
Hundreds of Thanksgiving Day meals given out by Agape Table, 1JustCity
CBC
Victor Lindsay figures he has been paying Agape Table regular visits for upwards of 10 years, and Thanksgiving Day was no exception.
Lindsay's holiday meal was one of more than 1,500 estimated to have been doled out from The Wave Church's basement between Thursday, Friday and Monday.
"It's really nice to have a Thanksgiving dinner because I'm on pension now and I can't afford much, so it's handy. It makes you feel good," Lindsay told CBC news.
He wasn't even among the first of his friends that dropped by at the central Winnipeg church.
"One of my friends this morning was already here and he said it was really good, and it's worthwhile doing. It's nice to have somebody that cares for you and these people do care," Lindsay said.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the traditional Thanksgiving weekend meals were served via takeout.
This was also the case at 1JustCity's McGee Street location as it supplied hundreds of meals to Winnipeg residents Monday.