This was our fourth annual Christmas Eve serving up lunch at the Soup Kitchen. We invited ward members and families to help with the project. We served ham, potato casseroles, corn, rolls, salad, drinks and desserts. We served over 200 people, about 150 of them were there for a hot meal and the others were our volunteers.
We provided scarfs that we had bought at Old Navy for $1, mittens and socks that were donated by friends, goody bags of oranges, candy and peanuts, and hygiene kits that were donated by another group. We made sure that everyone left with a gift. Brendan Dalley was our Santa and the Parr's organized a sing along of Christmas Carols. The Dalley family organized youth in the ward to sing, play their instruments and sing primary Christmas songs. The kids from the ward played games with the kids that had come for lunch.
It was a beautiful sunny day and because we had so many volunteers a group of people raked and cleaned up the grounds of the Episcopal Church where the Soup Kitchen is held. Dan and Andrew were a part of that. What a wonderful opportunity to remember the Savior at this time of year by providing service to some of his less fortunate children. We will continue to make this service a part of our family Christmas Traditions.
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