25 Muslim volunteers put on FREE taxi service so 100 elderly people can enjoy Christmas Day lunch
Christmas is a time for giving, receiving, sharing and loving. It's a time for communities to come together and doing your bit to help others - so it's no wonder this group of young Muslim volunteers are being lauded for a touching act of kindness.
A group of young Muslim volunteers decided to ensure 100 elderly people in Yorkshire got the best Christmas Day possible - by putting on a FREE taxi service. The heartwarming act saw 25 Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) members in Huddersfield shepherd pensioners from a care home to the town centre, so they could tuck into a free Christmas dinner.
According to our the Huddersfield Examiner, the group helped serve Christmas dinner and hand out presents when they got there. And the group has spent the run up to Christmas giving out chocolate and fruit to care home residents, as well as at Kirkwood Hospice and Calderdale Royal Hospital.
Nadeem Ahmed, the regional Youth Leader of Yorkshire, said: “It was such an honour to extend a helping hand and to bring a smile to the faces of so many people. “We felt like a family with the people we helped and that is how they felt too.
“People may wonder why we take time out to help, but we enjoy doing the voluntary work we do because it is our religious obligation. Islam encourages us to help alleviate hardships and respect and honour our elders.”
Robert Iredale, who helped organise the dinner at Milnsbridge Village Hall, said: “We had about 30 people and they all had a smashing time. One woman said she’d been invited to family but she came to us to see her friends.
“As an organiser the Ahmadiyya Muslims make my job easy! It is a great big help. “They picked up 12 people this year. Quite often the people are in wheelchairs or on walkers. The Muslims brought their own transport and this year they brought a specially adapted van for wheelchairs.
“They are wonderful. All our volunteers are - this year we had to turn volunteers away! People are so generous with their time. “It’s very easy to tell bad news, but the volunteers that help us are excellent.”
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