Guest guest Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 There IS a free lunch!! From the Kerala page of http://www.newindpress.com BTW, I got that link from "The Week" to open today! Keval ========================================== Thursday September 18 2003 12:39 IST Preparations on for free meals KOCHI: Twenty tons of rice, 20,000 litres of sambar, 15 tons of curry, 1.5 lakh pappadams — that’s what is needed to feed devotees during a single lunch at the forthcoming Amritavarsham celebrations. Preparations are on at the temporary kitchen erected at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium to provide 12 lakh free meals over four days for the forthcoming Amritavarsham celebrations. One lakh guests are expected at each meal. Food will be distributed from 200 separate counters. Each meal will be completed in one-and-a-half hours. To achieve this mammoth task, 75,000 plates and cups have been acquired. Breakfast and dinner will also be served free of charge. Arrangements have been made for adequate drinking water. Refrigerated truck will deliver milk twice daily for tea. One-and-a-half truck-loads of sugar will also be delivered at the venue for the four days. International meals and traditional cuisine from other Indian states will be available at paying canteens. All work is being carried out by inmates of the Matha Amritanandamayi Mutt and volunteers. 3250 volunteers have been appointed to staff the kitchen and dining hall and a separate group of volunteers for clean-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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