SINGAPORE: A global movement to get customers to buy “suspended
coffees” for the poor has reached Singapore’s shores, and it comes
with a Singaporean spin.
Here, the way to do it is to "chope", or reserve meals, at hawker
stalls.
A Facebook page for the movement was created on Tuesday.
The page, “CHOPE FOOD for the NEEDY - 'Suspended Food Revolution'”,
has garnered more than 2,300 "likes" so far.
The people-led movement will see members of the public approach
hawker stalls and pay for food in advance.
The onus is then on the stallholders to serve food to people they
think are in need, or cannot afford a meal.
The movement’s Facebook page administrator Michelle Tan said on the
page: "Unlike in NY (New York) where the onus lies with the needy
to approach the shops to ask if there is any suspended food
available, the system I envisage for this movement has the supplier
approaching the needy."
According to the page, at least three hawker stalls are now on
board.
The local movement comes on the heels of a similar “suspended
coffees” ground-up online initiative, which has gained traction in
Europe and the US.
- CNA/jc