Muslims from around Metro Vancouver will be gathering at the Carnegie Centre Tuesday afternoon to provide food for residents of the Downtown Eastside.

The fourth annual Ramadan Spirit Feed the Homeless Drive aims to provide 2,000 meals at the corner of Main and Hastings. It’s being organized by Al-Jamia Vancouver, the first mosque in Western Canada, in association with the Pakistan-Canada Association. This year’s event also will highlight the devastation and human suffering occurring in Pakistan because of rampant flooding. To date, the South Asian community has raised $500,000 for flood relief for Pakistan through various fundraising campaigns.

The Feed the Homeless Drive is held during Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting and spiritual observance.

Scheduled guests for the event include Mayor Gregor Robertson and Moin-Ul-Haque, consul general of Pakistan to Vancouver.