It’s Christmas on the Downtown Eastside
Posted January 19, 2013 6:06 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It’s Christmas in January on the Downtown Eastside.
Almost a hundred turkeys, 400 pounds of potatoes, 3,500 cups of coffee, and 200 litres of ice cream will be served at Vancouver Community College‘s annual lunch.
Kate Chandler with the school says they served over 2,000 people.
“For a lot of people, January can be a pretty grey time. The holidays are over, a lot of the festive season is done, it can be a tough month. I think it’s important that we hold an event like this, where we can welcome the community, and offer them a great meal and celebration,” she says.
The event, now in it’s 15th year, is run by 150 volunteer students and teachers.
“We have a lot of familiar faces and a lot of visitors that come every year. We get some great feedback. I think it’s something that VCC is known for and it’s known really positively in the Downtown Eastside as a community member and we’re really pleased to be part of that,” says Chandler.
