Verona Community Dinner Returns

Dec 07, 2022

The organisers of the annual Christmas Day Dinner at the Verona Lion’s Hall have been frustrated for long enough.

“In 2020, we did not have anything, and last year we did a take-out dinner, which was successful in the sense that a lot of people were able to get a dinner, but what the dinner is really all about is having a place for people to gather together and have some fun on Christmas Day with their community. Whether they would be alone otherwise or with only one or two people, the dinner is as much as about the euchre games and live music as it is about the food,” said Joyce Casement, one of the lead organisers.

This year the doors will open at 10:30am. The card and crokinole boards will be set up, and the dart board will be ready. From 11am – 1pm, Steve and Penny Lloyd will be performing, and dinner is served at noon.

The turkeys, which are being provided by Perry Farms and Food Less Traveled, have all been paid for by an anonymous donor. All of the food is being prepared fresh on site and there will be plenty for all.

The dinner is a free community event, and donations are graciously accepted.

In order to make planning a bit easier, the organisers would like to hear from people who are planning to attend, hopefully by December 19. Please call Sheila Steele 613-374-2884 or Joyce Casement 613-374-3406.

“We would love for as many as possible to call in advance, but we aren’t turn anyone away at the door,” Casement.