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“We
invite,
All
Hungry
people,
take
your
eating
here,
sumptuously.
Why
you
should
remain
hungry”.
–
Words
of
the
Founder
Srila
Prabhupada,
from
the
70’s,
continues
to
occur
to
this
day,
at
the
Temple,
despite
many
challenges.
However,
upon
my
visit
over
the
past
few
days
there
does
seem
to
be
room
for
improvement
as
my
experience
was
somewhat
inconsistent
and
border
lining
on
disheartening.
•Upon
entry
to
the
dining
hall
during
the
described
times,
I
often
noted
the
Food
preparations
were
nearly
running
out.
I
believe
on
the
25th
(Sunday),
at
1830-
there
appeared
to
be
no
food
left.
There
was
no
information
available
on
where
attendees
could
go
to
obtain
more,
however
I
noted
that
some
attendees
obtained
food
at
another
location,
which
remains
a
mystery)
•I
understand
that
personnel
serving
food
items
are
volunteers
(thus
not
members
of
the
temple)
however
it
feels
that
these
volunteers
or
maybe
even
staff
can
be
selective
in
who
they
serve.
Some
of
these
personnel
have
no
smile,
no
energy
,
are
arrogant
and
don’t
seem
happy.
They
wouldn’t
even
respond
to
an
acknowledgement.
I
noticed
that
some
people
in
the
queue
could
ask
for
more,
as
they
knew
the
people
serving.
Food
is
meant
to
be
distributed,
not
hoarded.
What
is
the
correct
way
to
ask
for
more
whilst
in
the
queue.
Servers
should
have
more
emotional
intelligence
and
compassion.
This
is
especially
important
if
you
bring
visitors
to
“relish
the
kitchen
religion”.
•The
event
on
Boxing
day
was
somewhat
disorganized
in
40
degree
heat.
Lunch
was
only
served
at
4pm,
and
was
advertised
at
2pm.
Queue
and
crowd
management
was
a
disaster.
Many
people
where
cutting
in,
making
it
difficult.
Children,
the
elderly
and
desperate
should
have
been
served
earlier,
whilst
the
celebrations/processes
where
underway.
•Staff
(members
in
devotional
attire)
didn’t
seem
that
approachable,
and
lacked
energy.
I
found
that
it
was
difficult
to
establish
a
conversation
or
even
a
greeting
with
staff.
Some
staff
seemed
hostile
too
caught
up
to
even
acknowledge
you.
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