Healthy Breakfast Project

The goal of the Healthy Breakfast Project is to provide healthy grocery assistance to at-risk seniors in need in the Community

#Healthy Vitamin Box

”Healthy Breakfast” - A social volunteer project aimed at helping low-income elderly community members provide a monthly grocery basket that will allow at-risk elderly clients to start their day with a healthy and nutritious breakfast every day from April to December.

Each month, 50 elderly clients will receive a healthy grocery basket that will consist of the most meaningful breakfast foods to start each day with!

Breakfast is the most important meal and if it is rich in healthy fats, protein, fibre and superfoods, the body will have enough resources for a full day. This is the concept of this year's project, which will keep seniors healthy all day and all year round.

The main idea of the project is to partner with local producers of fresh fruit and vegetables, cereal and canned food factories and manufacturers, speciality shops and nutritional specialists.

Project participant receives:

- 1 time a month - a grocery box filled with a variety of healthy products for breakfast preparation.

- Once a month - an online meeting with a nutritionist and breakfast recipes.

- Once a year - participation in the project "Cooking Together" - final event.

- Once a year - opportunity to participate in the EcoLocal fair

- 3 times a year - opportunity to participate in a brunch with culinary influencers and chefs

- 1 brochure - receive a brochure with healthy breakfasts for the whole week.

Expected project results:

● 50 elderly beneficiaries of the project

● 450 food kits delivered, which consist of a healthy food basket that will create a variety of breakfasts

● 9 educational meetings in the field of healthy nutrition

People

shcherbatov

linda

shcherbatov

linda

Hi all! My name is Linda Shcherbatova, I am 35 years old. I am a studied catering technologist-designer. At the age of 15, I joined the Jewish Cultural Center «KEDEM» and began to expand my educational horizons.

Volunteering has always held a special place in my heart, thanks to my parents and grandparents who raised me the right way.

At the moment I am participating in the project «The Origins of Mercy», which brings me joy, especially considering that my grandmother Greta is far away from me, because due to circumstances she had to move to another country. Often I meet older people who resemble my loved ones Greta and Izya. Their manners, habits or appearance give the impression that my relatives are next to me.

What does it mean to be a volunteer?

This is a moment of sincerity when you lend a helping hand in any situation. It is a manifestation of gratitude when you accept the arms of a person who has lived for many years. In their eyes you see only positive emotions accumulated over the years of life, and upon returning home you feel the aroma of the velvet skin of their hands. Being a volunteer makes me proud! This is a charge of positive emotions in our difficult time!

nikita

katernyuk

nikita

katernyuk

Hi all!

My name is Nikita Katernyuk, I am 15 years old and I am in the 10th grade. I love making new friends and trying new things. For a long time, my main goal was to improve my communication skills, to become a more sociable person, and then I realized that volunteering is a great opportunity for my socialization.

After a long search for a suitable volunteer center, I settled on the RVC. I also have a lot of good memories associated with this place, because as a child I attended a children’s camp from «KEDEM», but then, I still did not know about my Jewish roots. When I first came to the RVC, I was struck by the huge number of projects that are aimed at helping both the elderly and children. For me, the opportunity to get acquainted with the culture and traditions of the Jewish people, which is provided by the RVC, is also very important.

For 2 months of my volunteer activity, I managed to participate in such projects and promotions as delivery within the framework of the «Healthy Vitamin Box», «Call Center», the seminar «Sources of Mercy», «Love Story», «IT-DED», «All to the museum» and «Chisinau residents of the 20th century». I try to join all directions of the RVC, but for the most part I specialize in the «Sources of Mercy» project.

Volunteering has become for me a truly favorite thing, my journey in which is just beginning. I am very glad that I am part of the team of the Republican Volunteer Center! After all, it was here that I developed new abilities and talents in myself, and also learned that I am part of the Jewish people, for whom Jewish culture is important, and I want to learn more about it.”