Campaign encourages Poles to share food with homeless
PR dla Zagranicy
Grzegorz Siwicki
27.12.2018 08:30
A campaign encouraging people to share food with the homeless got under way in Poland as the festive season drew to a close.
Photo courtesy of Maria Skołożyńska/podzielmysie.pl
The Share a Meal with the Homeless campaign began on Wednesday and was scheduled to run until Friday in 50 cities and towns across the country.
As part of the campaign, volunteers were coming to people’s homes to pick up food left over after Christmas and take it to soup kitchens and eateries for the poor and homeless, the effort’s coordinator, Maria Skołożyńska, told public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency.
Photo courtesy of Maria Skołożyńska/podzielmysie.pl
The Share a Meal with the Homeless campaign is held twice a year, at Christmas and Easter, and has drawn increasing interest from the public since it was launched in 2015, according to Skołożyńska.
The average Polish family of four wastes up to PLN 2,500 (EUR 577, USD 655) worth of food annually, according to the Federation of Polish Food Banks.
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Source: TVP Info, IAR