<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Airebx.Qrp_s0n2pQxO4Cg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTM-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/straits_times_442/6dd330ae87c518d1d21dcc3df949df70?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Airebx.Qrp_s0n2pQxO4Cg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTM-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/straits_times_442/6dd330ae87c518d1d21dcc3df949df70"/></p>
<p>Krsna's Free Meals 餐廳正在為移民工人準備一個排燈節慶祝活動，時間定於 10 月 20 日。</p>
<p>新加坡——在凌晨 4:30，當新加坡大多數人還在沉睡時，位於小印度的一家商鋪開始活躍起來。</p>
<p>米飯鍋的碰撞聲打破了清晨的寧靜，香料的香氣瀰漫在空氣中。</p>
<p>到 5:45，Krsna's Free Meals 餐廳已經開始為移民工人提供早餐，其中一些工人在夜班後前來小印度領取餐食。</p>
<p>這個倡議由 Latha Govindasamy 女士、她的兩個姐妹及其丈夫於 2018 年發起，旨在為該地區的移民工人每天提供早餐、午餐和晚餐。</p>
<p>雖然有一些組織幫助這些工人解決醫療問題或與僱主的爭議，但 Latha 女士覺得他們每天缺乏負擔得起的食物選擇。</p>
<p>在新冠疫情期間，她的餐廳向無法離開宿舍的移民工人送去了食物包。</p>
<p>2023 年，56 歲的 Latha 女士辭去了私人家教的工作，全心投入到餐廳的運營中，該餐廳現在已成為一家慈善機構。她在辭去家教之前曾在一所中學任教。</p>
<p>她的姐妹，62 歲的 Chandralatika Devi Dasi 和 59 歲的 Gandhini Devi Dasi，一直在 Chandralatika 的丈夫 Raghupati Das 先生（62 歲）工作的寺廟擔任志願廚師。</p>
<p>Gandhini 的丈夫，59 歲的物流主管 Lee Chee Seng，每週兩次在 Pasir Panjang 批發中心收集供應商捐贈的蔬菜。</p>
<p>這個家庭動用自己的儲蓄來啓動餐廳，雖然拒絕透露具體金額，但自 2021 年以來，他們已經完全依賴公眾捐款。</p>
<p>Krsna's Free Meals 餐廳已經發放了約 550 萬份餐食，服務的移民工人數從最初的 80 人增長到今天的約 4000 人。</p>
<p>Latha 女士表示，最初的目的是為移民工人提供免費餐食，但許多人希望付費。</p>
<p>因此設立了一個捐款箱，願意捐款的人可以給出 50 美分或更多的象徵性金額。</p>
<p>“捐款讓他們感到尊嚴，因為他們在為自己的食物做出貢獻，並且在幫助他人，” 她説，並補充説一些工人會額外捐款來幫助那些沒有能力支付的人。</p>
<p>在為移民工人準備排燈節慶祝活動的這幾天，餐廳特別忙碌，許多人無法與家人一起慶祝這個節日。</p>
<p>預計將有超過 5000 名移民工人蔘加 10 月 20 日在 Hindoo Road 的開放場地舉行的活動。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/eWwj2cIoKEJlo0gshQfa7Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NDA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/straits_times_442/3d7918432c449f4b8bf0adf4070c21a8?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/eWwj2cIoKEJlo0gshQfa7Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NDA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/straits_times_442/3d7918432c449f4b8bf0adf4070c21a8"/></p>
<p>為排燈節慶祝活動烘焙的餅乾。</p>
<p>這是慶祝活動的第五年，參與人數每年都在增長——2024 年有 5100 名參與者。</p>
<p>參與者將享用熱騰騰的印度香飯，並收到包含糖果、小吃和水瓶等物品的關懷包。人力部國務部長 Dinesh Vasu Dash 將出席活動，並幫助分發關懷包給移民工人。</p>
<p>“去年，我們給他們提供了雨傘，因為我們看到他們用紙板箱（遮擋雨水）四處奔跑。今年我們決定提供水瓶，這與可持續性相符，” Latha 女士説。</p>
<p>“我們注意到他們使用的塑料水瓶都被壓扁變形了。所以我們認為給他們提供自己的水瓶是有意義的，” 她説。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/oVVTLaDv2k7JXb0XJ9IKLA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/straits_times_442/f2377025433d948e53ec6baced8fa67f?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/oVVTLaDv2k7JXb0XJ9IKLA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/straits_times_442/f2377025433d948e53ec6baced8fa67f"/></p>
<p>Latha Govindasamy 女士（中）和志願者們正在剝土豆，為 2025 年的排燈節慶祝活動做準備。</p>
<p>Latha 女士表示，餐廳的菜單每天都會變化，為移民工人提供新鮮的期待，從印度餅和炒麪到 sambal 炒飯。</p>
<p>她補充説，食材經過精心挑選，以確保餐食健康、美味，適合所有人。</p>
<p>例如，ponni 米因其營養價值而優於更便宜的茉莉香米。所有餐食均為素食，不含洋葱或大蒜，以便所有人都能接受。</p>
<p>Latha 女士和她的家人不會拒絕任何人，最近，越來越多的本地老年人也來到餐廳尋求食物。</p>
<p>她和她的姐妹們受到父母的啓發，決定回饋社區。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/sTr2e7HzheFIgYAHlYaykg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/straits_times_442/699fcbe91b820d17a8ffd82eddb9806d?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/sTr2e7HzheFIgYAHlYaykg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/straits_times_442/699fcbe91b820d17a8ffd82eddb9806d"/></p>
