EDMONTON – A team of NAIT Culinary and Professional Meat Cutting and Merchandising staff and a handful of student volunteers are leading the preparations for the Boyle Street Community Services’ annual Thanksgiving dinner.
The preparations, which are traditionally led by students belonging to NAIT’s Club Culinaire, saw a shift this year as student clubs are limited to online activities due to COVID-19. NAIT Culinary staff, led by department chair Paul Campbell, eagerly volunteered to fill the gap and prepare the meals that are expected to feed 400 people.
Further impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have seen many similar kitchens across Edmonton closed, making NAIT the only location where the meals can be safely prepared for this year’s dinner.
This year’s meal includes 60 turkeys, 17 cases of potatoes, 180 kilograms of vegetables, 100 litres of gravy, and 100 loaves of bread for stuffing, which were prepared over three days. The final meals will be warmed up in NAIT’s kitchens and picked up by Boyle Street Community Services on Sunday, October 11 at 9 a.m.
NAIT KITCHEN PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AND INTERVIEW
Where: NAIT Main Campus (11762 106 St. N, Edmonton, AB)
Lab O122G - Building O at Main Campus (map)
Use South Lobby entrance off 106 ave.
Parking available in T or D lots
Entrance to Lab 0122G is to the right of Common Market
in Building O
When: Sunday, October 11 from 8 - 9 a.m.
Who: Paul Campbell, Program Chair
Department of Culinary Arts & Professional Food Studies
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- Paul Campbell, Program Chair, Department of Culinary Arts & Professional Food Studies, NAIT
- Sarah Dowling, Ambassador Engagement Coordinator for Boyle Street Community Services
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