they have been serving meals on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for many years, mainly serving the elderly living alone, the disabled or families in subdivided rooms. The number of places for food distribution has increased from 700 to 1,000, which is expected to be enough for 3 months of operation. When food distribution resumed this week, many grassroots told her that it was difficult to buy food. She began to discuss with neighbors volunteers the feasibility of delivering meals and supplies. As a result, one of the female volunteers successfully raised about 20,000 yuan in just a few days, and decided to distribute lunch boxes to 340 registered recipients on Saturday. , and comes with a pack of 2kg rice, a can of luncheon meat, beans in tomato sauce, sardines, a pack of rice noodles and 400g of vegetables to cope with the recent panic buying.
There are many elderly people living alone, mothers-in-law with paper skins, subdivided flats and disadvantaged families.
What we saw at the scene was that on the eve of the distribution at 2:00 p.m., the line of people extended from the entrance of the dining room to the opposite road, and then to the back alley next to Lixin Commercial Center. , subdivided tenants, and vulnerable families with children.
Its 82-year-old mother-in-law Deng brought her 40-year-old daughter with moderate intellectual disabilities to the scene to receive double lunch boxes and supplies.
She said that her daughter does not know how to take care of herself, and she has to be with her at all times. However, most of the white rice, rice noodles or wheat husks have been robbed recently, and food prices have skyrocketed. In addition, she has heart disease and three high problems and has not been vaccinated. Vaccines, there are very few shops to choose from, and you can only buy one dish for two or three meals.
"The price of vegetables is so expensive. The cabbage heart and lettuce have 16 or 7 mosquitoes per pound. I have never eaten them. They are not enough for Shao Cai with 10 mosquitoes per pound."
Another Ms. Yuan, who is in a wheelchair, lives alone in Cheung Sha Wan. She buys daily necessities or food by herself on weekdays, but her personal ability is limited. Even if she buys rice, she only buys a 2kg pack of white rice, which is convenient to put on the back of the chair and take away. , but the recent rush for food in supermarkets is too exaggerated, and she can't fight with the general public. "I can't carry a lot of rice, and the flour noodles are also being eaten by people." Donate supplies, I believe it will be enough for a few days.
The 82-year-old mother-in-law Deng brought her 40-year-old moderately mentally handicapped daughter to the scene to collect food supplies. She pointed out that the price of vegetables has skyrocketed recently, and basic food items are also out of stock.
(Photo by Mo Jiawen)
Chorus, a female volunteer, said that she started participating in voluntary meal distribution in her own name about two years ago. Originally, she planned to raise funds with friends to buy supplies to celebrate Song Tai’s new Cafe in the same district, and to hire more disabled people. Recently, the epidemic situation has taken a turn for the worse. She suddenly thought of increasing the amount of money with her friends and donating food and daily necessities to the grassroots. In the end, she raised about 20,000 yuan. Song Tai contacted a wholesaler to deliver the goods to the vicinity, and then worked with everyone to move it to the door for distribution.
She humbled herself that the amount of investment was not large, but she felt relieved when she saw that the grassroots received the supplies and said thank you.
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