Sibanengi Dube
A St Albans community kitchen on wheels has been serving the hungry with steaming meals every Tuesday since the COVID-19 lockdown period.
The council approved kitchen is being run by a Christian couple, Jane and David Pallot, who made it their business to feed the homeless and the hungry every Tuesday night at a park, opposite Sam’s Market Place.
The Paradise for kids (P4k) kitchen is growing from strength to strength.
The quantity of food being consumed and number of beneficiaries are increasing every Tuesday.
“When we started, we were cooking 5 kg of meat, but last now we cook 25 kg every Tuesday and we dished over a hundred plates last night,” said Jane who sounds so passionate about serving communities.
The couple is charming their way into the hearts and wallets of the local Greek and business community.
Volunteers and members of the business community who noticed the Pallots’ good community work are also coming on board to give a hand.
A giant grocery shop, IGA donated 15 kg of chicken last week to the kitchen to keep the cooking pots burning. A local chicken farmer’s wife was touched to see the couple feeding the unfortunate members of the society and added several kilograms of white meat.
Six other people are also volunteering their time and labour to assist with cooking, serving meals and pulling the trailer to the feeding site.
When asked to explain the motivation behind the community project, Jane said they was powered by God
“I can’t explain how we are managing to feed so many people every Tuesday and this must be the work of God. And we have never failed to turn up with food every Tuesday since 2021,” Jane said.
The couple was motivated into action the by sorry plight of homeless people sleeping in the streets.
“During COVID-19, a lot of homeless people were sleeping outside and we had to do something to help them.
“Helping people is something that we always wanted to do, but COVID-19 pushed us into immediate action,” Jane said.
Donors and well-wishers willing to join hands with P4ks in feeding the hungry can contact Jane on 0404 040 578 or email her on jane@pallot.tv.
