Five Chennai IT employees serve meals at care centres since 2020
The Outreach Ministry Leadership & Operations Team has organised 88 food-service events for residents of old-age homes and child-care centres.
Five IT professionals working at Cognizant Technology Solutions' Sholinganallur and MEPZ campuses in Chennai have been organising food-service events at old-age homes and child-care centres since 2020, according to a Times of India report.
The group, named the Outreach Ministry Leadership & Operations Team, includes Senthilnathan L., P. Yesuraja, Sathish Raja, Santhosh, and Sanjeev Nanda. They have conducted 88 events with financial support from nearly 200 contributors.
The team visits institutions in Marakkanam, Red Hills, and Alamathi to personally cook and serve meals. Senthilnathan L. told The Hindu that the group avoids giving financial aid and only visits homes that allow them to cook and serve food to provide a memorable dining experience.
The volunteers divide responsibilities, such as P. Yesuraja purchasing groceries at Parrys Market and Sanjeev Nanda managing fundraising. They also arrange essential items like clothes and bedspreads for residents.
The group aims to organise at least two events every month, typically on Saturdays. They plan to host a Deepavali meal featuring chicken biryani and sweets for children at an institution in Red Hills on November 21.