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The Sikh organisation, UNITED SIKHS has recently launched the 'Feed the Hungry' Campaign which has brought winter solace to many homeless in Toronto, Canada.
"Under the "Feed the Hungry" campaign, UNITED SIKHS will work with locally based Gurdwaras (Sikh place of worship), to feed and clothe the needy from all communities around the world. To date 10 Gurdwaras in Ontario have agreed to participate in this campaign," said Charankamal Singh, Sikh Aid Director of UNITED SIKHS (Canada). This is just the beginning. It is hoped that many such hundreds of such projects will be initiated all over the world with the many thousands of Gurdwaras around the world taking part.
On the crisp cold morning of 20th February, 2009 the Parkdale Recreation Centre of downtown Toronto was filled with sewadars (volunteers) wearing a dastaar (a Sikh turban), who were serving hot-meals, beverages and distributing warm clothes. Over twenty-five volunteers were at the recreation centre to feed several hundred homeless people at the start of the 'Feed the Hungry' campaign, in response to the ongoing economic crisis which has left many people without jobs and homes globally.
Sikh Gurdwaras practices a 500-year-old tradition of serving free food from the community kitchen, called the langar. Also, the provisions for the langar is provided by the sangat (Gurdwara members) free of charge; and so is the labour by way of 'free volunteer service' which is called Seva. .....More
