A sizzling meal and a pleasant face was assured at Souls Harbour Rescue Mission’s annual Easter dinner in Halifax on Monday.
The conventional ham dinner is an annual favorite, and for the primary time for the reason that pandemic started in 2020, the Easter meal was held indoors.
“It just means there’s a place I can go to with family and friends and I know there’s a meal,” stated attendee Gail Wilson.
The faith-based group hosts year-round outreach occasions to handle meals insecurity and homelessness within the municipality. As the price of residing will increase, Souls Harbour continues to help high-risk communities in any manner it may possibly.
“Easter is such a great holiday because it’s right at the start of spring and people have hope,” stated Michelle Porter, the mission’s CEO.
“We take for granted that we have that family and that we can easily go buy the turkey or the ham. But our guests do that here and we are like family to them, and so this is their home away from home.”
Porter stated donations have been sturdy and volunteers had been excited to carry the occasion. Those who come for a meal are all the time invited to remain, she added, in order that “we get to you know your name” and create a way of group.
“I don’t depend on places like this on a regular basis but I love coming down to this place because they always make you feel like you’re home again,” stated Tommy Boy, who was having fun with time with mates at Souls Harbour on Monday.
Wilson stated she too finds the meal precious — in additional methods than one.
“Some people are by themselves so it’s a great community to have dinner together as friends, with family and friends,” she stated.
