The turkeys are already in the oven as the volunteers at the Dew Drop Inn diligently work to make sure everyone gets a Christmas meal this Sunday.
Six, 30-pound turkeys and two smaller birds are being prepared along with ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables and pies for the 31st annual Dew Drop Inn Christmas dinner.
Dew Drop Inn president Paul Deighton said they expect as many as 350 people for the dinner and says since he’s become involved in the organization in 2005 the soup kitchen’s patrons have doubled.
They see many types of people including families, people with disabilities and most alarmingly – seniors.
“That shouldn’t happen in a country that has the wealth that Canada does,” he said Friday.
The soup kitchen serves a hot meal every day but they try to do something special at Christmas.
“Hunger is an ongoing thing, year round,” Deighton said.
“I wasn’t around when it started but I would imagine that the folks that did get us going never imagined it would still be in business 31 years later. Our demand keeps increasing so I expect we will be here so long as this old building is standing.”
Dinner begins at 2:30 p.m. Sunday and will go until the last person in line has been served.
