Healthy Meals, Winnipeg Canada
On January 15, 2023, the auspicious occasion of the 1st day of Mag as per Bikram Sambat (Hindu Calendar), Punya Foundation Canada’s board members in Winnipeg and two other enthusiastic volunteers, prepared and served lunch for about 500 homeless people at Siloam Mission. The Punya Foundation Canada’s board members who enthusiastically participated included: Mr. Tika Ram Adhikari, Chairman, Punya Foundation International; Mr. Shyam Ghimirey, President; Mr. Amber Dahal, Treasurer; Mr. Naveen Katel, Secretary and two volunteers: Mr. Tara Sudedi; and Mrs. Chandra Sanyasi. Mr. Shaym Ghimirey thanked all the board members, volunteers of the foundation and Siloam Mission volunteers and staff.
The homeless people who joined this lunch program, enjoyed the hot meal as some of them came for second and third help. The board members and volunteers were all pleased that the participants enjoyed the meal program. The Siloam Mission staff were very appreciative to Punya Foundation Canada and were asking number of times when we are coming back to organize this again in the future. Punya Foundation Canada had been working hard to schedule this event for sometime but due to Covid-19 and other organizational issues, the foundation was not able to organize it before.
Volunteers Preparing Meals, Winnipeg, Canada
Siloam Mission in Winnipeg is an organization supporting homeless people in Manitoba by providing them daily meals, distributing donated winter clothes, and arranging for their shelters.
In the past Punya Foundation has been organizing scholarship program for needy, orphan students so that they are able to complete their early education as well as supporting elders, youth and women in their empowerment programs and distribution of winter clothes. Punya Foundation Canada had only recently started organizing programs like this at the community level where Bhutanese and Nepalese diaspora people are settled.
We look forward for our well-wishers and regular donors to come forward with your support to our organization so that we can manage to organize these types of community building and support programs regularly.