Hamilton charity gives boxes of food to hundreds of families for Ramadan

ThemonthofRamadanmightgetalittleeasierforhundredsof localfamilieswhoreceivedfooddonationsfromaHamiltoncharitythisweekend.  MishkaSocialServices,whichfocusesonsupportingtheMuslimcommunity,partneredwithnon-profitMuslimHandsCanadaandMountaingrocerystoreEasternFoodMarkettodistributeboxestofamiliesinneedonSaturdayandSunday.Theyestimatedtheyservedaround600families.  “Thesefoodhampersgivefamiliesasenseofdignityandsupportduringatimewhenexpensesarehighandresourcesarelimited,”MarwaFarghaly,anexecutiveassistantwithMishkasaid.  “Foodisabasichumanrightandtogether,wecanmakesurethatnooneinourcommunitygoeshungry,especiallyatthistimeofyear,”Farghalysaid.  OnMarch8,about40volunteersworkedlikeanassemblylinetoprepare300foodboxesforpeopleinneed.(EimaanShahid)FormanyMuslims,Ramadanisatimeofcharity,butforthosestrugglingtomakeendsmeet,thingsmightfeel“evenharder,”saidMaryamQader,Mishka’svolunteere