Rice Run Sep 4, 2020
we’re getting our volunteer numbers back to pre Covid days. On Sep 4th, we had 4 of us for the rice and milk shopping trip and another 8 kind souls at the 4 pm distribution We gave out 80 packages …
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 Aug 21, 2020
We had a Rice Run like we used to have pre-Covid: so many people came to give their energy and time. In the morning, Shannon, Carol and I went to Makro to get most of the stuff for the Rice …
Rice Run Aug 7, 2020
Another Rice Run with great crew – Carol and Shannon joined the shopping leg and made everything so light, Sister Joan would have had such a great time if she was with us… We finished all in 2 hours, some …
Rice Run Jul 24, 2020
Yesterday Trini had her last Rice Run for a while as she’s leaving Bangkok soon and returning to Australia. She took over the Rice Run and did shopping for supplies and then packing and distribution too. A wonderful effort and …
Rice Run Jul 10, 2020
Here we are well in the second half of 2020 and the Milk and Rice Run programs haven’t missed a single week and keep humming along. This week, Trini was the hero of day again, joining me for the shopping …
Rice Run Jun 26, 2020
Trini was the hero of the day – coming to help with the shopping then packing the bags and finally distributing the food in Rang Moo. From 10 am to 6 pm – a full day of work!! When Sister …
Rice Run Jun 12, 2020
Sister Cecilia came from Rathaburi to join us and help out on this Rice Run. Trini also joined for a full day, shopping in the morning, packing mid day and the distribution from 4 to 5:15pm. As we used to, …
Rice Run May 29, 2020
Today’s Rice Run was sponsored by the kind ladies of Soroptimist International Dusit Club. I met with June and her husband Robin at Makro and they paid for the cooking oil, fish sauce and sardines for our 86 seniors from …
Rice Run May 15, 2020
On May 15th we celebrated the return of our Rice Run volunteers to the weekly event. Covid may have put a pause on their attendance as many followed the reccommendatinos to stay away from crowds but as Thailand is seeing …
Rice Run May 1, 2020
We had a great Rice Run with a large group of volunteers composed of 4 adults and 4 of the students we sponsor through the School Run program. They all showed up spontaneously to lend a hand on a hot …