Over 1,500 pizzas are delivered as part of a program started on Reddit

Apr 17, 2013 12:26 GMT  ·  By
1,500 pizzas are donated in aid for the Boston Marathon bombing victims, first responders and volunteers
   1,500 pizzas are donated in aid for the Boston Marathon bombing victims, first responders and volunteers

The Boston Marathon explosions have left a dent in the spirit of the town but more and more people are trying to help.

According to Today, a Random Acts of Pizza (RAOP) forum has been set up on Reddit, giving users a chance to contribute and send over food to local hospitals where staff is tending to those wounded in the blasts.

As I wrote yesterday, more than 141 runners and bystanders have been injured in the explosions, some of whom have incurred amputations. Three people died, including an 8-year-old boy and a 29-year-old woman.

Over 1,500 pizzas have been sent out to clinics, as well as firehouses, police stations and volunteer outposts as part of the RAOP initiative.

“I love to cook. [...] If all I can do to help is feed people, that’s what I’ll do,” says Perry Silveira, at Anytime Pizza in Cambridge, handling a large portion of the orders.