It is Christmastime once more and while many persons are out shopping and trying their best to enjoy the festive season, there are a few others who are hoping that someone is looking out for their needs.
As such, a team from Pacific Development has been spending Christmas Eve putting together a variety of meals which the group intends to distribute to hundreds of less fortunate families, mainly those with children along the East Coast and West Coast Demerara corridors on Christmas Day.
Several pots of meat being seasoned and prepared for cooking early on Christmas morning
“It is something we normally do for some time but this year we intend to make it bigger because we are always looking to ensure we fulfil our corporate responsibility,” Shazam Jamaludin of the company noted. He said a similar event occurs during the month of Ramadan.
He said a variety of meats and other culinary delights were sourced and prepared this week to make the occasion memorable for the families. Jamaludin said the team is catering to ensure the cooked food is distributed to at least 300 families both on the West Coast and East Coast of Demerara.
He said the team will start the cooking during the wee hours of Christmas morning and once the foods are cooked and ready, they will set out to distribute breakfast. He said lunch will also be distributed, noting that the aim is to ensure persons have meals to take them through the day.
In addition to the foods, he said small goody bags with snacks and sweets will also be distributed to the less fortunate families. “We have to ensure that they have something to eat because many families around the world may not know where their next meal is coming from,”Jamaludin said.
