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ELMSDALE:<\/strong> The sixth annual Harvest Dinner is set to take place in two weeks time in Elmsdale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make plans to book your tickets for the Harvest Dinner on Oct. 17 in support of the Elmsdale Community Garden. It will run from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Participants pick up a 3-course meal for $15 drive-thru style from our office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Cup of Soul does the cooking and it’s always a big hit with the community, say organizers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”218″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”78″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the more exciting parts of the Harvest Dinner is the setup that they have inside the East Hants Community Learning\/Community Rider building (the old Elmsdale School) on Hwy 214 near the Sobeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur assembly line runs half way down the hall of the old school,\u201d said Phil Laven. \u201cWhen an order arrives, our volunteers and staff jump into action, packaging up each part of the meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c This year, we have set the ambitious goal of serving 30 meals every 15 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”87″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”111″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said they began serving the dinner drive-thru style during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe continue to do it this way because we realized we could reach far more people this way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur building has a capacity of about 100 people so serving meals drive-thru style will allow us to reach up to 400 people in three hours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n