Soup kitchen volunteers have launched a fundraising campaign -- which culminates next Wednesday -- urging people to skip a meal and donate the cost of that meal to the charity.
"If they would donate what they would spend on lunch, that alone would be very helpful," said Beth Johansson, who heads the soup kitchen committee at the church. "We're not asking them to fast if they don't want to."
Eight volunteers sent posters in English and Russian explaining the campaign to about 300 to 400 Moscow businesses a month ago, Johansson said. The volunteers have asked a designated employee to post the notices in the offices and collect donations from other workers. The volunteers will visit all the offices to collect the donations next Wednesday.
"We're hoping that this will be the first annual campaign for this idea," Johansson said. "We're always looking for donations."
The church's three soup kitchens serve more than 1,000 meals a day, mostly to pensioners.
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