<p>每天至少有 24 名志願者，其中一些是移民工人，幫助 Krsna's Free Meals 餐廳。</p>
<p>作為一個年輕女孩，Latha 女士回憶起回家時發現家裏有陌生人——飢餓的推銷員被她慷慨的父母邀請到餐桌上。</p>
<p>“他們教會我們幫助他人，並看到他們臉上的快樂是非常有意義的，” Latha 女士説，並指出她的父母總是先招待客人。她的父親是一名司機，母親是一名家庭主婦。</p>
<p>為陌生人提供食物從此成為 Latha 女士和她家人的一種常態。她的姐妹、她們的丈夫和孩子們都會在排燈節期間與移民工人一起在餐廳度過，以表達他們的愛和感激。</p>
<p>“我們覺得是時候在這個關鍵的日子裏向他們表達我們的感激，讓他們知道你們沒有被遺忘。我們知道你們犧牲了很多。你們無法回去，困在這裏，所以在這一天，至少讓我們為你們加油，” 拉莎女士説。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/V.ecYwx91XuIdpv64S_pqw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/straits_times_442/7eb10668837e3cae14a948613092e3c3?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/V.ecYwx91XuIdpv64S_pqw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/straits_times_442/7eb10668837e3cae14a948613092e3c3"/></p>
<p>為陌生人提供食物自此成為拉莎·戈文達薩米女士和她家人的一項持續活動。</p>
<p>拉莎女士表示，籌款、採購蔬菜到烹飪，經營克里希納免費餐食的工作得以實現，得益於社區的幫助，甚至還有來自國外的陌生人通過捐款支持。</p>
<p>她依賴鄰居，一位私人司機，每天清晨送她去湯廚房。一些她的前學生志願幫助進行行政和外聯工作。</p>
<p>每天至少有 24 名志願者，其中一些是外籍工人，幫助廚房的工作。</p>
<p>在 2025 年的排燈節慶典中，預計將有 160 名志願者參與，人數是 2024 年的兩倍。這些志願者中包括約 26 名來自華僑中學和新加坡美國學校的學生。</p>
<p>拉莎女士表示，她對所有伸出援手的人心存感激。</p>
<p>“當人們開始主動提供幫助時，這給了我們繼續下去的鼓勵和動力。”</p>
<p>來源：海峽時報 © SPH Media Limited。轉載需經許可。</p>
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<p>位於小印度的 Krsna's Free Meals 慈善廚房將於 10 月 20 日為外籍工人舉辦一場排燈節慶祝活動。該廚房由 Latha Govindasamy 女士及其家人於 2018 年創立，每天提供餐食，至今已提供超過 550 萬份餐食。此次活動預計將吸引超過 5000 名參與者，並將提供熱騰騰的印度香飯和關懷包。該倡議旨在通過捐贈系統提供可負擔的食品選擇，並提升工人的尊嚴。菜單為素食，每天更換，確保為所有人提供健康的餐食</p>

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<p>Soup kitchen Krsna's Free Meals is preparing a Deepavali fiesta for migrant workers on Oct 20.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Krsna's Free Meals 餐廳正在為移民工人準備一個排燈節慶祝活動，時間定於 10 月 20 日。</p>
</div><p>SINGAPORE – At 4.30am, when most of Singapore is asleep, a shophouse in Little India stirs to life.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>新加坡——在凌晨 4:30，當新加坡大多數人還在沉睡時，位於小印度的一家商鋪開始活躍起來。</p>
</div><p>The clanking of rice pots breaks the silence of the early morning, as the aroma of masala fills the air.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>米飯鍋的碰撞聲打破了清晨的寧靜，香料的香氣瀰漫在空氣中。</p>
</div><p>By 5.45am, soup kitchen Krsna’s Free Meals is already serving breakfast to migrant workers, some of whom travel to Little India to collect their meals after the night shift.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>到 5:45，Krsna's Free Meals 餐廳已經開始為移民工人提供早餐，其中一些工人在夜班後前來小印度領取餐食。</p>
</div><p>The initiative was started in 2018 by Ms Latha Govindasamy, her two sisters and their husbands with the aim of serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily for migrant workers in the area.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>這個倡議由 Latha Govindasamy 女士、她的兩個姐妹及其丈夫於 2018 年發起，旨在為該地區的移民工人每天提供早餐、午餐和晚餐。</p>
</div><p>While there are organisations that help these workers with medical issues or disputes with employers, Ms Latha felt that there was a lack of affordable food options for them on a daily basis.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>雖然有一些組織幫助這些工人解決醫療問題或與僱主的爭議，但 Latha 女士覺得他們每天缺乏負擔得起的食物選擇。</p>
</div><p>During the Covid-19 pandemic, her soup kitchen delivered food packets to migrant workers who could not leave their dormitories.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在新冠疫情期間，她的餐廳向無法離開宿舍的移民工人送去了食物包。</p>
