Young volunteers on mission to feed poor

NASHIK

:

Young

volunteers of Robinhood Army have been collecting surplus food from hotels, restaurants and wedding halls to feed the hungry in the city. On an average, the group has been feeding around 1,400 people.


To ensure that they feed a real beneficiary, a thorough location survey is conducted by a group of 3-4 volunteers. They find out the number of family members, how many children are there in the family, the source of livelihood and from these parameters gauge the need to donate food to them.

From September till March 22, they have been able to feed nearly 30,000 people and have conducted 154 drives. They have also participated in a number of marathons to inform people about their work. More than 270

volunteers

including students, housewives and working people are part of the Robinhood Army.

“When we started, we got in touch with the hotels, restaurants, caterers and owners of marriage lawns. They used to ask what we do with the surplus food. Then they started calling us for collecting the food. Even the beneficiaries are happy that they are getting good quality and fresh food,” informed Priyanka Robin, one of the volunteers.

She added that they conducted a Painted Green event across the country on March 16-17, wherein the work of the Robinhood Army was highlighted by sticking the painted posters on the walls of hotels, restaurants and other food-outlets.

“After this event, many people got in touch with us and expressed their readiness to prepare fresh food for the needy. On Makar Sankrant all volunteers prepared dal khichadi and tilgul and fed

poor

children,” she said.