Today we paid another visit to our friends at Cent Buttek in Beggen where Adely, Marcelle and 80 other volunteers work day-in-day out for the less fortunate ones.
In a country as rich as Luxembourg where most people live in abundance, some don’t even have enough to eat. It is for them that the penny shops exist in Beggen and Bettembourg.
The “Cent Buttek” operates in a similar way to “Die Tafeln” in Germany. Founded in 2009 by a group of volunteers, they are supported by supermarkets, bakers, corner shops and other donators. From Monday to Saturday the volunteers will collect the groceries, which are perfectly fine but unsalable in regular shops. Once the provisions have been delivered to the Cent Buttek, they are sorted by date and prepared for distribution. Certain vegetables will be used to prepare warm soups for those who visit the shop. With the currently low temperatures outside, this act of kindness is very much appreciated and surely warms more than just the hands that hold the steaming cup.
If you would also like to help, you can give food directly to the Cent Buttek near you. Alternatively you can also make a donation. All the information can be found under http://www.centbuttek.lu/aidez-nous
