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Business Owners Donate 60 Turkey Dinners To People on Rochester's Northeast Side
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Boxes filled with turkey, stuffing and potatoes; all the fixings for the perfect Thanksgiving meal and all for people on Rochester's northeast side, courtesy of Qamar Abbas and A.K. Foodmart.
"I see a lot of families struggling every day," said Abbas, owner of A.K. Foodmart. "You know, I make money off of them, so I just want to give something back," Abbas said.
This is the second year Abbas and the owner of Speedy Mart on St. Paul Street and Norton Street have given back to their customers. They're following a pillar in their Muslim faith: charity.
"The image of Muslims has been really bad, especially after what happened in Paris," Abbas said. "So, I just want people to know not all Muslims are bad."
Pamela Reese-Smith from the Northeast Neighborhood Service Center coordinated deliveries. She said she hopes people see past faith and take note on Abbas' generosity.
"They bought all ingredients to do 60 Thanksgiving baskets and they asked us to give them to some of the neediest families that we have," Reese-Smith said.
That's 10 more baskets than last year, bringing smiles to those who need it most.
"This is the end of the month so a lot of people on fixed incomes, and so this is going to help them have a little Thanksgiving dinner along with everyone else," Reese-Smith said.
Meanwhile, these early tidings of joy from Abbas and his co-giver seem like a simple good deed.
"It just came to my mind and we did it," Abbas said. "There really wasn't much else to it to be honest with you."
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Boxes filled with turkey, stuffing and potatoes; all the fixings for the perfect Thanksgiving meal and all for people on Rochester's northeast side, courtesy of Qamar Abbas and A.K. Foodmart.
"I see a lot of families struggling every day," said Abbas, owner of A.K. Foodmart. "You know, I make money off of them, so I just want to give something back," Abbas said.
This is the second year Abbas and the owner of Speedy Mart on St. Paul Street and Norton Street have given back to their customers. They're following a pillar in their Muslim faith: charity.
"The image of Muslims has been really bad, especially after what happened in Paris," Abbas said. "So, I just want people to know not all Muslims are bad."
Pamela Reese-Smith from the Northeast Neighborhood Service Center coordinated deliveries. She said she hopes people see past faith and take note on Abbas' generosity.
"They bought all ingredients to do 60 Thanksgiving baskets and they asked us to give them to some of the neediest families that we have," Reese-Smith said.
That's 10 more baskets than last year, bringing smiles to those who need it most.
"This is the end of the month so a lot of people on fixed incomes, and so this is going to help them have a little Thanksgiving dinner along with everyone else," Reese-Smith said.
Meanwhile, these early tidings of joy from Abbas and his co-giver seem like a simple good deed.
"It just came to my mind and we did it," Abbas said. "There really wasn't much else to it to be honest with you."
