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wise preacher of great words once wrote in                                           EVENT + WGS 2020
                     a parenting book about how helping people
                     is,
               A  in  a  part,  a  comfort  to  those  looking
               for stability in these trying times. “When I was a
               boy and I would see scary things in the news,” he
               wrote in The Mister Rogers’ Parenting Book, “My
               mother  would  say  to  me,  ‘Look  for  the  helpers.
               You  will  always  find  people  who  are  helping.'”
               This line is a common one, and used often during
               the  wake  of  major  disasters  to  prove  how  the
               act of helping is not just a universal one, but can
               be  a  source  of  comfort  during  times  of  crisis.

               It’s  through  this  principle  that  the  team  behind
               the  World  Gourmet  Summit  (WGS)  ascribe  to.
               As the cases of the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19)
               increased,  the  team  decided  that  it  would  be
               best  to  gather  some  of  our  partner  restaurants
               and  chefs  together  to  help  do  their  part  for
               the  doctors,  nurses,  and  medical  professionals
               who  are  the  frontline  of  defense  for  the  crisis.
               While discussing the topic within the team, they
               decided  to  do  something  simple,  and  letting   from top  2.  CIA  3.  the  team  at  Punjab  Grill  with  Chef
               doing what chefs do best:  create meals and cook   Javed  Ahamad  (extreme  left)  giving  the  thumbs  up  4.
               for  these  medical  professionals.  Thus,  the  WGS   Tamarind Hill Chef Pin (caption to revise) image, circled
               Honouring  Unsung  Heroes  initiative  was  born.  5. dish prepared by CIA
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