Food to spare? A meal to share!

by NightShift

Come down any night at around 7 pm and you’ll see a hub of activity around the NightShift centre. Serving tables are set up, the mobile kitchen is brought out, food is made ready and there’s usually a long line of people waiting patiently in turn to receive the steaming hot dish of the night. Every evening, a dedicated team of volunteers organizes, prepares and serves that meal to anyone who is hungry for nourishment, warmth and compassion. Year round, NightShift coordinates donations to provide the ingredients on a nightly basis, and hundreds of people are involved in ensuring that these needs are met. At this time of year, when the bitterly cold weather adds to the perhaps bitter-sweet memories or painful reminders of a different Christmas, one spent with loved ones in different circumstances, it can be particularly harsh out on the street. We therefore appreciate all the extra help we can get to help ease the pain, to lighten the load and to share in the gift of time spent with friends.

  • Two weeks ago a small fleet of vans and mini-buses transported our street friends to the Uptown Church in White Rock for a special Christmas Dinner. 
  • This Friday we look forward to a feast of prepared turkey, salmon, prawns, fried rice, mashed potatoes, gravy, veggies, salad, stuffing, dinner rolls, and scrumptious desserts, all generously provided by the Overwaitea Frood Group in Langley.
  • On Christmas Eve, the Whalley Legion (13525 106 Avenue) will be serving a sit-down meal from 5 pm, for our street friends, and the NightShift team will be handing out stockings and singing carols around the streets of Whalley. 
  • At our regular serving in the evening on 25th December, our volunteer team will be out with lots of support to serve dinner and celebrate Christmas together.

Ours is definitely a mixed menu of very special delights, as we witness people coming together to share food, of their time and of themselves. Regardless of who we are and what we share, we are all receiving so much more than we can imagine. Merry Christmas! Andria Volunteer Services


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