The Charity Action of the Alberta Chinese Restaurant Association welcomes adult and youth volunteers to participate

>The Charity Action of the Alberta Chinese Restaurant Association welcomes the participation of adult and youth volunteers Zhang Zhaohong Street Friends’ Dream The sky is blue and the sun is warm. On this big lawn,...

>Zhang Zhaohong Street Friends’ Dream

The sky is blue and the sun is warm. On this large lawn, street friends were scattered around, meditating, talking, or listening to songs. Take a nap first. People often say that you may be awake in your dreams, but you are often daydreaming when you are awake.

But for many homeless people, today must be a happy day for them, because everyone has met the "Descendant of the Dragon", and dreams can come true. The free lunch is right in front of you and has already started. You don't need to prepare anything, just line up.

In downtown Phoenix, between Madsion and 12Ave, "CASS" is a charity assistance unit subsidized by the county government, which houses homeless people who are temporarily homeless. The people serving them today are "descendants of the dragon". These people wear red hats and yellow clothes. In the past many years, the descendants of these dragons would prepare more than a thousand portions of food to entertain them around the Chinese New Year.

The crowd in yellow arrived early this morning, brought in the fryer, set up the table, and piled up soda, bottles of water and food. As soon as the meal time came, they began to work together, each put on gloves, filled one plate after another with white rice, green orchids, golden chicken nuggets and spring rolls, plus cooked beef, equipped with paper towels, forks and drinks, and handed them to the guests one by one. Sometimes the queue is too long, so we simply bring hot meals to the guests at the back of the queue and tell everyone that the food is sufficient and if there is not enough, they can add more.

The descendants of the dragon call these guests "street friends". There is no hypocrisy or sympathy in their eyes, but only kindness and respect. They keep working on their hands and feet for hours without feeling tired, because people who do good deeds will be very happy. As in previous years, this charity event was organized by the Alberta Chinese Restaurant Association, with the help of a large number of kind-hearted and loving volunteers.

The sky is blue and the sun is warm. The street friends are also very happy today because they have love, because they have food and clothing, and because they are respected.

Registration phone number: Helen Zhang 6232021032​

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