(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Fredericton Community Kitchen received more than 350 pounds of ground beef and stew beef from the Pak-Canada Association of New Brunswick.
The meat was prepared in a special ceremony as part of a three-day celebration called the Festival of Sacrifice, which is based on the Old Testament story of Abraham.
We're just overwhelmed by the generosity of this community to help us," said Cheryl Mercer, who's the bookkeeper for the kitchen.
"It means that we're going to be able to put food on the table, good quality beef that arrived," she said, estimating it will produce about 600 meals.
The festival requires Muslims to donate one-third of a slaughtered animal to charity, he said. "And that brings all the community into the celebration of this festival," he explained.
So when the group realized the kitchen could handle fresh meat, a quick decision was made, said Dr. Kanza Hashmat.
"They were the ones who just said, 'Everything works for us, when you are ready, we are ready.' So they were opening their doors, and we were opening our hearts, and that's how it all came together," she said.
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