Thanksgiving meal for the homeless at Good Shepherd Centre

TORONTO - Oct. 7, 2015 - PRLog -- On Thanksgiving Monday, October 12, from 12:00 to 2:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Centre (412 Queen Street East) will be serving a festive meal for the needy in our community. The meal is offered free of charge.

Good Shepherd Centre operates Toronto’s largest free meal program. Last year, the Centre served 421,267 meals to people who would otherwise have gone hungry.

The Centre is preparing to serve 1,600 meals this Thanksgiving. Guests will enjoy a turkey dinner followed by pumpkin pie. Fifty volunteers will serve the meal.

For the meal, kitchen staff and volunteers will prepare:

·          160 turkeys (7 to 9 kilos or 15-20 pounds each)
·          130 litres (15 gallons) of gravy
·          40 kilograms (88 pounds) of cranberry sauce
·          816 kilos (1,800 pounds) of potatoes
·          240 kilos (530 pounds) mixed veggies
·          272 kilos (600 pounds) of stuffing from scratch
·          275 pumpkin pies

For more information about the meal program and Good Shepherd Ministries’ other services for those in need, visit goodshepherd.ca (http://www.goodshepherd.ca/)