Christmas baskets of hope and happiness in times of pandemic

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Last Sunday, December 13, 2020, some members of the National Board of Directors of the Peruvian Association of Pharmacy and Biochemistry Students APEYFB, Peru in a joint and disinterested work with the entire Board of Directors carried out a voluntary activity in which Christmas baskets containing non-perishable foods were donated for people who have been affected by the current situation, the purchase and assembly of the Christmas baskets took place on Saturday, December 12, inside each Christmas basket we placed a printed message of encouragement for these difficult times of pandemic and Christmas, the intention of this act was that when people opened the basket they could read it and feel that they are not alone, we are all brothers and sisters. Thus, on the morning of December 13, we went out to distribute the Christmas baskets, we mobilized through the streets of downtown Lima in a private vehicle owned by a member of the association in order to go in search of people who work and sell on the streets. The president of the association was the one who delivered the first Christmas basket and he was very moved since the person who received it was an elderly man who sold needles in the street, the man was very grateful and happy for this activity , that is how all the baskets were delivered, to people who sold sweets on the street, people who begged for alms, we also met a disabled person who sold sweets, it was beautiful to be able to listen to people when they received their baskets and the many anecdotes that occurred on that day of the activity. Among what the Board of Directors remember most was that a passerby approached the vehicle in which we were going and told us: How good that young people like you carry out this type of social work for the ones who are most in need, and well, that is what is all about, helping the ones in need and even more so in these difficult times of pandemic.