Union Gospel Mission serves Christmas meals to Vancouver community members – BC | 24CA News
The Union Gospel Mission’s annual Christmas meal is as soon as once more warming the hearts of individuals in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Nearly 200 volunteers have been up early Saturday morning cooking hundreds of kilos of traditional Christmas dishes resembling turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy.
It is estimated between 2,500 and three,000 folks will eat a Christmas dinner at Vancouver Union Gospel Mission.
“I haven’t had a Christmas dinner for five years,” stated attendee Darrin Lloyd.
“I have been living on the street for five years, usually I don’t get anything.”
The mission stated it cooked greater than 1,800 kilos of turkey, 800 kilos of mashed potatoes, 250 litres of gravy, 800 kilos of greens and 575 pies.
“Christmas symbolizes love and connection,” Dean Kurpjuweit stated, Union Gospel Mission’s new president.
“I’m honoured to be here for this incredible Christmas meal that infuses joy into the community and lets people know that they matter and belong here.”
The non-profit charity stated it’s vital for the neighborhood to carry these kind of occasions through the vacation season, as it may be a tricky time of yr with heightened ranges of isolation and loneliness.
The Union Gospel Mission offers emergency shelter, meals, outreach, profession growth counselling, schooling, protected and inexpensive housing, and habit restoration to these battling poverty, homelessness and habit.
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