</div><p>In 2023, Ms Latha, 56, quit being a private tutor to devote her energy fully to running the soup kitchen, which is now a charity. She had taught in a secondary school before giving tuition.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>2023 年，56 歲的 Latha 女士辭去了私人家教的工作，全心投入到餐廳的運營中，該餐廳現在已成為一家慈善機構。她在辭去家教之前曾在一所中學任教。</p>
</div><p>Her sisters, Ms Chandralatika Devi Dasi, 62, and Ms Gandhini Devi Dasi, 59, had been volunteering as cooks at the temple where Ms Chandralatika’s husband, Mr Raghupati Das, 62, had worked as an accountant.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>她的姐妹，62 歲的 Chandralatika Devi Dasi 和 59 歲的 Gandhini Devi Dasi，一直在 Chandralatika 的丈夫 Raghupati Das 先生（62 歲）工作的寺廟擔任志願廚師。</p>
</div><p>Ms Gandhini’s husband, Mr Lee Chee Seng, a 59-year-old logistics supervisor, collected vegetables donated by vendors at Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre twice a week.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Gandhini 的丈夫，59 歲的物流主管 Lee Chee Seng，每週兩次在 Pasir Panjang 批發中心收集供應商捐贈的蔬菜。</p>
</div><p>The family dipped into their own savings to start the soup kitchen, declining to disclose the amount, but they have been able to fully rely on public donations since 2021.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>這個家庭動用自己的儲蓄來啓動餐廳，雖然拒絕透露具體金額，但自 2021 年以來，他們已經完全依賴公眾捐款。</p>
</div><p>Some 5.5 million meals have been given out by Krsna’s Free Meals, and the number of migrant workers it serves each day has grown from 80 in the beginning to about 4,000 today.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Krsna's Free Meals 餐廳已經發放了約 550 萬份餐食，服務的移民工人數從最初的 80 人增長到今天的約 4000 人。</p>
</div><p>The intention was to provide free meals for migrant workers, said Ms Latha, but many of them wanted to pay.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Latha 女士表示，最初的目的是為移民工人提供免費餐食，但許多人希望付費。</p>
</div><p>So a donation box was set up, and those who want to can give a token sum of 50 cents or more.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>因此設立了一個捐款箱，願意捐款的人可以給出 50 美分或更多的象徵性金額。</p>
</div><p>“The donation gives them a sense of dignity that they are contributing to their food and paying it forward,” she said, adding that some workers will put in extra money to help pay for those who do not have the means to pay.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“捐款讓他們感到尊嚴，因為他們在為自己的食物做出貢獻，並且在幫助他人，” 她説，並補充説一些工人會額外捐款來幫助那些沒有能力支付的人。</p>
</div><p>It has been a particularly busy few days for the soup kitchen preparing for its Deepavali Fiesta for migrant workers, many of whom cannot celebrate the festival with their families back home.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在為移民工人準備排燈節慶祝活動的這幾天，餐廳特別忙碌，許多人無法與家人一起慶祝這個節日。</p>
</div><p>Over 5,000 migrant workers are expected to attend the event at an open field in Hindoo Road on Oct 20.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>預計將有超過 5000 名移民工人蔘加 10 月 20 日在 Hindoo Road 的開放場地舉行的活動。</p>
</div><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/eWwj2cIoKEJlo0gshQfa7Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NDA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/straits_times_442/3d7918432c449f4b8bf0adf4070c21a8" alt="" original-src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/eWwj2cIoKEJlo0gshQfa7Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NDA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/straits_times_442/3d7918432c449f4b8bf0adf4070c21a8"/></p>
<p>Cookies being baked for the Deepavali fiesta.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>為排燈節慶祝活動烘焙的餅乾。</p>
