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To spread Christmas cheer and giving, a Beltline bar and arcade hosted a night out for about 250 people experiencing homelessness and poverty.

Colourful lights flashed and arcade games rang as guests from The Mustard Seed, a local charity and shelter, were treated to a three-course dinner, complimentary non-alcoholic beverages and unlimited free games at Greta Arcade and Bar on Monday. The evening offered people from The Mustard Seed‘s residence buildings and shelter the gift of normalcy for the holidays.

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“Most of these guests would not be experiencing the normal holiday activities that you and I and many Calgary families will be sharing at this time. This allows them to experience something that we all have the privilege of experiencing,” said Andrew Gusztak, volunteer services manager with The Mustard Seed.

“At the shelter, they’re used to lining up and being served a specific way, so when they can go and sit down at a restaurant it brings back that dignity of the life they used to have or will have someday.”