A restaurant in the Woodstock area has shifted its operations and re-opened as a soup kitchen to help those in need during Ontario’s lockdown.
Located in Wallaceburg, the Black Goose Grill typically serves pub-style fare and provides catering and take-out, serving customers from Woodstock and other areas of Southwest Ontario. The grill draws inspiration from the supposedly haunted family farm of local John T. McDonald.
During the first lockdown in spring 2020, the restaurant transitioned to providing food for people in need, as well as frontline workers. With indoor dining again suspended, the Black Goose is restarting its meal program, aiming to provide supplemental food, as well as a social connection for potentially isolated people.
Last spring’s meal program saw Black Goose distributing over 20,000 meals, with up to 500 delivered per day. The meals will be delivered to doorsteps and community centres three times per week, with the help of donors and local non-profit groups. Each meal will include a hearty soup and dinner roll.
Within a day of announcing the return of the program, Black Goose had received almost $2,000 in donations. Charitable efforts like this often use tools like brochure printing and social media to spread awareness and attract donations.
The Black Goose Grill announced on January 18 that its soup kitchen program would restart, with the program running for at least a month to come.
