16th Annual Spirit of Christmas dinner

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Students and chef professors at Niagara College’s Canadian Food and Wine Institute are busy preparing for Christmas dinner.

Volunteers were cooking up a storm today for hundreds of community residents in need.

The festive holiday meal includes trays of turkeys, stuffing, vegetables and all the trimmings. It’ll be served at the 16th Annual Spirit of Christmas dinner in St. Catharines on Christmas day.

The event offers a free Christmas dinner to those who attend. It’s become an annual tradition among staff and students at the institute.

“We feel that it’s really important to stay connected to the community and work with different outreaches in the community to show our support in any way that we can. And this year we’re helping with time and resources used to cook food for those who don’t have the time or the money.” said chef manager Alex White.

500 people are expected to attend the dinner at Gord’s Place on Thursday.