In the spirit of seva, the selfless act of service, will spread some holiday cheer and serve a free Christmas Eve dinner at Our Place Society.
The youth group formed a relationship with the centre on Pandora Avenue in June 2017 in an effort to creative positive change within their community.
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After the terrorist attack in London, England in July, the group provided sneakers to in honour of #ChrissySentMe, the movement to spread acts of kindness in honour of Canadian Christine Archibald, who lost her life in the attack.
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The Christmas Eve langar on Dec. 24 runs from 4 to 6 p.m. at Our Place, 919 Pandora Ave. and is free and open to all.
