{"id":7897,"date":"2021-02-02T16:08:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T16:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/maritime-chef-makes-a-difference\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:22:21","slug":"maritime-chef-makes-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/2021\/02\/maritime-chef-makes-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Maritime Chef Makes a Difference at Salvation Army Food Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across the Maritimes, people are using their skills to help The Salvation Army provide for those in need. In Dartmouth, Chef Leighton is volunteering his time at our food bank, ensuring food boxes are packed with items families need to cook healthy and nutritious meals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It all began one morning when Leighton decided to visit the food bank at <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/home\/locations\/new-brunswick\/\">The Salvation Army community family services<\/a>. Standing at the front entrance due to the COVID-19 restrictions, he noticed the hustle and bustle of the food sorting and packing, so he offered to help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since moving his family to Canada from Jamaica a few years ago, Leighton was looking to do something with his time and skills while awaiting his immigration status. A chef by trade, which kept him employed all his adult life, began his training in Colorado, USA and then back to Jamaica.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve always been occupied in Jamaica, never without employment,\u201d Leighton explains.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following formal training, Leighton began his career in the hotel industry and later landed a job with the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line where he put his chef skills to use. Ironically, the Royal Caribbean had been docked at Maritime ports frequently during his five years as a cruise line employee.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI want to give back\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, Leighton primarily volunteers in the frozen food section, sorting and packing goods for clients. \u201cHis training is beneficial to the food bank,\u201d says Lt. Shelley Oseil, leader of The Salvation Army in Dartmouth. \u201cHe always knows what to do, especially when it comes to food handling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI have a heart for people, so I want to give back,\u201d says Leighton. \u201cWe are family oriented and we want to contribute to the economy. It\u2019s family that builds you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leighton is a part of the team of about twelve volunteers who serve at The Salvation Army Dartmouth Family Services. In addition to helping his community, he is grateful for the friendships that have been made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cVolunteering allows me to meet people,\u201d he says. \u201cHelping people is a good thing to be doing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/home\/volunteer\/\">Learn more<\/a> about how you can become a Salvation Army volunteer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: Jan Keats<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Across the Maritimes, people are using their skills to help The Salvation Army provide for those in need. 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