Rotary Club Of Mumbai Queen’s Necklace Provides 1.6 Lakh Meals Per Day
The campaign named “Feed All In Need” Aims To Aid Those Impacted Worst By COVID-19
MUMBAI, India – 27th April, 2020: Rotary Club Of Mumbai Queen’s Necklace (referred as ‘the Club’ hereafter) has
reached to over 1.6 lakh meals per day across Mumbai during the COVID-19 lockdown. The initiative named “Feed All In Need” aims to help the vulnerable population of the city such as migrants, daily wage earners and homeless people. The Club members have been working tirelessly to reach out for donations and have successfully raised INR 6 crores over a one-month period. Additionally, they have also managed to get “in kind Donations” of nearly INR 2.5 crores.
“The Rotary Club Of Mumbai Queen’s Necklace is extremely humbled by the massive support we have received from all our donors and volunteers to make the ‘Feed All In Need’ initiative such a success,” says Rtn. Sanjiv Mehta, Past President – Rotary Club Of Mumbai Queen’s Necklace. “Kudos to the committee members, who without any past relevant experience, have managed spices, veggies & grain sourcing, up to 11 kitchens planning, quality of product, product mix location wise and coordination on ground, seamlessly.”
The meals that have been arranged include Dal Khichdi, other rice items, Pav Bhaji and Vada pav. What started off as an initiative to provide 1,000 meals per day has, today, remarkably grown to exceed 1.6 lakh distributions per day.
Rotary Club Of Mumbai Queen’s Necklace has partnered with several organizations and HNIs who have supported the initiative under CSR or from personal trusts. Piramal Foundation has been a strong supporter by bringing on other huge organizations to support this initiative, such as Reliance Foundation, A.T.E. Chandra Foundation and HSBC. Reliance Foundation is the largest contributor and has sponsored all the groceries for the three Annamrita kitchens.
Annamrita Foundation – ISKCON has allotted capacity of 90,000 meals per day to the program. Other kitchen partners include TajSats, Thackers, Popular Caterers, Tha’l Co, Blue Sea and Foodlink Banquets & Catering and others.
NGO partners with specific experience in calamity distribution, local MLAs, councillors, social workers and large-hearted volunteers have offered last mile delivery capabilities. Delivering cooked meals to migrant camps, slum dwellers, street shanties and in-transit migrants is made possible by a team of over 200 volunteers. Some of the NGO partners include Giants International, YMCA, Art Of Living, Chhoti Si Asha and NESH52.
Starting 1st May, the Club also plans to distribute food grain kits, in addition to the cooked meals they provide. The aim is to distribute 30,000 kits to the marginalized communities such as Ragpickers, Transgenders, Dabbawallas and others. The kits will include essential food ingredients such as rice, wheat, tuar dal, cooking oil, sugar, turmeric, chilli powder, salt and tea that amount to INR 1,000. Each kit feeds a family of 4 for 15 days.
Bank details are shared below for anyone who would like to make a contribution to the “Feed All In Need” initiative:
- Beneficiary Name: Rotary Club Of Mumbai Queen’s Necklace Charitable Trust
- Bank Name: HDFC Bank Ltd
- Account No: 00601000206962
- IFSC Code: HDFC0000060
- Branch: Fort, Mumbai
