From free burgers to free produce, Calgarians show their holiday spirit | 24CA News
Long earlier than the truck confirmed up, prolonged traces fashioned close to the McKnight-Westwinds prepare station.
Word bought out that Calgary’s Sikh neighborhood delivered bins of free produce — all donated by the Sikh neighborhood — Christmas Eve for anybody who reveals up.
The Guru Nanak’s Free Kitchen idea will be discovered across the globe however solely launched in Calgary this summer season by a person who was concerned within the charity in Regina.
“Our religion orders that whatever you earn, you put 10% for a good cause,” mentioned Sandeep Sandhu with Guru Nanak’s Free Kitchen in Calgary.
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The apply of the communal kitchen and Seva — the selfless service of humanity — are philosophies taught by the primary Guru, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji lots of of years in the past.
For the Sikh neighborhood, the Free Kitchen is a chance for us to increase this Sikh spirit of serving to these in want. Volunteers with Guru Nanak’s Free Kitchen additionally serve up sizzling meals on the Drop In Centre.
“It gives me peace of mind and satisfaction,” Sandhu mentioned.
Sabrina Wozny was grateful to obtain some contemporary fruit and veggies.
“This is really important — it’s been a tough year. Produce is really expensive and this is just amazing for me and my son,” Wozny mentioned.
The house owners of Flipp’n Burgers donated 1,000 hamburgers to the Drop in Centre, the Mustard Seed and to whoever stops by the Kensington location in north west Calgary. This is the fourth yr the household has donated meals on Christmas Eve.
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“My family believes in giving back. They are from Albania so they came as immigrants and they just try to help out anyway possible. We’re just trying to keep the tradition going on the 24th,” mentioned Jorgji Qiro, co-owner of Flipp’n Burgers.
“It’s a lot of work obviously, but at the end of the day it’s worth it.”
It takes loads of arms to arrange 1,000 hamburgers — employees who work on the restaurant had been up early Saturday morning volunteering on the burger meeting line.
“It’s Christmas time and everybody deserves to have a warm meal,” mentioned volunteer Penny Martinez. “It makes me feel good and I’ve been here for a while, so there’s a lot of familiar faces and it’s just nice to give back to the neighbourhood,”
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