The wonderful people of Holy Trinity, just down the street, have continued to make and bring over lunch the second Monday of each month for our soup kitchen lunch throughout the pandemic. They've had to simplify to making delicious sandwiches rather than the fabulous full meals pre-pandemic. And we are grateful for the continued help. All we have to do is make soup or salad, add fruit, chips, water and dessert, and pack everything up. Holy Trinity also has a HUGE four day Yiasou Greek Festival every September...this past September was the first time it had ever been canceled. Looking forward to a return of 'normal' times.
Three Good Things:
1. The good people and amazing chefs at Holy Trinity
2. I don't have to be at the kitchen until 8 this morning
3. We love second Monday 'Greek Day'
Such a wonderful caring community you have. The various religious organisations here have been amazing. The vicar at the Community Fridge told me it has invigorated the churches as quite a few of the services they used to provide were taken over by the government in the nineties and noughties. Now they’ve got their teeth into food poverty they won’t let it go and will continue to provide some sort of service when the pandemic is over (there were already plans afoot to add to the food bank they run but they were massively accelerated due to lockdown). Quite a bit of the support that the government took over (baby and toddler groups etc) is now underfunded so I think there are plans to expand there as well.
So good to have like minded friends to take up the slack once a month.....it must give you all a break & it’s good to be able to relax more on that second Monday! All one church when it comes to good works.
All our September Greek Festivals were canceled this past year, that is usually my birthday treat. Hoping this September we will have a semblance of normal...I would gladly forego my treats.
@judithg I am touched by the responses we've seen to the cause of hunger. Our soup kitchen is in a rather upscale part of town - but a stone's throw from the most desperate parts of town, and we have never had a single complaint from neighbors about attracting those in need to the neighborhood twice a week. In fact, we are constantly blown away by the financial support and other offers of help with food and supplies from people in the neighborhood, as well as neighbors walking by that stop to just say thanks for what we are doing. I believe the pandemic has created more awareness of the needs of the underserved. May your Community Fridge rock on to the beat of wiping out hunger.
March 9th, 2021
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