This team distributes 150 food packets every day in Mangaluru

MANGALURU:

Hope Foundation

is distributing about 150

food packets

every day in and around

Mangaluru

.

Saif Sultan, a management trainer and founder of Hope Foundation, told TOI, “With the lockdown, several people especially labourers are stranded in the city. Many have started walking towards their homes. We are also reaching out to essential service providers like police constables and Mescom workers, who have to struggle hard for a meal while on duty. With Suhail Sayed and

Abdul Rishan

and two cooks, we decided to set up a kitchen and distribute 150 food packets everyday. Several lorry drivers are stranded near the Baikampady industrial area and since we have obtained passes from the district administration, we will go around distributing food packets till the lockdown period is in force,” he said.

Dal, rice and pulao packets are served thrice a week and veg biryani once. “We have enough funds for the time being,” said Saif, asking donors not to contribute funds.

Earlier, Saif Sultan and Safwan Sayed donated 120 bottles of hand sanitizers to police stations and traffic police in and around Mangaluru. Neil Zackaria from

St Georges

Homeopathy gave these bottles at a discounted rate to Hope Foundation. “We wanted to distribute masks, but due to their shortage in the market, we could not take it forward,” he added.

On Sunday, Snackies India donated 500 buns to the team and Patrao Caterers handed over 100 food packets. “We reached out to 40 stranded labourers from Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal at Bunder. We will provide them with necessary ration items on Monday, “ said Saif.

Meanwhile, the team has identified 500 needy families and will distribute necessary ration for 15 days. “As per the list compiled by our volunteers, the indent for 2,000 families has been finalised. However, in the first phase, Hope Foundation will reach out to 500 families. The bag will include 10kg boiled rice, 5kg sugar and other items like tea powder, oil, salt, wheat flour, garam masala, ragi, milk powder, chilli powder and other essentials, together worth Rs 1,000,” said Saif.


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