October 4th, 2024

The School of Hospitality at Jesuïtes Sarrià - Sant Ignasi hosts the 7th d’ASSÍS Charity Dinner

The funds raised at this year’s Charity Dinner will support social inclusion programmes.

On Thursday 3 October, the 7th edition of the ASSÍS Charity Dinner was held in Plaça Major in Sarrià, Barcelona. Each year, Centre Assís sets a charity challenge linked to one of its programs. This year, the Charity Dinner aimed to raise funds for the Social Inclusion Programs.

As part of this tradition, students from the Intermediate Catering, Advanced Catering, and Tourist Accommodation Courses at Jesuïtes Sarrià - Sant Ignasi transformed the square into an open-air dining hall for 350 guests.

The Jesuïtes Sarrià-Sant Ignasi Higher School of Hospitality and Tourism has been collaborating with this school in organizing and executing the dinner since its fist edition, and since last year, also in preparing the menu.

This event provides a genuine learning opportunity for the students, offering them valuable hands-on experience. The activity starts in the school’s practical classrooms and culminates in a dinner for 350 people. Simultaneously, this event raises students’ awareness about homelessness, providing them with a meaningful experience of solidarity in their future profession.

A new feature of the event was the presence of writer and journalist Xavier Sadrà, who served as the patron for this year’s edition.

The ASSÍS Shelter Centre is an institution dedicated to improving the quality of life for people at risk. It offers a space for positive relationships and empowers individuals to take charge of their own transformative processes. To support these achievements, a charity dinner has been held for the past four years to raise funds.

Acknowledgments:

This initiative by ASSÍS and the Sant Ignasi School of Hospitality is made possible through the generous collaboration of organizations, companies, and suppliers who donate furniture, cutlery, crockery, and raw materials for the dinner. This allows nearly all the proceeds from the charity dinner to be used to provide the centre’s users with training and advice to help them find and maintain employment.