Heroes emerge from Melbourne’s lockdown

In a time of uncertainty, there are COVID heroes who have been focusing on the greater good and going out of their way to help others. A group of volunteers for the Big Umbrella Foundation meet twice a week and prepare meals with surplus food which they then deliver to the homeless and disadvantaged at Federation Square. Big Umbrella Foundation founder Justin Dickinson told Sky News over the least 10 years "we’ve worked with over 35,000 volunteers coming in from week to week". “Every week we get a delivery from OzHarvest or Secondbite," he said. "It’s all rescued food from supermarkets, cafes and restaurants, up to 500 kilos. “On that day we repurpose that into meals, cook about 250 meals out of that 500 kilos and take it out onto the street and serve it that night.” Mr Dickinson said they had to close down their Federation Square service because they attracted large crowds and have moved to a delivery service. “We went from two nights a week to seven nights a week overnight.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au