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5000 Are Invited to a Free Hot Lunch in Sydney’s Martin Place on 29 July between 12 and 2pm

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5000 Are Invited to a Free Hot Lunch in Sydney’s Martin Place on 29 July between 12 and 2pm
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shadow131 on 11/06/2013 - 19:29 feedingthe5000sydney.eventbrite.com.au (3464 clicks)
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Feeding the 5000 is an event run by OzHarvest, one of Australia’s leading food-rescue organisations that was named the official Australian partner of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) global campaign - Think.Eat.Save.

Food will be made from rescued ingredients that would otherwise have been wasted, such as fresh but cosmetically imperfect fruit and vegetables, surplus cream or flour that would have been dumped or excess unused lemon juice! Feeding the 5000 will highlight how easy it is to reduce the unimaginable levels of food waste in Australia and internationally, and how governments, businesses and individuals can help.

Sydney’s top chefs along with hundreds of OzHarvest volunteers will unite against food waste and serve up a free meal to 5000 members of the public.

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http://www.smh.com.au/national/ozharvest-to-serve-up-a-free-…

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Don't waste food guys :)

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  • easternculture on 11/06/2013 - 19:30
    +7

    Thank you
    Free food to a good cause

    Syd Ozbargain meetup anyone :D

    • someguy102 on 11/06/2013 - 20:03

      Sounds like fun. Ozbargainers at a free food event.

      • easternculture on 11/06/2013 - 22:26
        -1

        Are you going to be their Scotty !!

        • scotty on 12/06/2013 - 12:14

          Maybe not this time. Already enough left-over food to consume at home.

  • Astro551 on 11/06/2013 - 19:31
    +22

    couldn't they do something with the homeless + respective organisations? just a thought i guess..

    • Trance N Dance on 11/06/2013 - 19:35
      +3

      Won't get as much attention that way.

      • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2013 - 19:38

        do the homeless use ozbargain, on their computer via their internet connection?
        a day old newspaper maybe.

        • bargaino on 11/06/2013 - 22:05

          do the homeless use ozbargain, on their computer via their internet connection?

          Maybe they use it on their 2nd hand smartphone, at a free wifi hotspot. They have those in the city.

        • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2013 - 16:52

          mmm plausible, but how would they charge that phone?

        • Trance N Dance on 12/06/2013 - 16:55

          There are lots of power points around, you just need to keep your eyes open. I know this isn't Sydney but I once saw a homeless man in Washington DC use a laptop outside a coffee shop at about 10pm on my way back to the hotel… His laptop was plugged into a power outlet outside the coffee shop, presumably using the free wifi.

      • altomic on 11/06/2013 - 19:38

        nvm

    • jwrathall on 12/06/2013 - 00:21
      +2

      They do. From their website:

      "Hi,

      My name is Ken and I am a rough sleeper. I have been living on the streets of Sydney for the past 10 years and I am 62 years old.

      The past 10 years have been very hard on both mind and body, but one thing has made the past five years bearable and that is OzHarvest. They don't only feed people like me with fresh and nutritious food but they supply drop-in centers right across Sydney. We, the homeless, are forever grateful for the caring people of OzHarvest.

      We love and thank you OzHarvest.

      Ken."

    • danyool on 12/06/2013 - 17:02

      Er - I think that's what they do every day anyhow.

      "OzHarvest is a non-denominational charity that rescues excess food which would otherwise be discarded. This excess food is distributed to charities supporting the vulnerable in Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide and Brisbane.

      http://www.ozharvest.org/ourimpact.asp?pageID=609

  • bargaino on 11/06/2013 - 19:36

    Sounds just like the soup kitchens they have every evening in Sydney parks, except a better clientele, you hope.

    • ElWircho on 11/06/2013 - 19:40
      +5

      "better clientele" ? So that makes homeless people a "worse clientele"? In what sense? Please explain.

        • Lord Fart Bucket on 11/06/2013 - 20:28
          +6

          Wow. Simply wow.

          How is life in your bubble?

