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December 31, 2015 | 36 pages
Christmas Dinner for people in need in Trenton
By Erin Stewart
Trenton - “My family asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I said that I wanted absolutely nothing except help down here,” a beaming Rosemary Sharpe said. “This is my Christmas present to me.” Sharpe’s wish came true when her Christmas Dinner was a success at the Trenton Legion on Christmas day. Around 200 people in need were served homemade turkey and ham dinners at two sittings, one from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and the other from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sharpe said she came up with the idea to provide meals to people in need in Quinte West after noticing a need in the area. She said she works four jobs in the community and, while she is out at all hours of the night, she sees people in need. “I see people who don’t have places to go, don’t have food, they’re sleeping on the streets,” Sharpe said. “Christmas is a sad time and a happy time for people, so in order to bring the community together this is something that popped into my head.” Sharpe wanted to make Christmas an easier time for people in the community because, “when they have to choose between giving a meal to their family at Christmas time or buying
Rosemary Sharpe, centre in red chef’s hat, and around 70 volunteers cooked and helped serve turkey and ham dinners to around 200 Quinte West people in need during two sittings on Christmas Day. Photo submitted.
gifts, that’s not right,” she said. She took action by writing a letter to Quinte West’s city council and said she got a lot of support right away, especially by Councillor David McCue, who also helped to organize the event. Mayor Jim Harrison attended the dinner to lend a helping hand and said Sharpe’s dinner is a great example of the wonderful things that happen in the community.
“It’s great, anything we can do as a group to help support our community,” said Mayor Jim Harrison. “We want everyone to have a good day, a good Christmas, and to feel welcome in out community, that’s what we’re doing.” Around 70 volunteers prepared and served food, including Quite West firefighters, the mayor, councillors and Sharpe’s mother, two daughters,
aunts and cousins also volunteered to help make Sharpe’s Christmas wish come true. Sharpe was sponsored by the Quite West firefighters stations two and five, Ray Kaufmann Law Office in memory of Marg Potts, Gold Chase and Dorothy Mays. The Trenton Legion donated the space and the Trenton Food Bank donated food and gave out tickets for the dinner
to people in need in the community. Trenton’s Salvation Army donated toys and also gave tickets to community members in need and Smylie’s Independent Grocery sold items at a discounted price to help make the day possible. Sharpe said she would like to do it all again next year on Christmas and is hoping more people will have access to a Christmas dinner.
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