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…
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 …
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 …
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 …
Sister Cecilia joined us for the whole day, the shopping part as well as rice distribution in the afternoon. She does it all – helping, advising, listening and looking for ways to help the poor. A true inspiration in these …
Brenda came for one last rice and milk shopping trip before her family leaves Bangkok. It was a bitter sweet moment but we made the best of it. We loaded the truck and did that very efficiently considering that it …
The first Rice Run of the dry season was a relief. We lost five of our 85 registered recipients in the past month and it was great to see most of the registered seniors show up on a beautiful sunny …
We had another Rice Run with covid schedule: Carol and Willy joined me for the shopping trip to Makro, Penang Market and Klong Toei Market and Shannon led the team of volunteers in the afternoon. They met in Boss Mansion …
As usual, our Rice Run Friday started with adding air to the tires before our shopping trip to Makro and Penang Markets. Carol and Willy joined for another great aquisition trip. We had a great downpour in the afternoon and …
As usual, we started the Friday Rice Run with picking up Sister Joan’s truck and adding air to it’s tires before heading to Makro. Carol and Willy joined the effort and we purchased rice, cooking oil, fish sauce and diapers …
Carol and I did the shopping part of Rice Run and it was longer than usual. We loaded 79 bags of rice only to find that this kind was too expensive and we had to do buy another kind. After …