Clever idea: unsold “menu du jour” given to homeless people

by Michal Kašpárek on February 5, 2010

Bums eating warm dinner (source: brno.cz)

Bums eating warm dinner (source: brno.cz)

Six restaurants joined a project launched by businessman Richard Hošek and the town council. Unsold meals prepared as “menu du jour” are given to homeless people at the corp of The Salvation Army at Mlýnská st.

According to the town’s official website, there are 1,500 homeless people living in Brno. That’s quite high number, compared to the total population of 370,000.

Source: brno.cz

Tagged as: charity, The Salvation Army

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