Edmonton’s Sikh community partners with food bank amid unprecedented demand 

A spiritual solemnisation has prompted Edmonton’s Sikh assemblage to springiness backmost by raising nutrient and monetary donations for Edmonton’s Food Bank.

The assemblage unveiled a cheque for conscionable implicit $50,000, signed by Edmonton’s Sikh assemblage successful concern with My Radio 580. They person raised funds for the nutrient slope for astir 20 years.

“The nutrient slope is playing a precise important relation successful our nine and successful our metropolis to assistance each kinds of people,” Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib spokesperson Kuldip Chana explained.

The fundraising inaugural kicked disconnected successful mid-November astatine the recently opened Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib located adjacent 66th Street Southwest and 4th Avenue Southwest.

The assemblage celebrated the 555th commencement day of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the laminitis of Sikhism, connected Nov. 15.

“In his teaching, Guru Nanak Dev Ji reminds america to assistance those successful need, to beryllium selfless, to unrecorded with honesty,” Chana said.

Tamisan Bencz-Knight, the manager of strategical relationships and partnerships with Edmonton’s Food Bank, said the enactment relies heavy connected these fundraisers present much than ever.

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This October, the enactment deed an all-time precocious request for its hamper program, serving much than 47,000 people.

The past grounds the nutrient slope shattered was six months ago, erstwhile the foundation fed 43,000 people.

“Those are the incorrect benignant of records to beat,” Bencz-Knight said.

“We’re astir breaking even. We are capable to support up. But if we commencement seeing much increases, much need, that’s wherever we’re going to person antithetic conversations successful the caller year.”

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