</div><p>This is the fifth year of the fiesta, and attendance has grown every year – there were 5,100 participants in 2024.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>這是慶祝活動的第五年，參與人數每年都在增長——2024 年有 5100 名參與者。</p>
</div><p>Attendees will enjoy hot briyani and receive care packs containing items like sweets, snacks and a water bottle. Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash will attend the event and help distribute care packs to migrant workers.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>參與者將享用熱騰騰的印度香飯，並收到包含糖果、小吃和水瓶等物品的關懷包。人力部國務部長 Dinesh Vasu Dash 將出席活動，並幫助分發關懷包給移民工人。</p>
</div><p>“Last year, we gave them umbrellas because we saw them running around with cardboard boxes (to shelter themselves from the rain). This year we decided it would be water bottles, something in line with sustainability,” said Ms Latha.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“去年，我們給他們提供了雨傘，因為我們看到他們用紙板箱（遮擋雨水）四處奔跑。今年我們決定提供水瓶，這與可持續性相符，” Latha 女士説。</p>
</div><p>“We noticed that they were using plastic water bottles that were all crushed up and out of shape. So we thought that it would be meaningful to give them their own water bottles,” she said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我們注意到他們使用的塑料水瓶都被壓扁變形了。所以我們認為給他們提供自己的水瓶是有意義的，” 她説。</p>
</div><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/oVVTLaDv2k7JXb0XJ9IKLA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/straits_times_442/f2377025433d948e53ec6baced8fa67f" alt="" original-src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/oVVTLaDv2k7JXb0XJ9IKLA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/straits_times_442/f2377025433d948e53ec6baced8fa67f"/></p>
<p>Ms Latha Govindasamy (centre) and volunteers peeling potatoes in preparation for Deepavali Fiesta 2025.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Latha Govindasamy 女士（中）和志願者們正在剝土豆，為 2025 年的排燈節慶祝活動做準備。</p>
</div><p>Ms Latha said the soup kitchen’s menu changes daily, offering migrant workers something new to look forward to, from chapati and mee goreng to sambal fried rice.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Latha 女士表示，餐廳的菜單每天都會變化，為移民工人提供新鮮的期待，從印度餅和炒麪到 sambal 炒飯。</p>
</div><p>She added that the ingredients are carefully selected to ensure that the meals are healthy, tasty and suitable for everyone.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>她補充説，食材經過精心挑選，以確保餐食健康、美味，適合所有人。</p>
</div><p>For instance, ponni rice is preferred over a cheaper option like jasmine rice due to its nutritional value. All meals there are also vegetarian and do not contain onion or garlic so that it is palatable to all.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>例如，ponni 米因其營養價值而優於更便宜的茉莉香米。所有餐食均為素食，不含洋葱或大蒜，以便所有人都能接受。</p>
</div><p>Ms Latha and her family members do not turn anyone away, and recently, more local senior citizens have come to the soup kitchen looking for food.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Latha 女士和她的家人不會拒絕任何人，最近，越來越多的本地老年人也來到餐廳尋求食物。</p>
</div><p>She and her sisters were inspired by their parents to give back to the community.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>她和她的姐妹們受到父母的啓發，決定回饋社區。</p>
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<p>At least 24 volunteers, some of whom are migrant workers, help out at the Krsna’s Free Meals kitchen every day.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>每天至少有 24 名志願者，其中一些是移民工人，幫助 Krsna's Free Meals 餐廳。</p>
