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Whanganui City Mission delivers on Christmas once again with community lunch


Whanganui City Mission delivers on Christmas once again with community lunch
25 Dec, 2020 01:05 AM
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More than 500 people, including 60 volunteers, gathered in the Eulogy Lounge for the big day. Photo / Logan Tutty
Whanganui s biggest Christmas lunch continues to grow each year, with more than 500 people gathering in the Eulogy Lounge at Wanganui Racecourse for this year s event.
City Mission Whanganui manager Karrie Brown, who has been on deck for the past five Christmas lunches, said it s always a fantastic community get-together and this year it was sold out.
Last year was pretty good so I m hoping this year is just as good. They just seem to get better and better. More people know and it s just getting more popular. ....

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Hundreds celebrate Christmas with community at City Mission lunch


Hundreds of people gathered at four Auckland locations for a Christmas lunch sponsored by City Mission today.
Aucklander Karl Sylva with his 5-year-old god daughter Xea enjoy City Mission s Christmas lunch at Freemans Bay, Auckland.
Photo: RNZ / Liu Chen
City Missioner Chris Farrelly said they decided not to do one big lunch - which last year was attended by 2000 people - out of Covid-19 concerns.
Eight hundred people were expected this year at Freemans Bay Community Centre, Nando s on Queen Street and Manukau, and the mission building, according to Farrelly.
We have smaller lunches, quite intimate, quite connecting, and I think in this is a lot of beauty. Also, we ve also provided 9000 families over the last week with a full Christmas lunch so that they can do that at home - chicken, vegetables and desserts etc, he said. ....

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