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A community project is helping Wyndham residents who are struggling to put food on the table during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Rotary Club of Hoppers Crossing, the Hoppers Crossing Apex Club, DiCaprio Family Restaurant in Hoppers Crossing and Uniting Wyndham have teamed up for the initiative.
The program, which was launched at the end of April, sees 40 meals per week distributed to families living in Wyndham.
Before the project started, members from the Rotary Club of Hoppers Crossing approached the DiCaprio’s manager, Eli Touma, to take part.
Uniting Wyndham, which already partners with the Rotary Club on a number of other local initiatives, agreed for its Werribee headquarters to become the distribution point for the meals.
As well, after members of the Hoppers Crossing Apex Club heard about the venture, they offered to fund 50 per cent of the cost.
Since the food project began, the president of the Rotary Club of Hoppers Crossing, Khurram Khan, has been receiving messages of gratitude from recipients, via the club’s Facebook page.
One message read: “Since the corona, my three children and I were fully reliant on canned food – thanks to you guys, we had hot fresh food from the restaurant after 3/4 months. Thanks and wish you all the goodness”.
