Rice Run Oct 22, 2021
It was just over 5 years ago that Sister Joan left Bangkok and since we did our first Rice Run without her. This Friday I went shopping alone for Rice Run & Milk Run supplies with plenty of time to …
Category: Rice Run
The Rice Run project serves the elderly, typically over 60 years old, often living alone. This program started in late 1990s as a donation of rice to the needy and evolved in early 2000s into a more substantial help to registered recipients. Every 2 weeks, they receive a 5kg bag of rice, dried pork, a bottle of fish sauce and a bottle of cooking oil. Often, we will add more items donated by different individuals or organizations.
Events in the Rice Run take place every 2nd Friday at 4pm in Rang Moo community of Klong Toei slum. This is a Google Maps link to where we meet: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RCYSXM2dBkjPBF1g6
Below are the posts and pictures from our past events…
Rice Run Oct 8, 2021
Another great Rice Run Friday. I went shopping alone and left Sister Joan’s packed car at Boss Manson. Servane, May, Josie, Vicky and Alexander met there at 3pm to pack all food into individual bags and delivered it to Rong …
Milk Run Oct 1, 2021
Today I was alone at the Milk Run, just like Sister Joan used to do. It was very easy, we’re still not getting all of the moms show up in Rong Moo so the biggest crowd I had is pictured …
Rice Run Sep 24, 2021
This time we tried Tesco hoping to save time but prices can’t compare with Makro… so a short drive later… I dropped of the loaded car at Boss and Shannon took over and led our volunteers in the afternoon distribution. …
Rice Run Sep 10, 2021
A very different Rice Run this fortnight. I decided to save time by shopping at Tesco Rama IV and that saved a lot of time. With shopping done, my job was done. Shannon, Servane & Josie took over. They packed …
Rice Run Aug 27, 2021
We’re getting back into the groove of weekly events. Shannon was again the star of the Rice Run, took full charge of our effort. I met her at Boss in the early morning and we drove in her car to …
Rice Run Aug 13, 2021
Shannon was amazing in spear heading this Friday the 13th Rice Run. We used her truck to go shopping for Rice Run and Milk Run items. First stop as usual was at Makro Our next steps were Penang Market on …
Rice Run Jul 29, 2021
We partnered with Bangkok Community Help group to deliver help to our seniors this Thursday. Shannon did the shopping and packed all the food into bags at Boss. Elsa and Henry helped make everything happen fast. At 3:30 Bangkok Community …
Rice Run Jun 25, 2021
It is all Nikola and Adri, they have been amazing in showing up despite the Covid surge, despite the risk. They delivered again, this time 67 packages of rice, pork, oil and fish sauce to the registered needy of Rong …
Rice Run Jun 11, 2021
Adri and Nikola showed up again for another Friday distribution. They have been amazing in these times of more Covid cases in Klong Toei and their volunteering has truly kept Sister Joan Evans Mission in Klong Toei going uninterrupted. They …
Rice Run May 28, 2021
We have 72 registered recipients in the Rice Run program. They are people who can’t work: seniors (over 60) or people who are handicapped. They are all Thais living in Rong Moo or Suan Ooy parts of the Klong Toei …