Rice Run May 14, 2021
A very light and fast Rice Run. Nikola and Adri delivered 69 bags of rice, fish sauce, cooking oil and dried pork to our registered seniors of Rong Moo and Suan Ooy communities in Klong Toei. The distribution was easy …
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 Apr 30, 2021
This was another easy and very streamlined effort: I went shopping alone in the morning, Janna and Adri came to help pack the bags at 3pm and Adri and I delivered the help with Khun Jim’s assistance. We distributed 69 …
Rice Run Apr 16, 2021
Sister Cecilia joined this Friday, both at the shopping leg and the afternoon distribution. As always, she made things organized and efficient. We gave out 71 packets of rice, oil, fish sauce and doubled the amount of dried pork because …
Rice Run Apr 2, 2021
This Rice Run Shannon did it all. I wasn’t well and she did all the shopping with May and all the delivery in the afternoon as well. Josie and Servane joined the distribution and they all gave out 74 …
Rice Run Mar 19, 2021
We served 72 seniors with rice, fish sauce, cooking oil and dried pork on March 19th. Shannon led the afternoon distribution while May and I did the most unusual shopping trip in the morning. We had one mishap after another …
Rice Run Mar 5th, 2021
Carol and I went shopping in the morning and beat all records! We met at 10 sharp and finished at noon!! Makro, Penang Market and the small shop in Klong Toei Market that sells dried pork… There were no lines …
Rice Run Feb 19, 2021
Today May and I shopped and Shannon and the crew delivered 74 food packages in the afternoon. As usual, I delivered the Rice Run items to our storage room and Shannon and the team packed them in the afternoon. Here …
Rice Run Feb 5, 2021
Shannon and Henry joined Carol and me in the morning to shop for Mission supplies for today’s Rice Run and next friday’s Milk Run. We were so fast – we couldn’t believe it! Met at 10am and we were back …
Rice Run Jan 22, 2021
A great Rice Run event on a day that authorities decided to start loosening the Pandemic rules in Bangkok. It seems like Klong Toei magically avoided the Covid attack. Shannon and I went shopping in the morning, still using my …
Rice Run, Jan 8, 2021
Our January 8th Rice Run started with Shannon and Martel joining to help the shopping part. We used my truck again and visited Makro, Penang Market and the dried pork store in record time. At Penang Market, we left the …
Rice Run Dec 23, 2020
This was the last Rice Run of 2020 and we made it count. We gave out 79 food packages and added extra items, a little present for the arrival of 2021. Carol came to help with shopping and lead the …