        • pmupsinep on 11/06/2013 - 20:50
          -6

          I'd ask to hear your side of the story, but you'd only be able to tell me what you read on the internet. Bubble indeed.

        • krisspy on 11/06/2013 - 21:39
          -5

          Pmuppsinep may have sounded like a douche, but tbh hes right.

          I myself immigrated from a 3rd world, and Australia is pretty top notch when it comes to welfare. Centrelink and all these other pensions, theres no reason really. We have family friends that came illegally on boats, had a pretty crap standard of living, now their kids are probably earning more than 70% of the population.

          Then you see these homeless people having cigarettes, drinking beer instead of water. Anyone who works in sydney cbd would most likely even know a particular guy outside of myers. I haven't worked in the city for 2 years now, but I'll bet he's still there bumming.

        • superklue on 11/06/2013 - 21:48

          I don't see a source in your original comment either.

        • JepunK on 11/06/2013 - 22:14

          Bro…that is low…
          I hope you have ever heard a thing called…compassion?
          If u dont want to help the homeless then don't but don't judge them.

          Oh btw… They're not bums… They're human like u and I

        • natman on 11/06/2013 - 22:31

          like u and me

        • Lord Fart Bucket on 11/06/2013 - 22:45
          +7

          Having been VERY close to it about 15 years ago (as in having less than $80 to pay for rent and food for a week), living on instant noodles for most of the week… I don't judge anyone living on the streets. I don't for a minute assume they're druggies, uneducated or one of your other statements.

          And if i am very honest… i'd rather share a meal with a homeless person than with someone like you.

          Do me a favour. Some time this week, buy a homeless person a cup of coffee on the way to work. Ask them why they're there.

        • Lord Fart Bucket on 11/06/2013 - 22:49

          I haven't worked in the city for 2 years now, but I'll bet he's still there bumming.

          Yeah. The housing market keeps going up… it's getting harder to get that downpayment together to get a loan from the bank.
          That and Australia Post don't deliver to "the corner of George and Market Sts". Not a valid address.

          /end sarcasm

        • OzBragain on 12/06/2013 - 00:16

          A large proportion of homeless people(not all) are uneducated, unemployed drug addicts. Therefore they are worse clientele compared to… pretty much everyone.

          And how do get the information to form these opinions pmupsinep? Do you spend much time with homeless or you just absorb knowledge as you walk by and scoff?

          Sit down and chat with some of these people one day when you're a bit older and you'll understand how wrong you are

        • Trance N Dance on 12/06/2013 - 00:17

          @krisspy
          Medicare guy? (for the lack of a way to describe him) Camps out on the corner facing towards Town Hall? Haven't been to Sydney for a few months but last time I was there there were two Navy guys selling ANZAC gear and he was outside QVB. Seen him down at China Town every now and then too. It's sad to see him out on the street like that for year after year.

      • robbyjones on 11/06/2013 - 21:56
        +10

        So sad that so many people judge without knowing anything about any of the people living rough.

  • Lord Fart Bucket on 11/06/2013 - 19:53
    +1

    Some of Sydney’s top chefs along with hundreds of OzHarvest volunteers will unite against food waste and serve up a free meal to 5000 members of the public.

    How about serving a DECENT portion size at their restaurants… Now THAT would cause less waste.

    • ItsMeAgro on 11/06/2013 - 20:02
      +2

      But if they made sensible portion sizes, you'd feel more ripped off at the $25 price tag…

    • alebox on 11/06/2013 - 20:49
      +2

      more like how about wasting less food since food is inherently not straight but they insist of cutting everything into perfect batons or for things that are straight, to 'turn the vegetable' and cut bits off it for no reason

      • sama on 11/06/2013 - 23:30

        Is that an all you can eat buffet? Cause that would make sense.

