On the third weekend in October, more than 40 IB students from Didždvaris gymnasium together with children from other educational institutions took part in annual and 15th “Food Bank” campaign. Only on Friday IB1 students managed to talk into 332 customers of “Maxima” in Rūdės str. 14 to help others who live in poverty to feel remembered and full again. 684 food products were donated on the same day with a goal to raise as much as possible for the local children center.
People were divided into several groups with different tasks: to inform
customers about the campaign and handle the list of needed products, to gather
bought goods from the people, to mark donated products in the table. One of the
volunteers who participated in the event shared that “although offering every
person to buy something for a stranger is hard, knowing that I’m doing this for
a greater cause makes me understand the value of our work here” Students after
the big weekend were also discussing how much people actually are willing to
help others.
15th anniversary of “Food Bank” campaign is the one to
remember in numbers of people involved and products donated. Let’s hope that
the upcoming year will be even more successful and even more help will be
provided for the ones in need.
Gabija Godaitė, IB1
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