Salem: Celine Augustine Mary, head of Lotus Home, an orphanage for children at Alagapuram in the city, decided to help Covid-19 patients when a friend requested her to give food to her family.
“The two-member family could not cook for themselves after both of them tested positive for Covid-19,” Celine told TOI. “I roped in some volunteers and began to cook for Covid patients. Hundreds of people are battling for their lives because of Covid. They shouldn’t starve to death.”
Using the rice, dal, vegetables, spices and porridge powder donated by volunteers, Mary began preparing food for the needy in the locality. “We reached out to needy Covid patients with the support of volunteers, who distribute food at the doorsteps.”