  • morpheu on 11/06/2013 - 19:56

    when i saw the logo which looks like fruit piled on an upturned trash can lid i read this as free lunch for homeless people! which reminded me of that episode of Extreme Cheapskates where this CPA was going dumpster diving….for food!
    ps i already got 2 tix for the good food & wine show so someone else can have these

  • boretentsu on 11/06/2013 - 20:13
    +3

    A true ozbargainer wouldn't waste food

    • brongz on 11/06/2013 - 20:19
      +3

      wasting money perhaps for impulse buying;)

  • slowmo on 11/06/2013 - 20:44
    +9

    fellas, please pass these info on to the homeless that are camping out at martin place or claim it on their behalf.

  • Ahan on 11/06/2013 - 20:52

    Great deal! Happen to be in Sydney on that day!

  • djones145 on 11/06/2013 - 20:54
    +2

    I wonder if this will be a masterchef challenge!

    • ahly92 on 11/06/2013 - 22:42

      id turn up just to see Matt preston…he's a beast…lol ;)

      • Lord Fart Bucket on 11/06/2013 - 22:50
        +2

        If he's there, at least 4,000 people will go hungry…

        • ahly92 on 11/06/2013 - 22:53

          hahaha i could imagine that

  • whiskey299 on 11/06/2013 - 21:01
    +2

    Great deal but I'd rather line up at my wife's kitchen for food than trek all the way into the city on a weekend which will cost me $7. BTW I'm always eating leftovers from the fridge as I'm trying to ensure we throw as little food out on rubbish night, although some of it ends up in the compost bin.

    • morpheu on 11/06/2013 - 22:48
      +2

      weekend? July 29 is Monday!

      • whiskey299 on 11/06/2013 - 23:57

        My bad thought it was this month!

  • hahaboy on 11/06/2013 - 21:40
    -6

    Just got 10! :)

    • ahly92 on 11/06/2013 - 22:16

      and i just got 4990 ticket, 25 lemon trees, 80 subway 6inch's, 10 dominoes, 18 hot choclates, 115 free F&W passes, 10 boxes of coat hangers…he doesn't get the point…sad :(

    • dr_ rusko on 11/06/2013 - 22:56

      do you intend to sell them on ebay to pay for your children's education?

      • hahaboy on 12/06/2013 - 02:10

        if i could sell them and pay for the education i probably would! No shame.

        BUT, I got them for the office staff. We are close by, and it should be a good. Thank you for your judgement.

        • shadow131 on 12/06/2013 - 02:35

          neg revoked

  • daydream on 11/06/2013 - 22:36

    So I take it people would be getting different meals then. Bit hard to give 5000 people the same meal from leftovers. I hope people who go post some pics ;-)

  • f38r1 on 11/06/2013 - 22:43
    +3

    Five loaves and two fishes

  • Shwayne on 11/06/2013 - 22:46

    I assume they're feeding the general public to raise awareness, we certainly don't need the free food. ><

  • Nirraic on 11/06/2013 - 22:54

    This looks like a great gospel opportunity. Even the name of the event makes it inviting for evangelists.

    looking forward to it

  • EarthMan on 11/06/2013 - 23:36

    Great got one

  • Scrooge McDuck on 11/06/2013 - 23:44
    +1

    I never waste food. I chewed and swallowed all the fat on my meat tonight. It was delicious.

    • moolah on 12/06/2013 - 01:16

      Don't forget the bones. They're a good source of calcium.

      • Scrooge McDuck on 12/06/2013 - 09:15

        I eat the marrow but the bones I have trouble chewing. They go to the cat.

  • The Gent on 12/06/2013 - 01:54

    Not a huge fan of this one - great OzBargain deal…somewhat questionable morals.

    Why not cook the food for the homeless?

    Edit: then again, I realise that this event wouldn't have happened without them…creating it. I can't be angry they didn't do it that way because it's surplus to what would happen with this organisation removed from the equation. Just would have been my initial thought: "free food" - for the homeless.

  • roadtrip24 on 12/06/2013 - 06:19

    A good way to generate publicity and awareness but it sounds like chaos

    • morpheu on 12/06/2013 - 07:10
      +2

      yup! 5000 people to be served in 120 minutes, that's an average of 41.6 people per minute, get ready to queue….

  • neil on 29/07/2013 - 11:34

    FYI, this is today.

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