Volunteers at the Dashmesh Sikh Temple in northeast Calgary are working hard to make sure people don’t go hungry during the COVID-19 crisis.
More than 100 members of the community are operating a “No Hungry Tummy” tent, where people can drive or walk up and get a packaged hot meal for takeout.
The tent operates seven days a week, as does a newly-setup food bank at the temple, where people can pick up hampers. “So many people, they are struggling to get by,” Dashmesh Culture Centre president Amanpreet Singh Gill said. “It’s one of the basic principles of Sikhism: we have to help those in need, and it’s not just for south Asians or the Sikh community, it’s for everyone — everyone is welcome here.” Volunteers are also making deliveries of hot