2024-08-10 12:30:00
largeThe positive impact of the Olympics is sometimes hidden in places we least expect. For example, food banks are delighted by the surplus of food at various Olympic venues. In Châteauroux, the Indre Food Bank collected ten tons of food, Report Le Figaroall thanks to the partnership with the Paris 2024 Olympic Committee.
The city of Berry did host the shooting competition: 90 delegations, 340 athletes and their staff went there. The Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Cojop) had previously signed an agreement with food solidarity associations such as the Food Bank, Restos du coeur and Chaînonmissant.
Thirty tons of food recovered
Since July 19, association employees have been going to the Olympic venues to collect food. Sardines, tuna, rice, canned food, hygiene products… According to the employees, the quantities are huge, while donations in the past few months have dropped significantly. Sixty-eight partner associations can benefit from these foods. “This is unexpected. In my lifetime as president, this will probably happen only once,” said Marie-Dominique Patureau de Mirand happily. France 3 Loire Valley.
“There is always a surplus in sporting events. We are responsive and we are there. We absolutely have to diversify the way we supply,” she also declared. France 3 Ile-de-FranceThirty tons of food were collected by food banks across the country, including six tons in the Île-de-France alone. These figures are likely to be revised upwards again at the end of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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