On 12 January, Mayor John Biggs joined a Muslim Aid soup kitchen offering hot meals to 100 local homeless people in Altab Ali Park on Adler Street E1.
The Mayor found himself serving alongside Muslim Aid volunteer Mfa Zaman from Lewisham who said: "I have experienced homelessness and I now feel it's my duty as a human being, not just as a Muslim, to help suffering people. I have no money to give but I have been a Muslim Aid volunteer for seven years. Making people smile makes me happy."
Mayor Biggs said: "It was great to visit and help out serving food at Muslim Aid's soup kitchen. It's heart-warming to see first-hand the hard work of local volunteers and charity workers helping the homeless."
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