2024-06-24 00:25:03
The fridge of the Antakalnis group is constructed subsequent to the picket constructing of the precinct, which additionally homes the reception of Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė. It may be replenished with meals merchandise, and anybody can come to select them up at any time of the day.
Cabinets are additionally put in subsequent to it, the place you’ll be able to retailer shampoo bottles that aren’t used at residence or tea baggage given at Christmas.
Goda Sosnovskienė, the creator of the group fridge, borrowed the concept from Scandinavia: “We noticed an identical fridge in Copenhagen, there are additionally in Helsinki. Basically, such fridges are a standard factor on the planet, solely they weren’t but in Lithuania. To illustrate there are 5 of them in Reykjavík, which has solely 130,000 inhabitants.”
G. Sosnovskienė emphasised that volunteers are essential for this initiative. And never solely to replenish the fridge with meals provides, but in addition to prepare and preserve it.
In keeping with her, though there are various rich residents in Antakalni, there is no such thing as a scarcity of beneficiaries: “Earlier than the opening, three individuals loaded the fridge with merchandise, and on the finish of every working day, all of the cafes working in Sapiegiu Park promised to carry the remaining meals.”
In keeping with Simona Laiconaitė, one other implementer of the group fridge concept, not solely meals merchandise, but in addition shampoo, cleaning soap, and washing powder are essential for the needy residents of Vilnius. There are separate containers for them on the cabinets.
“We encourage individuals to additionally go away meals that has just lately expired. In any case, it’s usually appropriate for consumption”, mentioned S. Laiconaitė.
The cash for the fridge and the shelter was allotted by the municipality, which hopes that such assist might be offered to the needy sooner or later in all districts of the capital.
Vytautas Juozapavičius, an worker of the Antakalnis ward, was the primary to fill the fridge with meals merchandise. He mentioned that he donates to different initiatives as effectively, however he couldn’t assist however contribute to this one, the primary in Lithuania.
Will lengthy fingers injury the fridge that’s accessible to everybody?
“I’m an optimist, though nobody is aware of the way it will prove. I hope that the video digital camera subsequent to the fridge will even self-discipline,” mentioned the person from Vilnius.
2024-06-24 00:25:03