CAs chart philanthropic path, provide free food to kin of corona patients

Vadodara: A group of chartered accountants (CA) have kept aside the balance sheets and are roaming the streets at night helping the needy for the past more than 10 days now.
They are providing food to relatives of Covid patients, especially of those from other cities, who have to spend days waiting outside the hospital.
“Covid patients are under treatment in the hospitals and are getting facilities. But there isn’t anyone to help their relatives,” Manish Baxi, CA, told TOI.
He said that while the friends were discussing about people’s plight about a fortnight ago, an idea of providing them free food packets for dinner during night curfew came up. “We immediately contacted other CAs in our group and help started pouring in,” Baxi added.
“Every shop and restaurant closes by 8 pm, leaving many attendants of such patients, particularly outsiders, not able to arrange for food at night. Many of them had to go to sleep hungry,” Baxi added.
The group of CAs gives away over 300 food packets every night to patients’ relatives in Gotri GMERS, SSG Hospital and the Samras facility in Polytechnic College.
For Muslims observing roza, they provide fresh fruits too. “Every day, we visit these places, distribute food and ensure that all the needy get help. Fortunately, there has been no paucity of funds as our members have donated generously. We have enough money to continue for a month,” Baxi said.