</div><p>As a young girl, Ms Latha recalls coming home to find strangers in her house – hungry salesmen invited to the family table by her generous parents.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>作為一個年輕女孩，Latha 女士回憶起回家時發現家裏有陌生人——飢餓的推銷員被她慷慨的父母邀請到餐桌上。</p>
</div><p>“They instilled in us that helping others and seeing the joy on their faces when we serve them food is very meaningful,” said Ms Latha, who also noted that her parents would serve guests first. Her father was a driver and her mother was a homemaker.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“他們教會我們幫助他人，並看到他們臉上的快樂是非常有意義的，” Latha 女士説，並指出她的父母總是先招待客人。她的父親是一名司機，母親是一名家庭主婦。</p>
</div><p>Serving food to strangers has since been a recurring activity for Ms Latha and her family. Her sisters, their husbands, and their children will all spend Deepavali at the soup kitchen with migrant workers, to show their love and appreciation.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>為陌生人提供食物從此成為 Latha 女士和她家人的一種常態。她的姐妹、她們的丈夫和孩子們都會在排燈節期間與移民工人一起在餐廳度過，以表達他們的愛和感激。</p>
</div><p>“We feel that it is time we show our appreciation to them on this critical day, to let them know that you are not forgotten. We know you are sacrificing a lot. You can’t go back, you are stuck here, so on this day, at least let us cheer you up,” Ms Latha said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我們覺得是時候在這個關鍵的日子裏向他們表達我們的感激，讓他們知道你們沒有被遺忘。我們知道你們犧牲了很多。你們無法回去，困在這裏，所以在這一天，至少讓我們為你們加油，” 拉莎女士説。</p>
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<p>Serving food to strangers has since been a recurring activity for Ms Latha Govindasamy and her family.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>為陌生人提供食物自此成為拉莎·戈文達薩米女士和她家人的一項持續活動。</p>
</div><p>From fund-raising efforts and sourcing of vegetables to cooking, running Krsna’s Free Meals is possible because of help from the community, and even strangers from abroad who chip in with donations, said Ms Latha.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>拉莎女士表示，籌款、採購蔬菜到烹飪，經營克里希納免費餐食的工作得以實現，得益於社區的幫助，甚至還有來自國外的陌生人通過捐款支持。</p>
</div><p>She relies on her neighbour, a private-hire driver, who sends her daily to the soup kitchen in the wee hours. Some of her ex-students volunteer their time to help with administrative and outreach efforts.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>她依賴鄰居，一位私人司機，每天清晨送她去湯廚房。一些她的前學生志願幫助進行行政和外聯工作。</p>
</div><p>At least 24 volunteers, some of whom are migrant workers, help out at the kitchen every day.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>每天至少有 24 名志願者，其中一些是外籍工人，幫助廚房的工作。</p>
</div><p>For Deepavali Fiesta 2025, 160 volunteers are expected to help out, double the number in 2024. These include around 26 students from Hwa Chong Institution and Singapore American School.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在 2025 年的排燈節慶典中，預計將有 160 名志願者參與，人數是 2024 年的兩倍。這些志願者中包括約 26 名來自華僑中學和新加坡美國學校的學生。</p>
</div><p>Ms Latha said she is grateful to everyone who has reached out to offer help.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>拉莎女士表示，她對所有伸出援手的人心存感激。</p>
</div><p>“When people started coming forward to help, it gave us the encouragement and motivation to continue.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“當人們開始主動提供幫助時，這給了我們繼續下去的鼓勵和動力。”</p>
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