Food trucks carry love

Although it is hard, our colleagues still try their best because this is volunteer work, meaningful to many people.

“Everyone, there are about 20 people in my area on dialysis. They are all seriously ill and poor patients. They are having difficulty with everything and have had to eat instant noodles for the whole week”...

“I feel so sorry for you. I need to ask for support for 50 households, including 30 in quarantine and some who are renting.”

"I see that you are supporting vegetables, I would like to share the ward kitchen to support cooking rice for the checkpoints"...

Members prepare vegetables and food to distribute to the beneficiaries. Photo: SH

For nearly a week now, the 3 phone numbers of members of Vinh Phat Logistics Joint Stock Company have regularly received requests for support or food supply from many people and organizations and units. Immediately after updating the information, the members will review, check the data and plan to supply and support. In particular, if anyone is in difficulty, the company will support for free. If any unit needs a lot, the company will connect with people who supply food and the company will support transportation.

With such perseverance, every day the transport team of Vinh Phat Logistics Joint Stock Company runs dozens of trips, regardless of day or night. Mr. Ho Van Hung - a member of the company added: Every day, around 5 am we will go to the checkpoint to pick up the goods and then return to summarize and distribute to each person or each location. Because the workforce is only about 10 people, the work is quite hard and many of us eat and stay right at the office to ensure safety."

Food support for poor households or locked-down areas. Photo: SH

Vinh Phat Logistics Joint Stock Company operates mainly in the fields of ore mining and freight transport. A few days ago, before Vinh city officially strengthened the implementation of the lockdown order according to Directive 16, the company sent a proposal to the People's Committee of Le Loi ward to request "confirmation and facilitation for company employees (those participating in supporting the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic) to be allowed to move and participate in traffic to serve the checkpoints, functional forces of the ward... to be assured of fighting the epidemic".

The main task is to transport vegetables to volunteer kitchens and meals, supply supplies and drinking water to epidemic checkpoints in the ward and neighboring areas...

Bringing food to poor households. Photo: SH

In fact, this is also a completely new job for the brothers in the company. The most experience gained before was from the volunteer trips that everyone had done in flood relief and support for Ho Chi Minh City and the southern provinces to prevent the Covid epidemic.

During the implementation process, the unit's members also received support from other volunteer groups such as the Tam An Volunteer Group and some forums in Vinh. Sharing about this, Mr. Dinh Van Quoc Huy - a member of the company added: When they knew we wanted to transport green vegetables, many members of the groups introduced us to people who used to supply green vegetables to wholesale markets in Quynh Luu, Nghi Kim, Hung Dong. Then they would bring the goods to the checkpoints and we would go out to pick them up for distribution.

Company staff transport drinking water to key points in Vinh city. Photo: SH

In recent days, by doing this, Vinh Phat Joint Stock Company has transported about 2-3 tons of vegetables every day. Of these, nearly half will be donated to collective kitchens and those in difficult circumstances. The rest will be supplied to units in need in large quantities at a stable price, much lower than the market price. In addition, whenever receiving requests for support for other items such as drinking water, medicine and some essential items, the company will transport them free of charge to people in emergencies.

During the transport days, there were also many funny and touching stories because many people knew about the children's work and contributed money to share with the needy people. Many people, when receiving food support, "refused" because they wanted to give it to those who were in more need...

Providing food at stable prices for units on duty. Photo: SH

Operating during the complicated Covid-19 pandemic also poses many risks of spreading the disease. Therefore, to ensure the safety of the entire team, the company has contracted with a private hospital in the area to test employees for Covid-19 every 3 days in accordance with regulations. The process of receiving and delivering goods is also strictly implemented, ensuring social distancing and safety.

Before departure for duty of company members. Photo: SH

With the "special" job, Mr. Le Minh Cuong - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vinh Phat Logistics Joint Stock Company also shared: When deciding to take on this job, we will also identify the difficulties and hardships. However, as a citizen of the city, in the new period of social distancing, we identify that the government will face many difficulties and has no plan to deal with it. Therefore, with our work, although very small, we hope to join hands with the people of Vinh city to overcome the epidemic.