As the news spread, so did the support of the community. In just a matter of years, several kitchens were opened all around the country – Bucharest, Constanta, Satu Mare, Zalau, etc. Sometimes jumping through the hoops of local regulations, the enthusiastic volunteers managed to offer almost 150,000 hot meals, relying exclusively on donations and people offering their time and energy. The movement was also registered legally as an NGO, allowing a better management of resources, while still maintaining the initial enthusiasm, as Cosmina Paul describes it: