Pagodas support thousands of meals for units tasked with epidemic prevention and control
(Baonghean.vn) - In order to contribute to sharing and encouraging the forces on duty to prevent and fight the Covid-19 epidemic in localities, some pagodas in the province have organized the "Loving Meal" program, giving away thousands of free meals.
From September 10 to 13, Bodhi Mind Charity Association and BuddhistsPhuc Lac Pagoda(Nghi Loc) joined hands to cook 3 meals of love and give nearly 300 boxed meals to the forces on duty on the front line against the epidemic in Cua Lo town and Nghi Thach commune (Nghi Loc).
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| The Tam Bo De Charity Association of Phuc Lac Pagoda prepares free meals for Buddhist families. Photo: Le Khuong |
Each time the Buddhists cook, they prepare carefully to ensure the quality of “delicious rice and sweet soup”. The cost of organizing the cooking is mobilized by the Charity Association. After completing the cooking at the Buddhists’ homes, hundreds of these meals are carefully packaged and delivered to the units.
On this occasion, Tam Bo De Charity Association also presented 50 gifts to families in difficult circumstances in Nghi Thuy Ward (Cua Lo Town). To share with the locality, the Association also sent members to take turns registering to be on duty at checkpoints and participating in rice cookers run by organizations and authorities to serve the forces.anti-epidemic.
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| Tam Bo De Charity Association gives away free meals in Cua Lo Town. Photo: Le Khuong |
Over the past two weeks, monks and BuddhistsVien Quang Pagoda, Nam Thanh commune (Nam Dan) is also enthusiastic in the work of epidemic prevention and control. Especially the activity of cooking free rice, giving to units, quarantine areas in Nam Dan district (Medical Center, Xuan Hoa commune, Trung Phuc Cuong commune, Nam Thanh commune...) and Hung Nguyen district (Medical Center of Hung Thinh commune, Hung Nghia commune, Hung Dao commune...).
From the end of August to September 14, Vien Quang Pagoda has donated 12,000 breakfasts (porridge, sticky rice, bread), 1,400 lunches and dinners to units. On average, the pagoda cooks 100 charity meals every day.
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| Monks and Buddhists of Vien Quang Pagoda prepare free meals at the pagoda. Photo: Duc Tu |
It is known that in the coming time, if the epidemic situation becomes complicated, the pagoda plans to continue cooking rice to support units and quarantine areas inside and outside the district. In addition to cooking free rice, Vien Quang Pagoda also donated tens of millions of VND to support local anti-epidemic forces.
In order to share the difficulties with Xuan Hoa commune - the locality with the most complicated epidemic situation in Nam Dan district, Dai Tue pagoda, Nam Anh commune (Nam Dan) donated 300 kg of rice and 3 million VND to the locality...
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| Vien Quang Pagoda gives away free meals in Trung Phuc Cuong commune (Nam Dan). Photo: Duc Tu |
With meaningful and practical activities, pagodas as well as Buddhists in the province have been joining hands with local authorities and people to actively contribute to preventing and repelling the Covid-19 epidemic.
