The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. Colleagues from Metro Bank’s Wolverhampton store decided to use their Day to Amaze by volunteering for Central Gurdwara (Khalsa Jatha) where they helped prepare two hundred meals for homeless people.
Sikhs believe that giving to the hungry and needy is like serving God. The Sikh religion emphasis on giving is seen in the institution of ‘Langar’ (Free Kitchen). Food which is given to all, regardless of caste, colour, creed, age, gender or social status.
Metro Bank colleagues who helped prepare the meals were Amanjot Singh, Manraj Singh, Justice Nikoi, Jesse Hameed and Pravini Thavabalan.
“As a community bank you can always count on us for support,” explains Amanjot Singh, Metro Bank local business manager. “It was very rewarding to be able to participate in this traditional Sikh act of giving which helped feed local refugees and homeless people. If this meal put a smile on someone’s face, then our work here was done.”
Metro Bank’s Wolverhampton store is located at 6-7 Dudley St, Wolverhampton WV1 3EY. The store is currently open Monday – Saturday 08:30am – 6pm. Sunday: 11am – 5pm.
