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Aug 2020
15m 40s

Gift-a-Meal by Frying Pan Adventures: Fa...

Amaeya Media
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With many people affected by the lockdowns due to the worldwide pandemic, not knowing where the next meal will come is especially stressful. Enter Frying Pan Adventures, whose Stay-home Gift-a-Meal initiative has been getting wholesome meals from local community restaurants to neighbours who have lost their income during the COVID-19 crisis. 
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