From Detroit News
Families gathering around the table to break fast during Ramadan often are so hungry, they overcook and under eat.
But instead of throwing unused food in the trash, a local group is repurposing the meals to feed others across Metro Detroit.
Helping Handzzz, a volunteer group based in Dearborn, collects leftovers from homes and restaurants to feed at least 20 families and hundreds of homeless in Detroit.
Nadine Daoud, a 22-year-old pharmacy student, started the volunteer group in her Dearborn home in 2017 during Ramadan, the Muslim holy month in which worshipers fast daily from dawn to dusk.
“We were in my basement thinking, ‘We’re not going to throw all this food away. It’s Ramadan, that’s the whole point of fasting and it’s a time to give back,’ ” Daoud said. “I through a flyer out on social media and had so many people reach out to me saying ‘Hey, I have food too, come pick it up.’ “
Anyone in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights with safely handled untouched food can message @TheHelpingHandzzz on Instagram with an address, which is given to one of the six drivers. The group also has a trunk open for drop-off donations at the Islamic Institute of Knowledge at 6345 Shaefer in Dearborn.
