The Great Sandwich Race!

So Carys and were girlie girls (when aren’t we!) and stayed up late last night to watch The Hill Series Finale! Needless to say, we were dragging our tails this morning when we had to rise and shine pretty early. While event-days are always exciting, the early morning rise can sometimes be a bit of a struggle to overcome. However, this morning we were extremely surprised walking into the magnificent ballroom at the Delta Kitchener to mass amounts of cheering, dancing and sheer insanity! It was brilliant and a great way to get-out of your early morning funk!

GOOOOOOD MOOOOOORRRRNIIIINNNNGGG!!!

Today was the2nd annual “Take a Bite out of Hungry” event to be held at the Delta Kitchener! Last year the team had completed a similar event, in which the hotel made a large quantity of sandwiches and then transported them to the St. Johns Soup Kitchen to disperse to their clients. This year however, they did things a bit differently! The employees of this fantastic hotel wanted to be a bit more involved, so they arranged teams, created costumes and team-names and prepared a fantastic competition room for the Great Sandwich Race!

Check out all of the costumes!

Carys and I, along with other dignitaries, including the Mayor of Kitchener, a few members of Parliament and a representative from the St. John’s Soup Kitchen, were the Quality Control Inspectors. Our roles were to ensure that our specific teams sandwiches, which were being made at a very swift pace in a conveyor belt like fashion, were edible for the patrons of the Soup Kitchen. While all participants were encouraged to fight for first place, we still needed the food to be as tasty as possible for those who would be receiving them at lunch-time.

Amid horns, screams, cheers and a fantastic live-band (who may or may not have been from Calgary!) the aptly named “The Winning Team” made their way to the podium to announce their first place spot. Quickly after this announcement, most teams finished and a massive pile of sandwich containers was created in the centre of the ballroom. What a visual for the employees to see! What good can be done, in such a short time, while still having fun!

Lunch Boxes!

Carys and I then had the honour (and I mean HONOUR!) of assisting in the transportation of the lunch boxes to the St. Johns Kitchen. The gratitude that we received upon our arrival, from the staff particularly, was heart-warming. However, what nearly got the old tear-ducts working for me, was when the Head Chef came to us and thanked us straight from her heart for making this meal, so that she could take the time to clean her ovens, rather than having to cook all morning.

Look at that oven shine!

It was such a simple thing to do. All we did was make a bunch of sandwiches. However, it brought together people from all departments and all types of employment levels (even some Corporate folks from the Big Smoke showed up, haha! Ya Ben and Krystal!). They cheered for one another and they worked together for fun. However, at the end of the day they fed people who need to be fed and gave a break to those who normally do so much for others. I was truly moved today by the spirits of all those I met and I give sincere kudos to the Delta Kitchener team. There is something to be said for helping out, but I am speechless, when you can feel how it has overwhelmingly come straight from the heart!

Very Important People!

Suzanne