Bob's Story
by Lynn Thomas,
Development and Communications Manager
Picture: L-R Peter Mentis, Bob Nash, Lynn Thomas in the new kitchen
Bob has been a wonderful asset to our team.
Bob Nash is a cook by trade and in heart. When the pandemic hit, he lost his job at Casino Rama as the hospitality industry closed down everywhere. He decided to seek work in trades and began to work as a painter. Bob worked with the crew who were contracted to paint the new Lighthouse Community Services facility in Orillia.
While painting the building, Bob observed the beautiful commercial kitchen being constructed. He said to himself, "I would LOVE to work in a kitchen like that!" He asked the project manager who he should talk to about applying for a job. Bob applied and was hired by ‘The Lighthouse’ once the new facility opened in July 2021.
Bob’s salary is being supplemented with funding from FaithWorks. He is thankful to work for an organization that feeds vulnerable, homeless and food insecure people in Orillia.
‘The Lighthouse’ has faced an increased need and demand for meals in the community as it is the only daily community meal program in Orillia. ‘The Lighthouse’ distributed over 54,000 meals to the community in 2021 through feeding the shelter participants, assisting families in need and distributing bagged lunches outdoors as the regional health unit would not allow indoor dining with the exception of our shelter participants.
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Orillia Christian Centre 'The Lighthouse'
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