Volunteers Reach Out

Taylor Rowe

Last Thursday, May 10, the Out of the Heat program hosted their monthly dinner at the Hope Center in Welland. The dinner is funded by Faith Tabernacle Church, and is put on every second Thursday of each month by volunteers from the church and other surrounding communities.

Carly Bowden, a member of Faith Tabernacle Church, has been the main organizer of this dinner for many years now. Each month, she puts together a group of volunteers to help her with this dinner. Volunteering with her last week was Jessica Heron, Janelle Mous, and Rylan Johnson. The group made Caesar salad and perogies for dinner, and treated guests to banana splits for dessert.

“We served just over sixty people," said Bowden.

Along with preparing and serving the meal to their guests, volunteers also participated in the clean-up afterwards.

The purpose of putting on this dinner each month is to provide those whose challenges in life make it difficult for them to put meals on the table for themselves and their families on a regular basis. This dinner gives these people an opportunity to have a home cooked meal to reduce the pressures of their daily struggles.