'No One Eats Alone On Christmas': Restaurant Serves Free Meals To Homeless, Elderly (npr.org)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) 12/25/168:48 AM

Most restaurants close their doors for Christmas day, but one is leaving their's wide open: Shish Restaurant in southeast London.

On Dec. 25, they will be serving free, three-course meals to the homeless and elderly.

Manager Irfan Can Genc tells NPR's Allison Aubrey on All Things Considered. - After struggling with the Syrian refugee crisis and voting to leave the European Union, Genc says the dinner is a way to build bridges between the Muslim community and the city of London.

To read more of Tori Whitley's article, please click here.

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