St. Vincent’s to Serve Annual Easter Meal, Bunny Will Make Appearance
Volunteers from Chargers’ Organization Will Lend Helping Hand

   SAN DIEGO — St. Vincent de Paul Village, located at 1501 Imperial Avenue, will serve its annual non-resident Easter meal on Saturday, April 14, at 11 a.m. In addition to the meal, volunteers from Point Loma High School’s Interact Club will help as many as 100 Village children decorate and hunt for Easter eggs on the same day at 1 p.m.

   Members of the San Diego Chargers’ front office staff will volunteer for the meal, which they have done for the past five years, serving leg of lamb and all of its accompaniments to as many as 1,200 St. Vincent’s visitors.

   President of the Village, Father Joe Carroll, says the meal exemplifies the support St. Vincent’s receives throughout the year.

   "Easter is an occasion when families come together for brunch or dinner, remembering the sacrifices which have been made for them," says Father Joe. "Much in the same way, our Easter meal brings together our family – residents, non-residents, volunteers and staff – to remember what so many people in the San Diego community have given to us."

   Father Joe says the holiday lunch is only one of the more than one million served every year at St. Vincent’s.

   "We recognize the fact that people aren’t only hungry around Thanksgiving and Christmas," he says. "We maintain a constant presence among our homeless neighbors so, when they do make that decision to change their lives, they’ll already know where to go to find assistance," adding the Village offers a multitude of services aimed at assisting homeless families and individuals achieve self-sufficiency.

   After the annual lunch, Village children will scour St. Vincent’s courtyard in search of decorated eggs. The Easter Bunny will make an appearance during the hunt, interacting with children and helping them fill their baskets with as many holiday treats as they can hold.

   For more information on Saturday’s Easter activities, call (619) 525-1608.

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