It is such a heartwarming sight when Galini, the soup kitchen that serves more than 400 meals a day to the elderly, the homeless and many families with young children in the area of Kerameikos has plenty of rescued food donations waiting to be sorted out on its work benches.

Fresh leftover bread from bakeries,"ugly" fruit and vegetables that customers haven't bought simply because of their appearance, luscious birthday cakes that happened to be leftover in pastry shops.

Many soup kitchens like Galini face the difficult task of providing a nutritious meal for the people they help on a daily basis and to do so with little means and without state funding. This is why providing them with food donations via Facebook .com/profile.php?id=399039536825759" title="Για να προσθέσετε ένα φίλο σας με ετικέτα, πληκτρολογήστε @ και έπειτα το όνομά του">The Hellenic Initiative supported organisation Facebook .com/profile.php?id=164784146944249" title="Για να προσθέσετε ένα φίλο σας με ετικέτα, πληκτρολογήστε @ και έπειτα το όνομά του">Μπορούμε is so importanmt because it means that they can cut down on their expenses and help more people in need.

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