Ricesticks and Tea with D28

Founded in 1998, Ricesticks and Tea (RST) is a food pantry program serving over 120 pre-screened low-income Asian immigrant and refugee families each month. It is the only food pantry program in the region with the mission to serve the Asian community and provide food that is consistent with their cultural cooking traditions and preferences.

The D28 class volunteered from 6am-9:30am at Ricesticks and Tea by taking out groceries, organizing, and bagging produce, meat, pantry, and rice.
With 512 total bags, the group handed everything out to 128 people!

Donated Items:
   58 children’s oral hygiene bags (toothbrushes and toothpaste)
   21 adult oral hygiene bags (toothbrushes and regular-sized toothpaste)
   48 adult oral hygiene bags (toothbrushes and large-sized toothpaste)
   23 additional adult toothbrushes
   15 additional large adult toothpaste tubes
   8 additional children’s toothpaste tubes
   
   Participants: Isabelle Dost, America Hernandez, Abdulkader Sari, Andres Romero, Laila El-Samra, Malachi Grant, Parin Khalifa